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METRO DETROIT BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

METRO DETROIT BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Michigan) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $50,000 to it, the largest being THE PATRICE K AARON FAMILY FOUNDATION ($50,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2023
$61k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$50k
Net assets
$0
1/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 41%
01What it does

What Metro Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce does

Mission

To develop programs and advocate for policies that result in profitable and sustainable black-owned businesses that are connected to public and private economic opportunities, while building trusted relationships.

As stated on its FY2023 Form 990.

Program

  1. The organization officially launched in 2021. However, the work to create an organization that focused on the critical needs of black-owned businesses began during the spring of 2020 at the height of the pandemic. During the pandemic, more than half of black entrepreneurs were at risk of financial distress, in comparison to 27 percent of white entrepreneurs, and 40 percent of black businesses were forced to close entirely. The pandemic highlighted disparities that already existed, including the digital divide and lack of access to critical resources that support business growth. With over 80 percent of detroit's businesses being black-owned, the organization's members have seen first-hand these inequities and challenges across the city. See schedule o for more information.the organization's strategy is supported by three pillars: programming, policy, and partnerships. Two programs that set the foundation for the organization's programming are the capital connect program and the biz wiz program. Both of these programs are focused on finding solutions to the obstacles the organization's members faced, from obtaining an operational license to accepting funding for scaling. This…

    $248,807 spent$19,612 earned by the program
    100% of program spending

The program described on its FY2022 Form 990. Program spending in total: $248,807.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.

100 = 20212021 Revenue 100 ($1.2M) Expenses 100 ($400k) Net assets 100 ($774k)2022 Revenue 14 ($165k) Expenses 77 ($309k) Net assets 81 ($630k)2023 Revenue 5 ($61k) Expenses 173 ($691k) Net assets 0 ($0)
202120222023
Revenue (5)Expenses (173)Net assets (0)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $826k to $0 (−100%).

$846k
$826k
$0
202120222023
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2021
2022
2023
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.

$774k
’21
−$144k
’22
−$630k
’23
9.8
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

202120222023
Listed171713
Joined·+0+3
No longer listed·07
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'23
'24*
total
funders
1
1

From the IRS filings of METRO DETROIT BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of METRO DETROIT BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE's grant income comes from Michigan funders.

MI

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

98% of spending goes to programs.

Program 98%Management 1%Fundraising 1%

Governance

11
board members
100%
independent
–Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Part of a family of 1 related entity

  • Metro Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation · exempt

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Questions and answers

Who funds METRO DETROIT BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
METRO DETROIT BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Michigan) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $50,000 to it, the largest being THE PATRICE K AARON FAMILY FOUNDATION ($50,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does METRO DETROIT BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $50,000 in grants to METRO DETROIT BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of METRO DETROIT BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
THE PATRICE K AARON FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $50,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like METRO DETROIT BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Michigan. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2023 (financials across 2021–2023), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing