Michigan · Nonprofit
SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS
SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS (Michigan) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,860,112 to it, the largest being STARFISH FAMILY SERVICES INC ($8,054,368). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $25M
- Funders on record
- 9
- Grants received
- $11M
- Net assets
- $9.3M
What Southwest Counseling Solutions does
Mission
The mission of Southwest Counseling Solutions d/b/a miside health (mihealth) is to enhance the quality of life, success and self-sufficiency of children, individuals, families, and communities in detroit. Our broad range of programs include but are not limited to: behavioral health and substance use counseling; services designed for children, youth and their families; affordable and supportive housing; veteran's programs; homeownership support; real estate and commercial property development; financial coaching; job training; and adult literacy.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Supportive housing - housing resource center:the housing resource center (hrc) provides services to homeless individuals and families and those at-risk of homelessness (including veterans) that include but are not limited to housing compliance expertise, housing stability support, case management, behavioral health interventions, ongoing rental assistance, temporary financial assistance, legal-self help and notary services. The hrc is conveniently located in the heart of corktown and is available to community groups, service agencies, consultants and technical assistance providers. In fy2025, approximately 1,383 clients were served and approximately 16,668 services were provided.
$10,030,925 spentof which $6,058,872 as grants$4,986,569 earned by the program46% of program spendingChildren, youth, and families:the children, youth, and families (cyf) division at mi-side offers a comprehensive range of outpatient and community-based treatment services for children and adolescents ages 0-21 with severe emotional disturbance (sed). Our programs include co-occurring services, case management, psychiatric and medication management, group therapy, and additional community support, ensuring continuity of care from assessment through crisis and inpatient services.at mi-side, our clinical practices are built on the strengths and resiliency of children, with a strong foundation in person-centered planning, family inclusion, cultural competence, and goal-focused treatment. We are dedicated to delivering the highest quality of care by utilizing a range of evidence-based practices tailored to each child's unique needs.in addition to clinical treatment, the cyf division provides a wide array of ancillary and prevention support services, ensuring that children and families receive holistic, coordinated care. Our team works collaboratively with families and community partners to support positive outcomes and long-term well-being for every youth and adolescent we serve.for…
$5,838,048 spent$3,688,525 earned by the program27% of program spendingAdult outpatient: adult outpatient services provides comprehensive behavioral health services, including psychiatric care, mental health counseling, bilingual/bi-cultural services for hispanic individuals, case management, integrated health services, co-occurring and recovery support, health and wellness groups, supported employment services, advocacy, and other supportive services. These programs are designed to help individuals achieve greater independence, stability, and overall well being.in fy2025, approximately 1,176 clients were served, and approximately 20,685 services were provided.
$5,914,861 spent$2,688,670 earned by the program27% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $21,783,834.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $11M to $7.0M (−36%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 53% · 2018 51% · 2019 49% · 2020 45% · 2021 46% · 2022 50% · 2023 56% · 2024 61% · 2025 52%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
54% of SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (7% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
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.
Board chair
Mark Lezotte
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 6 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $6.9M → $3k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $15M from 4 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Bridgeway Services Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS raised.
From the IRS filings of SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS’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.
How concentrated its funding is
SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS leans on a few funders — its largest provides 74% of grant income and the top three 97%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 87% · 2018 78% · 2019 61% · 2020 100% · 2021 65% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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.
How long its funders stay
14% of SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 67% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
98% of SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS's grant income comes from Michigan funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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.
Against its field
SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,843 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,843 health nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $61.0M on record.
- Department of Housing and Urban Development$31.8M
- Department of Veterans Affairs$21.4M
- Department of Health and Human Services$6.5M
- Department of Labor$1.3M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Michigan
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
98% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
74%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 42 related entities
- Southwest Housing Solutions Dba Miside Housing · exempt
- Southwest Solutions Inc Dba Miside Community Impact Network · exempt
- Bagley Housing Association · exempt
- Southwest Economic Solutions Dba Miside Wealth · exempt
- Development Centers Inc Dba Miside Early Years · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS?
- SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS (Michigan) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,860,112 to it, the largest being STARFISH FAMILY SERVICES INC ($8,054,368). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS have?
- IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $10,860,112 in grants to SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS?
- STARFISH FAMILY SERVICES INC is the largest funder on record, with $8,054,368 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SOUTHWEST COUNSELING SOLUTIONS 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 9 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