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US nonprofit · EIN 270769508 · Holland, MIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 270769508) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990PF for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.2026 return IRS e-file (TEOS) 2026 release: 990PF for the year to 31 December 2025.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PF), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Merle & Sheri De Witt Foundation's network

5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Aaron J DewittDirector2018
8 yrs
Alex L DewittDirector2018
8 yrs
Alyse WhitmanDirector2018
8 yrs
Merle J DewittPresident/Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Sherelyn DewittSecretary/Vice President2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Merle J DewittPresident/Treasurer0.5$0
Sherelyn DewittSecretary/Vice President0.5$0
Aaron J DewittDirector0.5$0
Alex L DewittDirector0.5$0
Alyse WhitmanDirector0.5$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Merle & Sheri de Witt Foundation
EIN
270769508
Address
Po Box 2007, Holland, MI, 49422-2007
State
Michigan
Activity (NTEE)
T20 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2010
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PF (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAaron J Dewitt
≥8years on the filingsAlex L Dewitt
≥8years on the filingsAlyse Whitman
≥8years on the filingsMerle J Dewitt

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$951k
Net assets or fund balances
$951k