Transplant House of West Michigan
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Transplant House of West Michigan is organized to provide individuals and their families that are going through the organ transplant process an affordable temporary home away from home in West Michigan to ease the transitions of their transplant journey. The Transplant House of West Michigan is organized to lessen the stress and financial burden on the families of transplant patients. Compassion, support, and a comforting home away from home is what we want to help provide. The Transplant House of West Michigan's goal is to have every transplant family in West Michigan have a home away from home to go to while they are going through the transplant process with a group of others going through the same for support.
- Income
- $93,046
- Spending
- $64,870
- Reserves
- -9.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 36 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (housing, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 36% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 30% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $64,329 spent. The Transplant House of West Michigan is organized to provide individuals and their families that are going through the organ transplant process an affordable temporary home away from home in West Michigan to ease the transitions of their transplant journey. The Transplant House of West Michigan was founded by two transplant recipients brought together by the gift of organ donation. We understand the hardships and want to help provide a supportive, affordable, and temporary home away from home for recipients, caregivers and those going through the transplant process. The Transplant House of West Michigan is intentionally located only a few miles away from West Michigan's largest hospital system to ensure that family is close during the transplant process. The organization is raising funds in order to support a multi-unit home that will be rented on a daily, weekly or monthly basis to patients and families going through the organ transplant process at below market cost or no cost. The Transplant House of West Michigan is organized to lessen the stress and financial burden on the families of transplant patients. Compassion, support, and a comforting home away from home is what we want to help provide. The Transplant House of West Michigan's goal is to have every transplant family in West Michigan have a home away from home to go to while they are going through the transplant process with a group of others going through the same for support.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.
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 March 2022.
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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