2026-05-08T10:28:14-04:00 2025-06-30 381977929 ANDERSON TACKMAN & COMPANY PLC 102 W WASHINGTON ST SUITE 109 MARQUETTE MI 49855 990 2024-07-01 383522344 GROW & LEAD COMMUNITY AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GROW 9062288919 PO BOX 692 MARQUETTE MI 49855 AMY QUINN CEO 9062288919 2026-04-06 true false LINDSEY C BESONEN CPA P01730623 9062251166 2026-04-06 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AMY QUINN PO BOX 692 MARQUETTE MI 49855 2348106 false X WWW.GROWANDLEADUP.ORG X 2000 MI GROW & LEAD FURTHERS THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS IN ADVANCING YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINSULA BY STRENGTHENING THE LEADERSHIP, CAPACITY, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF NONPROFITS AND YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS. 11 11 7 39 0 214217 276942 90172 46286 471730 745794 0 776119 1069022 77500 86000 0 364662 426239 0 11881 96352 141435 538514 653674 237605 415348 11977421 12887811 30620 33194 11946801 12854617 WE PROVIDE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH EXPERTISE, RESOURCES AND TRAINING SO THAT ALL YOUTH CAN THRIVE IN MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINSULA. false false 126480 INNOVATION & MISSION DRIVEN PROGRAMS - GROW & LEAD INVESTS IN RESEARCH, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, AND FIELD-LEVEL INNOVATION TO STRENGTHEN NONPROFIT AND YOUTH-SERVING SYSTEMS ACROSS MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINSULA. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO MAINTAIN SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERTISE; RESEARCH, DESIGN, AND TESTING OF NEW CAPACITY-BUILDING TOOLS AND PROGRAMS; AND PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL COMMITTEES AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ADVANCING NONPROFIT EFFECTIVENESS, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES, AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY PRACTICES. 236558 86000 SERVICE DELIVERY PROGRAMS - GROW & LEAD PROVIDES CAPACITY-BUILDING SERVICES TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINSULA, INCLUDING TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND PEER LEARNING. BY STRENGTHENING NONPROFIT OPERATIONS, GROW & LEAD SUPPORTS EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY AND WELL-MANAGED, SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING YOUTH-SERVING INITIATIVES. GROW & LEAD ALSO COORDINATES REGIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDING THE U.P. NONPROFIT CONFERENCE, THE GIVE906 GIVINGTUESDAY CAMPAIGN, AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION WEEK, AN EVENT SUPPORTING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND EDUCATORS THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 137966 COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING - GROW & LEAD STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY CAPACITY BY SUPPORTING COLLABORATION, SHARED LEARNING, AND ALIGNMENT ACROSS THE NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPIC ECOSYSTEM. STAFF SERVE ON BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND CROSS-SECTOR INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON NONPROFIT EFFECTIVENESS, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. BY IMPROVING COORDINATION, GOVERNANCE, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY ACROSS THE SECTOR, GROW & LEAD SUPPORTS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER FUNDERS BY HELPING ENSURE THAT NONPROFITS ARE WELL-PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT, MANAGE, AND SUSTAIN SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES. 501004 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 7 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true false false MI X X AMY QUINN 9062288919 PO BOX 692 MARQUETTE MI 49855 IOLA BRUBAKER CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELISE BUR VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MEGAN MURPHY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE PATCHIN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIN DAINES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL HANSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HALLIE MARSHALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY NYEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH PRESTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMMA SCHULTZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN TULPPO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY QUINN CEO 40.00 X 79035 0 20008 79035 20008 false false false 7275 269667 276942 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 561000 46286 46286 46286 300517 300517 1724361 1279084 445277 445277 445277 1069022 491563 300517 86000 86000 89300 71922 15181 2197 247953 199735 42051 6167 10740 8651 1823 266 54713 44071 9285 1357 23533 18956 3993 584 24754 24754 6433 6433 15173 12223 2574 376 3314 2670 562 82 1409 1135 239 35 1200 967 203 30 20349 16391 3453 505 1865 1865 4533 3652 769 112 OTHER INNOVATION 26437 26437 OTHER CAPACITY BUILDING 21497 21497 OTHER CAPACITY 7598 7598 COMMUNICATIONS 6873 5536 1167 170 653674 501004 140789 11881 154635 210601 12204 1550 4294 3849 10721 7442 5144 3279 11801144 12668532 11977421 12887811 10017 10787 20603 22407 30620 33194 X 11944881 12853197 1920 1420 11946801 12854617 11977421 12887811 415348 492468 X true X false true false X X 5 NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 386029206 6 true 0 0 MARQUETTE-ALGER RESA 381719500 6 true 0 0 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MARQUETTE COUNTY 382826563 8 true 0 0 ALGER-REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 383227080 8 true 0 0 WK KELLOGG FOUNDATION 381359264 8 true 0 0 5 0 true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true true true X true false PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 6 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN MARQUETTE AND ALGER COUNTIES RECEIVED GRANTS FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS AS PART OF THE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION WEEK PROGRAM. PART IV, SECTION D, LINE 3 EACH SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION HAS A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND OVERSEES INVESTMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES AND USE OF INCOME ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. THE FULL BOARD OVERSEES USE OF INCOME ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 2A GROW & LEAD SUPPORTS THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS: ALGER REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MARQUETTE COUNTY, MARQUETTE-ALGER REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY, NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, AND W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION. SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF GROW & LEAD'S ACTIVITIES DURING THE TAX YEAR DIRECTLY FURTHERED THE CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL MISSIONS OF THESE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS BY STRENGTHENING THE EFFECTIVENESS, SUSTAINABILITY, AND COORDINATION OF NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. GROW & LEAD CARRIED OUT NONPROFIT CAPACITY-BUILDING, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND SECTOR-WIDE COORDINATION ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS IN THEIR GRANTMAKING, SCHOLARSHIP, AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT ROLES BY STRENGTHENING THE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THEY FUND. THESE ACTIVITIES ALSO FURTHERED THE MISSIONS OF THE EDUCATIONAL FOCUSED SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS BY ADMINISTERING PROGRAMS RELATED TO EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING THROUGH IMPROVED NONPROFIT AND INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES. GROW & LEAD WAS RESPONSIVE TO ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ONGOING COMMUNICATION, PARTICIPATION OF SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES IN GOVERNANCE AND STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND ALIGNMENT OF ACTIVITIES WITH IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY AND SECTOR NEEDS. REPRESENTATIVES OF SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS SERVE ON GROW & LEAD'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. GROW & LEAD ALSO CONSIDERED AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, RESPONDED TO SPECIFIC MISSION-ALIGNED REQUESTS FROM SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE OR PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE. GROW & LEAD DETERMINED THAT THESE ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTED SUBSTANTIALLY ALL ITS ACTIVITIES BASED ON INTERNAL TIME AND EXPENSE TRACKING RECORDS DEMONSTRATING THAT THE MAJORITY OF STAFF TIME AND ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES DURING THE TAX YEAR WERE DEVOTED TO THESE MISSION-ALIGNED SERVICES AND INITIATIVES. 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FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS FIVE MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. IN PARTICULAR, THE CORPORATION IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, OR TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE ALGER REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MARQUETTE COUNTY, THE MARQUETTE-ALGER REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY, NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, THE W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION, AND SUCH OTHER "QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS" THAT SUPPORT YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINSULA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AS THE CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A EACH MEMBER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B DECISIONS TO AMEND THE BY-LAWS OR THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND FOR DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE CORPORATION'S ASSETS, A MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE CORPORATION, AND A DISSOLUTION OF THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETS WITH THE ACCOUNTANT TO REVIEW THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENTS ANNUALLY IN WHICH THEY MUST DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. BOARD MEMBERS ABSTAIN FROM ANY VOTE OR OTHER ACTION CONCERNING THOSE ORGANIZATIONS IN WHICH THEY ARE ASSOCIATED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A WITH FEEDBACK PROVIDED FROM BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF, THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS A FORMAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW ANNUALLY AND RECOMMEND ANY SALARY CHANGES TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL. ANY INCREASE IN SALARY DEPENDS UPON FACTORS SUCH AS EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE, REVIEW OF A NONPROFIT STATEWIDE COMPENSATION SURVEY, THE INTERVAL SINCE THE LAST SALARY INCREASE, AND GLCYD FINANCIAL CAPABILITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 990, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN OR IN-PERSON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.