Grand Rapids, MI

West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology

EIN 74-3120354

Education & Youth Development Youth Arts & Creative Learning Children & youth Low-income

Mission

We provide a culture of opportunity for people to make social and economic progress in their lives and community through visual arts and tech engagement and workforce development.

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

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About West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology

The West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology (WMCAT) is a donor-facing 501(c)(3) based in Grand Rapids, Michigan that delivers tuition-free Arts + Tech programs for teens and workforce development programs for young adults and adults. WMCAT combines hands-on visual arts studios, digital media, and career training to help participants build creative confidence, job skills, and pathways to post-secondary opportunities. WMCAT operates Teen Arts + Tech studios (for Grand Rapids public school students), a Step Year program for ages 18–24, and adult career training pathways (including cybersecurity and pharmacy technician), and publishes annual audited reports documenting program participation, financial position, and outcomes. In recent annual reports (2023–2025) WMCAT reported serving roughly 125–154 teen students in Arts + Tech cohorts and maintained multi-year audited financial stewardship with net assets near $10 million.

Notable achievements

Sustained teen Arts + Tech enrollment

WMCAT’s tuition-free Teen Arts + Tech program served routinely over 100 teen participants in recent years (reported enrollment figures of roughly 125–154 students across 2023–2024 program years), providing studio-based visual arts and digital media instruction for Grand Rapids high school students.

Workforce training with credential pathways

WMCAT established and scaled tuition-free adult career training pathways (including cybersecurity and pharmacy technician) and a Step Year for young adults, combining technical certifications, leadership curriculum, stipends, and employer externships to improve employment and income security for participants.

Student recognition in regional competition

WMCAT teen artists earned external recognition — for example, multiple teen artists won awards in the 2024 Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards — demonstrating program quality and student creative achievement.

At a glance

Total assets: $10.4M
Annual revenue: $3.0M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 74-3120354
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Website: wmcat.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

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

Recognition

Rated a four‑star charity on Charity Navigator (high accountability/finance indicators) and listed on major nonprofit data platforms.

Publishes audited annual reports and financial statements (recent audits and multi-year annual reports available), reflecting formal financial oversight and public reporting practices.

Engaged at the state level on workforce and technology training: WMCAT submitted a legislatively directed appropriations proposal in 2026 to pilot expanded tech and AI learning pathways for teens, young adults, and adults.

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