Public Charity

The Refugee Education Center

The Refugee Education Center, of Grand Rapids, MI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.0M in revenue, $2.5M in expenses, $2.8M in total assets. 33 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 061770896 Grand Rapids, MI Minority Rights NTEE: R22 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.0M
Total Expenses$2.5M
Total Assets$2.8M
Grant Records33
Funding Total$2.3M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

See Schedule OProvide resources and guidance to refugee children and their families as they gain the necessary skills for seamless and successful integration into the community through cradle to career support, including early childhood services, K-12 programming, community navigation, and cultural competency training for schools.

Where $100 goes at The Refugee Education Center

How The Refugee Education Center divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$72 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $72 for programs

$37
The Boston Square Early Learning Center is a culturally responsive and multilingual early childhood center, providing curriculum-based instruction to children, ages 0-5, of refugee families as well as…
52% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 67 children
$18
Navigation Services provide community navigation guidance to refugee parents and caregivers as they seek stability and belonging to the West Michigan community
25% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 413 students; 206 households
$17
K-12 Services provides Comprehensive support for refugee students in kindergarten through 12th grade that a) guides participants as they encounter topics, themes, and cultural experiences that are unfamiliar.…
23% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 213 students
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

IFF
2025
Costs for acquiring equipment and/or facilites rehab costs as part of the grant
$297,441
$215,162
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$15,000
2024
MULTIPLE GRANTS AWARDED
$12,350

Showing up to 5 of 33 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Blerta Bushati
Director Brandy Lovelady Mitchell
Secretary Daniel Brubaker
Chief Operating Officer Erin Vanmaanen
Director Kara Van Dam
Director Lisa Cooper

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Top Grant Purposes

Education
$915,955 3 grants
General Support
$622,619 20 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$297,441 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$215,162 1 grant
International Aid & Development
$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.0M $2.5M $2.8M
2024 $2.8M $2.1M $1.6M
2023 $1.5M $1.9M $887K
2022 $1.6M $2.0M $1.4M
2020 $2.6M $1.7M $2.1M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.6M to $3.0M (+17%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.8M.

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