Organizations Filed Purposes:
DWELLING PLACE CONTINUES TO FULFILL ITS MISSION BY DEVELOPING, OWNING AND MANAGING MORE THAN 1,200 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES. DURING 2019, MORE THAN 1,449 HOUSEHOLDS BENEFITED FROM DWELLING PLACE HOUSING PROGRAMS INCLUDING MORE THAN 621 PREVIOUSLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. IN ITS EFFORTS TO REVITALIZE NEIGHBORHOODS, DWELLING PLACE HAS DEVELOPED AND MANAGES MORE THAN 40 COMMERCIAL SPACES, LEASING BOTH TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND FOR-PROFIT BUSINESSES THAT OFFER CRITICAL SERVICES AND CREATE JOBS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE DWELLING PLACE IS PRESENT. DWELLING PLACE ALSO OFFERS CRITICAL SOCIAL SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS WHO MAY REQUIRE THOSE SERVICES TO MAINTAIN HOUSING STABILITY AND IMPORTANT BUSINESS SUPPORT TO SMALL AND START-UP BUSINESSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE IT WORKS.
THE MISSION OF DWELLING PLACE IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE BY CREATING QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES AND SERVING AS A CATALYST FOR NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION.
DWELLING PLACE PROVIDES AFFORDABLE RENT RESTRICTED HOUSING TO OVER 1,449 LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN WEST MICHIGAN, ASSISTS HOUSEHOLDS IN ACCESSING SUPPORT SERVICES WHEN REQUESTED, AND OPERATES COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN THE AREA. DWELLING PLACE LEASES OVER 40 COMMERCIAL SPACES. DURING 2019, DWELLING PLACE CONTINUED ITS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY IN SEVERAL PROJECTS. DWELLING PLACE BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF TWO PROJECTS. THE FIRST PROJECT IS 1138 PINE AVENUE, CONSISTS OF 23 TAX CREDIT UNITS, THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE 11 SECTION 8 PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS, 6 OF THOSE VOUCHERS WILL SERVE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.THE SECOND PROJECT, HARRISON PARK APARTMENTS, CONSISTS OF 45 TAX CREDIT UNITS, THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE 23 SECTION 8 PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS, 12 OF THOSE VOUCHERS WILL SERVE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THESE TWO PROJECTS ARE WITHIN AN AREA IN WHICH THE SCHOOLS HAVE A CHALLENGE SCHOLARS PROGRAM THROUGH THE GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, WHICH PROVIDES 4 YEARS OF TUITION FREE COLLEGE FOR STUDENTS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA.DWELLING PLACE WAS AWARDED TAX CREDITS ON 2 MORE PROJECTS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, THE FIRST PROJECT, GRANDVILLE AVENUE, CONSISTS OF 24 TAX CREDIT UNITS, THE SECOND PROJECT, FRANKLIN AVENUE APARTMENTS, CONSISTS OF 24 TAX CREDIT UNITS. ALL PROJECTS ARE LOCATED IN AN AREA WITH A SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BOTH PROJECTS ARE FAMILY HOUSING CONSISTING ON TWO AND THREE BEDROOMS. DWELLING PLACE ALSO RECEIVED TAX CREDITS TO RESYNDICATE ONE OF OUR EXISTING PROJECTS FERGUSON APARTMENTS. THIS PROJECT SERVES INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS AND DISABLED, WITH AT LEAST 70 UNITS SERVING CRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. FERGUSON APARTMENTS PREVIOUSLY CONSISTED OF 101 TAX CREDIT UNITS AND 100 SECTION 8 UNITS. THE NEW PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF 119 TAX CREDIT UNITS, 100 OF THOSE UNITS WILL REMAIN SECTION 8 THROUGH A RAD CONVERSION. THIS PROJECT IS ALSO RECEIVING HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND SOLAR TAX CREDITS.
DWELLING PLACE OF GRAND RAPIDS PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, TO LOW INCOME AND SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS. DURING 2019, DWELLING PLACE SUPPORT SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE TO 908 INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN 12 OF ITS RENTAL LOCATIONS. SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDES RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS ONE ON ONE AND HAVE MANY LIFE SKILL CLASSES AND COURSES THAT RESIDENTS CAN ATTEND. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE A STRONG BONE CLASS, NUTRITIONAL AND COOKING CLASSES, DIABETES PREVENTION AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS CLASSES.
DWELLING PLACE PROVIDES NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION ALONG SIDE COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY, STREETSCAPES, PARKS AND ENCOURAGE LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. TO FURTHER OUR EFFORTS IN COMMUNITY SUPPORT, DWELLING PLACE SUPPORTS RESIDENT LEADERSHIP, LIFESKILLS, ARTS AND GARDENING INITIATIVES IN COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN ADDITION TO OUR ONGOING AND NEW HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, DWELLING PLACE IS FREQUENTLY CALLED ON TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS AND TO CONSULT WITH OTHER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS THAT ARE EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF VARIOUS HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAMS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Dennis Sturtevant | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 40 | $180,726 |
| Steven Recker | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $134,407 |
| Kim Cross | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40 | $131,172 |
| Gil Segovia | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sadie Erickson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rich Kogelschatz | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Carpenter | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marvin Thomas | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Stevens | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Latarro Traylor | FORMER BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Titley | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tommie Wallace | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Vander Veen | FORMER BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kyle Irwin | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Juan Daniel Castro | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Mcdaniels | FORMER BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Renee Williams | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Francine Gaston | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| David A Byers | VICE-CHARIPERSON & TREASUR | 1 | $0 |
| Annamarie Buller | CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
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