DWELLING PLACE OF GRAND RAPIDS NONPROFIT HOUSING CORPORATION
To improve the lives of people by creating quality affordable housing, providing essential support services, and serving as a catalyst for neighborhood revitalization.
About DWELLING PLACE OF GRAND RAPIDS NONPROFIT HOUSING CORPORATION
Dwelling Place is a nonprofit housing provider and community advocate based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The organization develops and manages affordable rental housing, operates a Community Land Trust to expand affordable homeownership, and provides one-on-one resident support and neighborhood-building programs. Dwelling Place combines property development and preservation with resident services—job readiness, education supports (GED/ESL), health and mental-health referrals, and community engagement—to promote stable households and stronger neighborhoods. In recent years the organization has advanced multiple development projects across West Michigan (including in Grand Rapids and Holland) and expanded its CLT homeownership work.
Notable achievements
Large affordable housing portfolio
Operates a substantial regional housing portfolio—home page metrics show approximately 1,386 residential units managed across West Michigan—providing long-term affordable rental options and neighborhood revitalization.
Established Community Land Trust and homeownership impact
Runs a Community Land Trust (Dwelling Place CLT) that has advanced affordable homeownership: the CLT reports building 22 homes, providing roughly $282,000 in homebuyer assistance, and directly supporting dozens of households toward stable ownership.
Active development pipeline (mid-2026)
Maintains an active development program with multiple projects in progress or recently announced, including a 90-unit Market Ave development, a 52-unit Kollen Park project in Holland, preservation work downtown (Weston), and participation in locally reported projects such as a $17.8M housing initiative near the Medical Mile (media coverage in July 2026).
At a glance
- Total assets
- $57.4M
- Annual revenue
- $7.4M
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 38-2313832
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Website
- www.dpgr.org
- On Mahalo since
- September 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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