Ada, MI

JOURNEY GRAND RAPIDS

EIN 47-4247366

Education & Youth Development K-12 Schools Children & youth

Mission

Journey Academy empowers self-motivated children within a tight-knit community to find their calling, which has the potential to change the world.

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

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About JOURNEY GRAND RAPIDS

JOURNEY GRAND RAPIDS is the legal/filing name for a nonprofit educational organization that operates publicly as Journey Academy (an Acton Academy model) in Ada (Grand Rapids metro), Michigan. The organization was formed in 2015 and is registered as a 501(c)(3) (EIN 47-4247366). Journey runs a learner-driven, mastery-focused curriculum (Montessori-influenced and studio/apprenticeship elements are used on its Ada campus) and describes its program as Christ-centered while welcoming learners from the broader community. The school emphasizes project-based learning, individualized pacing, and public exhibitions of student work. The organization has maintained public Form 990 filings in recent years and has received foundation support and operating grants in the last 2–3 years; it reports a small paid staff and continues active operations on its Ada campus.

Notable achievements

Acton Academy operational model

Adopted and operates the Acton Academy learner-driven model on its Ada campus, emphasizing mastery, project-based learning and learner-led exhibitions.

Major foundation funding (2023–2024)

Secured multiple operating grants from a regional private foundation during 2023–2024 (grant awards reported in foundation filings include significant individual grants received in that period).

Sustained nonprofit operations and public filings

Maintained continuous 501(c)(3) operations since 2015 with annual IRS Form 990 filings and a small paid staff to support programming through the 2022–2024 reporting years.

At a glance

Total assets: $168K
Annual revenue: $191K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 47-4247366
Location: Ada, MI
Website: www.journeyacademy.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

Recognized in public nonprofit databases (IRS/ProPublica/CauseIQ/Instrumentl) under EIN 47-4247366 and listed as operating as Journey Academy in Ada, MI.

Member/affiliate of the Acton Academy network model (recognized peer learning network) and uses Acton-aligned practices in its programming.

Recipient of documented philanthropic support from regional private foundations in recent filing years (foundation grant awards reported in 2023–2024).

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