The ARC Community Advocates
Donations deductibleRevenue
$342k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$602k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$865k
$149k liabilities
Net assets
$717k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
5.3 years on average
Staff
11
30 volunteers
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Ahnee Tiffany White
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
The ARC Community Advocates' network
10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahnee Tiffany White Chair | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Angela Weber | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Elisabeth Carnell | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Janay Christian | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| John Argo | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Josh Stephens | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kelley Howard | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Laura Dethorne | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Phil Copeland | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tara Severino | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Rhasheda Shepherd | Executive Di | since 2022 |
| Sheldon Schwitek | Past Exec Di | since 2020 |
| Susan Rush | Executive Di | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhasheda Shepherd | Executive Di | 40 | $94k | $8k | |
| Kelley Howard | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brenda Buyce | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jackie Bigelow | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tara Severino | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tevyn Grayson | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Spencer Haworth | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Argo | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Max Hornick | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elisabeth Carnell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Heather Jach Turner | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Stephens | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Arc Community Advocates
- EIN
- 381613581
- Address
- 814 S Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008-1162
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- We exist as an advocacy organization to make it possible for each person with a developmental disability to participate fully in all aspects of community and to support the effort of each individual to determine their own future. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P82Z Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1953
- Principal officer
- Rhasheda Shepherd (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1958
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsKelley Howard
≥8years on the filingsPhil Copeland
≥6years on the filingsJohn Argo
≥4years on the filingsAhnee Tiffany White
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $865k
- Total liabilities
- $149k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $717k
- Contributions and grants received
- $239k
- Program service revenue
- $57k
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 30