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US nonprofit · EIN 452877905 · Grand Rapids, MIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 452877905) - 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.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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2013.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Billy Bear HUG

Donations deductible
Annual return
990-N
gross receipts normally $50,000 or less
Total assets
$41k
IRS master file
Directors and trustees
13
6.3y av
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Matthew French
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Activity
P58
Human services
Filings on record
3
latest 2023
Renewal outlook
Low current likelihood
score 0 of 100
Exemption recognised again: the IRS automatically revoked this organisation’s exemption on 15 May 2017, and its IRS ruling date is now 1 November 2020 (a later recognition). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
How am I connected?

Billy Bear HUG's network

13 people2 organisationsi13 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

13 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.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
Matthew French ChairChair2020
6 yrs
Caitlyn WoodBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Charles WondergemBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Chris PrinsBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Dalton DevosBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Ellen KentBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Jessica RuppertVice Chair2020
6 yrs
Kevin WoodBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Kim AlkemaBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Luis VecchioBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Robert HookerBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Timothy Feagan JrTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Tom KentBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

About

Legal name
Billy Bear Hug
EIN
452877905
Address
3530 Sunshine Ridge Dr Unit 102, Grand Rapids, MI, 49525-9826
State
Michigan
Activity (NTEE)
P58 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2020
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Charles T Wondergem (Form 990-N, tax year 2013)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsMatthew French
≥6years on the filingsCaitlyn Wood
≥6years on the filingsCharles Wondergem
≥6years on the filingsChris Prins

Filed finances

No Form 990 financial figures are held for this organisation yet (smaller organisations file a shorter return, and some filings are not yet read).