REALISM IS LOYALTY
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $573K · expenses $730K · assets $598K
- EIN
- 46-5225488
- Address
- 601 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49507-1304
- Website
- WWW.REALISMISLOYALTY.ORG
- NTEE code
- P20
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2014
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
6 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jd Chapman Jr | PRESIDENT | 2019-2024 | $91,889 | $336,598 | 1 |
| Antoinette Chapman | TRUSTEE | 2022-2024 | $102,244 | $298,110 | 1 |
| Antoinette Miller (former) | TRUSTEE | 2020-2021 | $37,425 | $41,275 | 1 |
| Jd Chapman (former) | DIRECTOR | 2020 | $19,215 | $19,215 | 1 |
| Fadia Edward Taylor-Cline (former) | DIRECTOR | 2019 | $4,695 | $4,695 | 1 |
| Earl Bradley Booker (former) | DIRECTOR | 2019 | $4,245 | $4,245 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Jonker | TRUSTEE | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Julia Kelly | TREASURER | 2023-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Wendy Taylor | CHAIR | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Christine Helms-Maletic | SECRETARY | 2021-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Steve Ruis (former) | TRUSTEE | 2020-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tami Vandenberg (former) | TREASURER | 2020-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kellen Dotson (former) | TRUSTEE | 2020 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Steve Van Poolen (former) | TRUSTEE | 2020 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $194K · 8 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTOINETTE CHAPMAN | TRUSTEE | 40 | $102,244 | $0 | $0 | $102,244 | 1 |
| JD CHAPMAN JR | PRESIDENT | 40 | $91,889 | $0 | $0 | $91,889 | 1 |
| AARON JONKER | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JULIA KELLY | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WENDY TAYLOR | CHAIR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRISTINE HELMS-MALETIC | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $208K · 5 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTOINETTE CHAPMAN | TRUSTEE | 40 | $98,804 | $0 | $11,450 | $110,254 | 1 |
| JD CHAPMAN JR | PRESIDENT | 40 | $88,001 | $0 | $10,198 | $98,199 | 1 |
| JULIA KELLY | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEVE RUIS | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRISTINE HELMS-MALETIC | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TAMI VANDENBERG | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $162K · 3 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTOINETTE CHAPMAN | TRUSTEE | - | $77,046 | $0 | $8,566 | $85,612 | 1 |
| JD CHAPMAN JR | PRESIDENT - | 40 | $69,591 | $0 | $6,881 | $76,472 | 1 |
| CHRISTINE HELMS-MALETIC | TRUSTEE | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEVE RUIS | TRUSTEE | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TAMI VANDENBERG | TREASURER | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $89K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD CHAPMAN JR | PRESIDENT - | 50 | $51,218 | $0 | $0 | $51,218 | 1 |
| ANTOINETTE MILLER | TRUSTEE | 35 | $37,425 | $0 | $0 | $37,425 | 1 |
| CHRISTINE HELMS-MALETIC | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEVE RUIS | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TAMI VANDENBERG | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $23K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD CHAPMAN | DIRECTOR | 40 | $19,215 | - | - | $19,215 | 1 |
| ANTOINETTE MILLER | TRUSTEE | 15 | $3,850 | - | - | $3,850 | 1 |
| STEVE RUIS | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| TAMI VANDENBERG | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| KELLEN DOTSON | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| STEVE VAN POOLEN | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $28K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD CHAPMAN JR | SECRETARY | 10 | $18,820 | - | $0 | $18,820 | 1 |
| FADIA EDWARD TAYLOR-CLINE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $4,695 | - | $0 | $4,695 | 1 |
| EARL BRADLEY BOOKER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $4,245 | - | $0 | $4,245 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $573,281 | $729,664 | $598,439 | $561,597 | $392,363 | $179,849 | $194,134 | 8 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $825,915 | $621,477 | $294,703 | $269,086 | $685,583 | $140,332 | $208,454 | 5 | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $454,635 | $448,085 | $173,778 | $64,648 | $362,738 | $91,897 | $162,083 | 3 | - |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $213,174 | $173,298 | $58,098 | $58,098 | $164,468 | $48,706 | $82,964 | 0 | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $107,692 | $83,483 | $18,222 | $18,222 | $99,912 | $7,780 | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $94,064 | $93,394 | $4,780 | $2,589 | $85,039 | $9,025 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
11 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,308,564 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019, 2021-2022, 2024 | 4 | $435,815 | 2024 | $103,000 | show |
| STEELCASE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “REALISM IS LOYALTY” | 2022-2024 | 3 | $305,800 | 2024 | $105,000 | show |
| W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “REALISM IS LOYALTY” | 2022, 2024 | 2 | $200,000 | 2024 | $100,000 | show |
| COREWELL HEALTH | Public charity | Exact | 2021-2023 | 3 | $200,000 | 2023 | $120,000 | show |
| FREY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Realism Is Loyalty” | 2022 | 1 | $58,000 | 2022 | $58,000 | show |
| COREWELL HEALTH | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $45,000 | 2024 | $45,000 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2024 | 3 | $25,100 | 2024 | $9,500 | show |
| HEART OF WEST MICHIGAN UNITED WAY | Public charity | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $21,800 | 2020 | $21,800 | show |
| PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $13,099 | 2020 | $13,099 | show |
| THE RICHARD M SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “REALISM IS LOYALTY” | 2024 | 1 | $3,700 | 2024 | $3,700 | show |
| EDWARD JONES FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “REALISM IS LOYALTY” | 2024 | 1 | $250 | 2024 | $250 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $729,664 spent · pay $476,907 · grants $0 · events $3,662
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $251,401 | $251,401 | - | - | 34.5% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $194,134 | $70,280 | $83,183 | $40,671 | 26.6% | |
| Other (as described) | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT | $71,706 | $71,706 | - | - | 9.8% |
| Other (as described) | EACH ONE TEACH ONE | $56,126 | $56,126 | - | - | 7.7% |
| Payroll taxes | $31,372 | $25,745 | $3,376 | $2,251 | 4.3% | |
| Occupancy | $30,234 | - | $30,234 | - | 4.1% | |
| Travel | $21,670 | $16,253 | $5,417 | - | 3.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $16,620 | $14,002 | $2,618 | - | 2.3% | |
| Office expenses | $16,495 | $9,062 | $7,433 | - | 2.3% | |
| Other (as described) | STAFF DEVELOPMENT & LICEN | $11,761 | $7,880 | $3,881 | - | 1.6% |
| Other (as described) | MISCELLANEOUS | $9,189 | $9,115 | $74 | - | 1.3% |
| Advertising and promotion | $5,312 | - | $5,312 | - | 0.7% | |
| Information technology | $3,812 | - | $3,812 | - | 0.5% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $3,662 | $2,454 | $1,208 | - | 0.5% | |
| Insurance | $3,382 | $1,387 | $1,995 | - | 0.5% | |
| All other expenses | $2,013 | $2,013 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Fees: legal | $775 | - | $775 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $729,664 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $621,477 spent · pay $342,936 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $208,454 | $152,171 | $37,522 | $18,761 | 33.5% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $111,166 | $80,371 | $20,789 | $10,006 | 17.9% | |
| Other (as described) | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT | $89,558 | $89,558 | - | - | 14.4% |
| All other expenses | $42,756 | $28,583 | $14,173 | - | 6.9% | |
| Other (as described) | PARTICIPANT STIPENDS | $38,204 | $38,204 | - | - | 6.1% |
| Payroll taxes | $23,316 | $16,857 | $4,361 | $2,098 | 3.8% | |
| Other (as described) | MILEAGE & TRANSPORT | $20,095 | $15,071 | $5,024 | - | 3.2% |
| Occupancy | $19,604 | - | $19,604 | - | 3.2% | |
| Fees: other services | $13,478 | $9,838 | $2,427 | $1,213 | 2.2% | |
| Other (as described) | EVALUATIONS/GRANT REPORT | $13,243 | $13,243 | - | - | 2.1% |
| Office expenses | $12,964 | $5,186 | $7,778 | - | 2.1% | |
| Fees: accounting | $12,265 | - | $12,265 | - | 2.0% | |
| Information technology | $7,189 | $5,391 | $1,798 | - | 1.2% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $6,980 | - | $6,980 | - | 1.1% | |
| Insurance | $2,205 | $897 | $1,308 | - | 0.4% | |
| Total | $621,477 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $448,085 spent · pay $217,148 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $162,083 | $118,321 | $29,175 | $14,587 | 36.2% | |
| Other (as described) | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/EVEN | $59,098 | $59,098 | - | - | 13.2% |
| Other (as described) | PARTICIPANT STIPENDS | $49,500 | $49,500 | - | - | 11.0% |
| Other salaries and wages | $41,875 | $30,275 | $7,831 | $3,769 | 9.3% | |
| All other expenses | $36,448 | $28,279 | $8,169 | - | 8.1% | |
| Other (as described) | MILEAGE/TRANSPORTATION | $24,512 | $18,384 | $6,128 | - | 5.5% |
| Occupancy | $22,961 | - | $22,961 | - | 5.1% | |
| Payroll taxes | $13,190 | $9,536 | $2,467 | $1,187 | 2.9% | |
| Other (as described) | EVALUATIONS/GRANT REPORT | $10,000 | $10,000 | - | - | 2.2% |
| Fees: other services | $9,231 | $6,738 | $1,662 | $831 | 2.1% | |
| Fees: accounting | $6,439 | - | $6,439 | - | 1.4% | |
| Information technology | $4,446 | $3,334 | $1,112 | - | 1.0% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $3,855 | - | $3,855 | - | 0.9% | |
| Office expenses | $2,504 | $998 | $1,506 | - | 0.6% | |
| Insurance | $1,943 | $790 | $1,153 | - | 0.4% | |
| Total | $448,085 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $173,298 spent · pay $82,964 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $82,964 | $59,964 | $15,500 | $7,500 | 47.9% | |
| All other expenses | $24,930 | $21,090 | $3,840 | - | 14.4% | |
| Other (as described) | RELATABLE PARENTING | $16,396 | $16,396 | - | - | 9.5% |
| Occupancy | $14,807 | - | $14,807 | - | 8.5% | |
| Office expenses | $10,884 | $5,442 | $5,442 | - | 6.3% | |
| Other (as described) | MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT | $8,269 | $6,202 | $2,067 | - | 4.8% |
| Other (as described) | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/EVEN | $6,492 | $6,492 | - | - | 3.7% |
| Other (as described) | EASH ONE REACH ONE | $3,500 | $3,500 | - | - | 2.0% |
| Advertising and promotion | $3,162 | - | $3,162 | - | 1.8% | |
| Travel | $1,107 | $1,107 | - | - | 0.6% | |
| Insurance | $787 | - | $787 | - | 0.5% | |
| Total | $173,298 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $83,483 spent · pay $23,065 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $56,531 | 67.7% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $23,065 | 27.6% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $2,887 | 3.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,000 | 1.2% | |
| Total | $83,483 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $93,394 spent · pay $28,735 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $50,143 | 53.7% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $28,735 | 30.8% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $8,641 | 9.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $3,800 | 4.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,075 | 2.2% | |
| Total | $93,394 | 100% |