BAY AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
EIN 38-2418086 · Community Foundations (T31)
What they do
THE MISSION of BACF is to FULFILL A WIDE ARRAY of DONORS CHARITABLE WISHES THROUGHOUT BAY and ARENAC COUNTIES (MICHIGAN) BY BUILDING PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS and SERVING AS A LEADER for COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT THROUGH EFFECTIVE GRANTMAKING and COLLABORATION.
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They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders24 people are listed in the latest report.
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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $127,495 for SHAWNA WALRAVEN (PRESIDENT & CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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SHAWNA WALRAVENPRESIDENT & CEO
MARIE FOXTRUSTEE AS OF 5/25
TRISH BURNSSECRETARY
TODD CLEMENTSTRUSTEE
TIFFANY TORAINTRUSTEE
RENEE GOUGEON GURSKITRUSTEE
PASTOR PHILLIP JOHNSONTRUSTEE AS OF 5/25
MICHAEL MIRTOTRUSTEE AS OF 5/25
MICHAEL GAVINTRUSTEE
MAX HOLMANTRUSTEE
MATT TRAVISTRUSTEE
MATT SCHMIDTTRUSTEE
ANDY DWANVICE CHAIR
LINDSAY STEVENS EGGERSTRUSTEE
LAURA EBELTREASURER
KAREN TIGHETRUSTEE THRU 5/25
JENNIFER WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
IAN ANDERSONTRUSTEE AS OF 5/25
GUY MOULTHROPTRUSTEE
GRETCHEN WAGNERTRUSTEE
DIANE M MORLEYTRUSTEE
DAROLD NEWTONTRUSTEE THRU 5/25
DANIELLE KRUPPCHAIR
CARTER LIJEWSKITRUSTEE THRU 5/25
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1982
- Location
- 1000 ADAMS ST SUITE 200, BAY CITY, MI 48708
- County
- Bay
- In care of
- SHAWNA WALRAVEN
- Primary officer
- SHAWNA WALRAVEN, PRESIDENT & CEO
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- REHMANN ROBSON LLC
- NTEE classification
- Community Foundations (T31)
- IRS tax category
- Community Foundations
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes