Nonprofit screen
Screen a listDetroit Future City
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$3.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · +15% in 3 yrs7 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−7.1%
Months of reserve4.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.0%
Middle half of peersMedianDetroit Future City
Where the money goes FY2025 · $3.2M spent
Programs$2.3M72%Management and general$606k19%Fundraising$294k9%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$2.1M in FY2023 and −$211k in FY2025. Cash covers 4.3 months, under the peer median of 5.4.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
19 of 19 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 5 of its 5 returns, 3% of revenue in FY2025.
990 Part VIII28funders
$2.3Ma year, last 3 years
65%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Kresge FoundationEvery year since FY2017$1.5M$1.8M$1.6M$1.4M$2.5M$5k$2.0MJpmorgan Chase FoundationOn and off$160k$225k$125k$125k$151kWK Kellogg FoundationSince FY2022$500k$75kHudson-Webber FoundationSince FY2021$100k$179k$125kThe Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationOn and off$320kThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$500$50k$151k$101k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$20k$50k$5$5k$85k14 other fundersUp to $159k a year each$246k$64k$25k$232k$192k$115k$267k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped