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Organizations Community Improvement & Capacity Building Southwest Michigan First Corp.

Southwest Michigan First Corp.

Fiscal year ending 2020. Filed on June 29, 2021.

PO Box 50827
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49005

Southwest Michigan First Corp. (EIN: 38-2853785) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2020 IRS Form 990 filing, Southwest Michigan First Corp., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 9 out of 27 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $261,145. The highest compensated employee at Southwest Michigan First Corp. is Ron Kitchens with fiscal year 2020 compensation of $687,164.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$12,966,578

Expenses

$12,514,351

Employee compensation

$3,325,670
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Ron Kitchens
Chief Executive Officer
$687,164
$603,277 No related comp$83,887
Jill Bland
Managing Partner
$293,852
$260,005 No related comp$33,847
Heather Baker
Chief Operating Officer
$288,065
$251,332 No related comp$36,733
Carla Sones
President
$254,722
$219,877 No related comp$34,845
Kim Weishaar
Chief Financial Officer
$213,100
$180,304 No related comp$32,796
Margaret Stephanak
Partner
$180,007
$148,392 No related comp$31,615
Cathy Knapp
Partner
$145,778
$116,431 No related comp$29,347
Abbie Rumery
Partner
$145,034
$115,610 No related comp$29,424
Joe Agostinelli
Partner
$142,581
$118,371 No related comp$24,210

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Aaron Zeigler
Chair
Andrew Johnson
Director
Andy Richards
Director
Archie Leach
Director
Bill Johnston
Director
Bill Manns
Director
Bill Parfet
Director
Bjorn Green
Director
Brad Saar
Director
Brian McConnell
Director
Brian McDaniel
Director
Dan Hinkle
Director

Mission Statement

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, INCLUDING THE MAKING OF DISTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TAX-EXEMPT UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("CODE") SECTION 501 (C)(3), AND WITHIN THOSE LIMITED PURPOSES, TO SERVE ON A NON-PROFIT BASIS AS A REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. ITS MISSION WILL BE TO BUILD AN EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP AMONG BUSINESS, EDUCATION, FOUNDATIONS AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR, PURSUE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, SERVE AS THE PRIMARY PRO-DEVELOPMENT ADVOCATE WITHIN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN, AND TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO DEVELOP THE AREA'S HUMAN, TECHNICAL AND CAPITAL RESOURCES.

Revisions to this organization profile

July 2, 2025:
2024 Southwest Michigan First Corp. 990 filed
June 21, 2024:
2023 Southwest Michigan First Corp. 990 filed
June 27, 2023:
2022 Southwest Michigan First Corp. 990 filed

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