BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF WESTERN MICHIGAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
3330 CLAYSTONE ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49546 www.bbb.org

Total Revenue
$418,894
Total Expenses
$361,805
Net Assets
$54,350

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO EDUCATE, ENGAGE, AND INSPIRE THE CURRENT AND FUTURE WORKFORCES OF WESTERN MICHIGAN TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS BY EMBRACING THE POWER OF TRUST; TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO NON-PROFITS AND DONORS IN WESTERN MICHIGAN TO ASSIST THEM IN BEST PRACTICES, TRANSPARENCY, AND MAKING KNOWLEDGEABLE CHOICES; TO EDUCATE ALL AGE GROUPS, PARTICULARLY SENIORS, ABOUT BEST PRACTICES TO AVOID SCAMS AND FRAUD.

THE FOUNDATION SPONSORS THE BBB TORCH AWARDS, AN ANNUAL PRESENTATION HONORING BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFITS THAT MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF BEST PRACTICES IN THEIR SPHERES OF INFLUENCE. THE FOUNDATION SPONSORS THE TRUST AWARD, AN ANNUAL PRESENTATION HONORING A LEADERS WHO HAS A SUCCESSFUL HISTORY OF BUILDING BRIDGES AMONG VARIOUS COMMUNITY INTERESTS AND IMPROVING TRUST.

CHARITY REVIEW GATHERS INFORMATION FROM AREA NON-PROFITS AND ACCREDITS THOSE THAT MEET THE 20 STANDARDS OF CHARITY ACCOUNTABILITY. THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS IS FREE OF CHARGE TO THE NON-PROFIT, AND THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE.

PRESENTATIONS ARE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS AND GROUPS, EDUCATING THEM TO FRAUDS AND SCAMS, AND HOW TO AVOID THEM. FOUNDATION REPRESENTATIVES COLLABORATE WITH BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFITS TO IMPROVE THE TRUST RELATIONSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITIES.BBB FOUNDATION ASSISTS PEOPLE TO ESTABLISH THEMSELVES FOR A MORE SUCCESSFUL LIFE, THROUGH EDUCATION ABOUT HOW THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM WORKS, AND NAVIGATING THE CONSUMER JOURNEY. BBB FOUNDATION LESSENS THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT THROUGH EDUCATION OF CONSUMERS AND DONORS, NON-PROFIT LEADERS, AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES. THIS MEANS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Philip CatlettPRESIDENT20$170,385
Bing GoeiDIRECTOR0.25$0
Robert Van SuilichemDIRECTOR0.25$0
Mark TomasikVICE CHAIR0.25$0
Chris PalmerDIRECTOR0.25$0
Isaac OswaltDIRECTOR0.25$0
Eric MillsDIRECTOR0.25$0
Zachary MeyerDIRECTOR0.25$0
Beth Hinshaw HallDIRECTOR0.25$0
Tim DyeDIRECTOR0.25$0
Jessica Ann TysonDIRECTOR0.25$0
Jason ReyesDIRECTOR0.25$0
Jerry DitrapaniSECRETARY0.25$0
Justin KarlDIRECTOR0.25$0
Janet ZahnDIRECTOR0.25$0
Catherine JacobsDIRECTOR0.25$0
Adam AuckermanDIRECTOR0.25$0
Cathy CooperDIRECTOR0.25$0
Dan MorrisonDIRECTOR1$0
John GrekoTREASURER0.25$0
Randy HansenCHAIR1$0
Rhonda HuismannIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1$0

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