Mission
The organization is called to develop innovative ways to care for people with serious illnesses. The mission is to advance the art and science of navigating how to live well, die well and grieve well.
Public Charity
Trillium Institute
Trillium Institute is a Public Charity headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $504K revenue, $297K expenses, $359K total assets.
EIN: 471295260
Grand Rapids, MI
Management & Technical Assistance
NTEE: P02
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$504K
Total Expenses$297K
Total Assets$359K
Grant Records0
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Trillium Institute
How Trillium Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$71
Programs
the work itself
$29
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $71 for programs
$71
The organization provides funds to the Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners, an affiliation of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine to support the education of a Fellow…
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.
Officers & Directors
Chief Financial Officer
Adam Kinder
Director
Carlos Hidalgo
Director
David Knibbe
Director
David Smith
Chief Strategy Officer
David Tiesenga
Treasurer, Director
Gary Malburg
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $504K | $297K | $359K |
| 2024 | $500K | $539K | $674K |
| 2023 | $506K | $618K | $293K |
| 2022 | $567K | $605K | $905K |
| 2021 | $134K | $676K | $430K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $134K to $504K (+276%), with total assets most recently reported at $359K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.