AFRICAN RESOURCE CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN
African Resource informs, connects, and equips African immigrants in West Michigan with the support and resources needed to build a flourishing community where newcomers can thrive emotionally, educationally, economically, and socially.
About AFRICAN RESOURCE CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN
The African Resource Center of West Michigan is a community-based 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2014 and based in Grand Rapids, MI. It operates culturally responsive programs—including the FutureNow! youth empowerment series, mentoring/tutoring, health & wellness and community navigation services—designed to support African immigrants and refugee families as they settle, learn, and gain economic and social stability. The Center partners with local funders and institutions and maintains an active board and program staff to deliver trauma-informed, linguistically accessible services. ARC files annual Form 990 returns and has engaged recent grant and foundation partners to sustain and expand youth and family programming in the last 2–3 years.
Notable achievements
Established and scaled FutureNow! youth program
Launched FutureNow! to provide tutoring, mentoring, social-emotional learning, and cultural transition support for African-origin adolescents; the program has operated regularly (including youth camps and after-school supports) and is the organization’s primary youth initiative.
Local grant support to sustain programming
Secured philanthropic support from local funders (including a Grand Rapids Community Foundation partnership in 2021) and has been included in regional foundation programming to support youth and community engagement efforts.
Maintained compliant nonprofit operations and recent financial reporting
Operates as a recognized 501(c)(3) and files annual Form 990 returns; most recent public filings report revenues and expenditures reflecting ongoing program activity and organizational growth.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $111K
- Annual revenue
- $175K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 46-4969773
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Website
- www.africanresource.org
- On Mahalo since
- May 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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