Grand Rapids, MI

TOGETHER WEST MICHIGAN EDUCATION FUND

EIN 45-3930791

Justice, Rights & Public Safety Community Organizing & Social Justice Faith communities

Mission

Equips ordinary people with skills and practices to be effective leaders in their workplaces, congregations, and communities through training, education, and organizing.

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

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About TOGETHER WEST MICHIGAN EDUCATION FUND

Together West Michigan Education Fund is a registered 501(c)(3) training and education organization based in Grand Rapids that focuses on leadership development and community organizing for faith and neighborhood institutions. ([twmedfund.org](https://www.twmedfund.org/))

The Education Fund operates as the training arm affiliated with the Together West Michigan coalition (an Industrial Areas Foundation affiliate) and offers Institutes on Public Life, leadership training, readings and resources, and organizing curricula aimed at strengthening civic participation. ([twmedfund.org](https://www.twmedfund.org/))

The organization’s EIN (45-3930791) and tax filings are publicly recorded (Form 990 series) and recent activity includes grant-funded community development work and visible participation in local public-policy campaigns (notably 2024 advocacy around the Fulton & Market downtown development and affordable housing contributions). ([projects.propublica.org](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/453930791))

Notable achievements

Large community listening and engagement campaign

Conducted a multi-site listening campaign and small-group work (reported as ~200 small-group meetings engaging over 1,300 participants in spring 2022), producing community-defined priorities and proposals for local action.

CCHD grant support (2023–24)

Awarded a Catholic Campaign for Human Development grant for community development work ($50,000 listed among CCHD grantees for the 2023–24 cycle), supporting organizing and education activities in Grand Rapids. ([usccb.org](https://www.usccb.org/resources/cchd-grantees-2023-2024.pdf))

Language-access and practical community services

Helped facilitate translation of driver test materials into Swahili, an effort reported to support several thousand Swahili-speaking residents in Kent County and demonstrating practical, measurable local impact.

At a glance

Total assets: $105K
Annual revenue: $141K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 45-3930791
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Website: www.twmedfund.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

Profiled and verified in national nonprofit data services (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer) with public Form 990s and EIN 45-3930791.

Affiliated publicly with the Industrial Areas Foundation organizing tradition and the Together West Michigan coalition; cited on its own site and the coalition site as the Education Fund that provides training and institute programming.

Received local media and public attention for civic advocacy in 2024 around the Fulton & Market development and affordable housing discussions, indicating active public-facing engagement and local influence.

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