Grand Rapidskent County Convention &

GRAND RAPIDS, MI EIN: 38-0592805 Website

THE MISSION OF EXPERIENCE GRAND RAPIDS IS TO CREATE AN EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNITY BY SHARING GRAND RAPIDS WITH THE WORLD.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$15.2M

+7.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.6M

+6.2% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.6M

+6.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$9M$13M$17M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$15,223,527$14,175,320$14,508,561
Revenue$15,465,415$13,241,426$13,100,368
Expenses$14,343,150$13,685,394$11,285,811
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$356,716$212,856$88,786
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$390K$780K$1M$2M1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

WEST MICHIGAN SPORTS COM…$1.6M

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

DOUG SMALLPRESIDENT$388KJANET KORNSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$193KMARY MANIERVICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AN$188KDANIEL JONKMANVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE$179KJORDOUN EATMANVICE PRESIDENT OF ENGAGEMENT$145KLESLIE HASTINGSSENIOR NATIONAL SALES MANAGER$140KKIM YOUNGVICE PRESIDENT OF INFORMATION$122K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
AL VANDERBERGDIRECTOR1
AMY YOUNGDIRECTOR1
CRAIG SMITHDIRECTOR1
JACOB MAASDIRECTOR1
DAVE HILDERBRANDDIRECTOR1
ED WILSONDIRECTOR1
ELIJAH STEINMETZDIRECTOR1
EVA AGUIRRE COOPERDIRECTOR1
HEATHER EMMONSDIRECTOR1
JENIFER CUTTERCHAIR1
JOE JONESDIRECTOR1
KARA WOODDIRECTOR1
JENNIFER EDDYDIRECTOR1
KATHLEEN STEWART PONITZDIRECTOR1
KAYEM DUNNDIRECTOR1
KYLE HOLSTDIRECTOR1
MARK WASHINGTONDIRECTOR1
MAYOR ROSALYNN BLISSDIRECTOR1
MICHAEL VERHULSTDIRECTOR1
MIMI FRITZDIRECTOR1
PAUL STANSBIEDIRECTOR1
PING LIANGVICE CHAIR1
RICHARD MACKEIGANDIRECTOR1
RICK BAKERTREASURER1
RICK WINNDIRECTOR1
ROSS BARTLETTDIRECTOR1
STEPHANIE MONTGOMERYDIRECTOR1
SURESH PATELDIRECTOR1
TIM PIETRYGADIRECTOR1
TORY RICHARDSONDIRECTOR1
CHRIS ANDRUSDIRECTOR1
EMMA JAMAKOVICDIRECTOR1
JEFFREY LAWNDIRECTOR1
DANIEL JONKMANVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE40$179,440
DOUG SMALLPRESIDENT40$388,369
JANET KORNSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT40$193,096
JORDOUN EATMANVICE PRESIDENT OF ENGAGEMENT40$144,602
KIM YOUNGVICE PRESIDENT OF INFORMATION40$122,463
MARY MANIERVICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AN40$187,684
LESLIE HASTINGSSENIOR NATIONAL SALES MANAGER40$139,789

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Grand Rapids

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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