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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)(2)
$38Mrevenue
FY2025 · +17% in 3 yrs256staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−0.6%
Months of reserve0.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.3%
Middle half of peersMedianFocushope
Where the money goes FY2025 · $38M spent
Programs$33M88%Management and general$3.9M10%Fundraising$600k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.0M in FY2024 and −$241k in FY2025. Cash covers 0.3 months, under the peer median of 1.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
17 of 17 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 84% of revenue in FY2025. $520k is traced federal awards from Department of Housing and Urban Development.
990 Part VIII · USAspending113funders
$5.9Ma year, last 3 years
63%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Starfish Family Services IncEvery year since FY2017$2.2M$2.9M$3.3M$3.8M$3.5M$3.7M$3.9MCharles Stewart Mott FoundationEvery year since FY2017$780k$750k$500k$200k$200k$210k$209kUnited Way for Southeastern MichiganOn and off$285k$131k$260k$679k$715k$110kWK Kellogg FoundationOn and off$920k$250k$250kDetroit Employment Solutions CorporationSince FY2020$225k$204k$608k$92kFord PhilanthropyEvery year since FY2017$185k$100k$105k$65k$105k$250k$250kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$68k$185k$125k$311k$305k$307k$422k83 other fundersUp to $287k a year each$914k$697k$646k$785k$857k$668k$560k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund