Grand Rapids, MI

FAIR HOUSING CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN

EIN 38-2373591

Justice, Rights & Public Safety Legal Aid & Civil Rights

Mission

To prevent and eliminate illegal housing discrimination, ensure equal housing opportunity, and promote inclusive communities through education, outreach, research, advocacy, and enforcement.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About FAIR HOUSING CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN

The Fair Housing Center of West Michigan (FHCWM) is a nonprofit fair housing organization founded in 1980 and based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Center serves as a regional resource for fair housing services across a multi-county area in western Michigan, providing investigations, testing, complaint assistance, training, and community education. FHCWM combines enforcement work (including fair housing testing and investigations) with education and community investment efforts to address systemic barriers to housing access. In recent years the organization has run targeted neighborhood investment projects and received federal funding to expand investigations and testing capacity.

Notable achievements

Neighborhood Initiative investment

In May 2024 FHCWM announced a Neighborhood Initiative that invested $1.208 million (local allocation from the Fannie Mae settlement) into projects in Grand Rapids and Muskegon focused on down-payment assistance, owner-occupied home repairs, tiny-home and affordable housing development, and neighborhood stabilization.

Role in Fannie Mae settlement

FHCWM was a plaintiff partner in a national action addressing differential treatment of Real Estate Owned (REO) properties; the nationwide settlement (with NFHA and local fair housing groups) produced funds that FHCWM directed to community programs and equitable housing repairs and homeownership supports.

HUD Fair Housing Initiatives Program funding (2024)

FHCWM secured a multi-year Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) award beginning in 2024 to expand investigation and testing work in West Michigan, providing sustained funding for complaint processing, systemic investigations, and tester recruitment/training.

At a glance

Total assets: $3.1M
Annual revenue: $1.1M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 38-2373591
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Website: fhcwm.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Designated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (tax-exempt) operating since the early 1980s with a long-standing regional presence in West Michigan.

Recognized partner in national and regional fair housing work — FHCWM has partnered with the National Fair Housing Alliance, HUD, and state/local agencies on investigations, settlement work, and capacity-building initiatives.

Serves as an acknowledged local resource for fair housing education and enforcement used by municipal and community organizations in West Michigan (including participation in city fair housing programs and trainings).

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