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$5.8Mrevenue
FY2025 · −24% in 3 yrs33staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−15.3%
Months of reserve12.2mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−3.4%
Middle half of peersMedianCouncil of Michigan Foundations
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.7M spent
Programs$5.7M84%Management and general$894k13%Fundraising$160k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$2.0M in FY2023 and −$891k in FY2025. Cash covers 12.2 months, above the peer median of 5.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
22 of 23 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
49 of the 65 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists110funders
$4.6Ma year, last 3 years
30%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23WK Kellogg FoundationEvery year since FY2017$2.3M$1.9M$1.9M$1.5M$1.5M$835k$689kThe Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationSince FY2020$1.2M$1.3M$1.6M$1.3MCharles Stewart Mott FoundationEvery year since FY2017$420k$592k$1.4M$544k$727k$338k$306kThe Kresge FoundationEvery year since FY2017$95k$471k$107k$148k$650k$130k$816kDTE Energy FoundationEvery year since FY2017$25k$25k$125k$25k$25k$275k$10kHudson-Webber FoundationSince FY2020$120k$128k$151k$62kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$84k$170k$333k$139k$148k$409k$330k78 other fundersUp to $284k a year each$117k$200k$165k$505k$687k$729k$859k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund