Grievewell
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
GrieveWell seeks to build a community that promotes healthy grieving and healing so that adults can grieve well and lead a full life after loss. GrieveWell provides resources and support to adults in grief, as well as those who surround them.
- Income
- $11,569
- Spending
- $103,132
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 35
- Highest pay
- $2,997, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 39 out of 100.
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 791% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 94% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 59 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 254 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $27,153 spent. Community Education and Awareness - Build greater understanding on the prevalence, challenges and normal responses to grief and how to support those in grief. Provide the opportunity for people to learn together, to have a shared experience and to create community all which can help normalize grief and contribute to healing along the way. Provide online delivery of services for webinars, training, movement series and community meetings. Offerings include: on-line series of understanding grief webinars, Grief in the Holidays webinars, grief yoga classes and kickboxing. Community awareness events include pop ups at local farmer's markets, partnering with other organizations to bring grief awareness events and self-care workshops.
- $27,153 spent. One to One Peer Support - Provide intake interviews, evaluations, professional consultation, client placement and ongoing support. One to One peer support is provided by a trained volunteer who is at least 30 months past their loss to provide compassionate listening. Our peer counselors innately and intimately understand the unique aspects of grief and are matched with a person seeking support who has a similar experience of loss. This service is provided for up to a year to Michigan residents at no cost to the client. In response to COVID-19, these services were adapted to virtual offerings.
- $27,234 spent. Peer Counselor and Social Work Intern Training - Provide Interviews and careful selection of peer counselors. Conduct an initial 12 hours of thorough training for peer supporters and counselors as well as ongoing bi-monthly continuing educations (CE) modules for peer counselors. There are two training options: an interactive, virtual training and in-person classroom training. Partner with two local universities to off BSW and MSW social work students the opportunity to intern at GrieveWell. Ther Program Director, a licensed MSW, provides continued and ongoing supervision and support for peer counselors and social work interns on a weekly basis.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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