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To support individuals in the pursuit of their chosen goals and the achievement of personal satisfaction in their lives.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7289763) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$531K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $414K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
86% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$531K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $10.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
1.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $93K
5 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
11% of total assets
Liabilities are 11% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
11 of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$15.3M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$16.6M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$16.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$15.3M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$13.2M
FY2021$13.7M
FY2022$14.4M
FY2023$18.4M
FY2024$16.5M
FY2025$15.3M
Expenses
$16.6M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13.0M
FY2021$12.8M
FY2022$13.7M
FY2023$15.6M
FY2024$17.3M
FY2025$16.6M
Net assets
$16.5M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.6M
FY2021$15.1M
FY2022$15.2M
FY2023$18.4M
FY2024$17.6M
FY2025$16.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1976.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $14.3M Management & general 14% · $2.3M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $531K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Operations
$118,774Pt VII · Sec A
CFO (ended 03/2025)
$114,232Pt VII · Sec A
$106,295Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Employment & Training
$101,351Pt VII · Sec A
$56,402Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Cashier
$23,505Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Trainee
$9,988Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffrey Bachynski’s $119K as Director of Operations is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brent C Mikulski$106,295$175,272$165,840$162,734$159,069$152,639
Douglas Rousell——$13,060$123,772$113,547$109,632
Jeffrey Bachynski$118,774$106,010$103,134———
Michele Garrett-Finley$114,232$109,495$83,495———
Carla Dean Ogene$101,351$102,056————
Sara Grivetti$56,402—————
Scott Rodriguez$23,505—————
Ceretta Willis$9,988—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $13.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Skill building consists of activities that increase an individual's self-sufficiency, independence and confidence, engages the individual in meaningful activities AND/OR prepares them for employment within the community. Meaningful activities include education, work experience and volunteering.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7289763) · Dispute this line
$7.6Mprogram expense
02

Supported employment (se) services are designed to assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd) and severe and persistent mental illness (smi) in finding and maintaining meaningful employment in integrated community settings.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7289763) · Dispute this line
$3.7Mprogram expense
03

The organization receives funding from the ability one program to provide competitive employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7289763) · Dispute this line
$1.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Sep 2022 · $1.4M federal money spent
Provider Relief FundDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.498 · Direct$1.4M
Promotion of the Arts_partnership AgreementsNational Endowments for the Arts and Humanities · ALN 45.025 · Through Michigan Department of Health and Human Services$42K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$382K
Money outPt IX
$16.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.3M
Managementcol C$2.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$16.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$18.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$300K
Other incomeLn 4–11$382K
Gains on assetsLn 7$340K
Total revenueLn 12$15.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$223K
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Accounts receivableLn 4$1.2M
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$233K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$156K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.3M
Other assetsLn 15$652K
Total assetsLn 16$18.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$16.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,406
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$1.1M
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$15K
Share of the $10K endowmentSch D 1g149.7%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$10K$10K$10K$10K$10K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.5M$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.4M$10.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.6M$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$20.2M$18.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$17.6M$16.5M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$357K$320K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.8M$7.9M$910K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$295K$270K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.0M$951K$88K
Payroll taxesLn 10$721K$660K$61K
Legal feesLn 11b$67K$12K$55K
Accounting feesLn 11c$53K$10K$43K
Investment management feesLn 11f$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$661K$152K$510K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$12K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$184K$97K$88K
Information technologyLn 14$237K$36K$201K
OccupancyLn 16$771K$739K$32K
TravelLn 17$273K$258K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$60K$40K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$431K$390K$41K
InsuranceLn 23$443K$395K$49K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.2M$2.1M$111K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.6M$14.3M$2.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 13, 2026 $15.3M$16.6M−$1.3M$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2025 $16.5M$17.3M−$777K$17.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 19, 2024 $18.4M$15.6M$2.8M$18.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2023 $14.4M$13.7M$708K$15.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2022 $13.7M$12.8M$940K$15.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 16, 2021 $13.2M$13.0M$126K$13.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $15,300,025 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,330,347$1,334,002
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $14,022,409$13,284,012
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $133,246$640,738
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,474$41,273
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,505,476$15,300,025
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,028,407$11,204,099
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,254,014$5,424,539
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,282,421$16,628,638
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$776,945−$1,328,613
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $15,300,025 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,992 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$35,367
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,298,635
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,106,833
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,334,002
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,284,012$13,284,012
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $300,289$300,289
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $340,449$340,449
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $34,281$34,281
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,291,004 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $675,019$15,300,025
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,628,638 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $320,072 · Management $36,786$356,858
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,881,523 · Management $910,353$8,791,876
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $269,572 · Management $24,978$294,550
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $951,259 · Management $88,062$1,039,321
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $660,322 · Management $61,172$721,494
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $12,100 · Management $54,738$66,838
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,512 · Management $43,032$52,544
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $14,973$14,973
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $151,580 · Management $509,662$661,242
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,914 · Management $1,456$13,370
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $96,845 · Management $87,599$184,444
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $35,804 · Management $201,069$236,873
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $739,463 · Management $31,992$771,455
IX-17 TravelPrograms $257,709 · Management $15,633$273,342
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $39,948 · Management $20,343$60,291
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $390,456 · Management $40,761$431,217
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $394,601 · Management $48,799$443,400
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,087,783 · Management $110,889$2,198,672
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,878$15,878
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,326,341 · Management $2,302,297 · Fundraising $0$16,628,638
Part X · Balance sheet $18,484,148 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163,212$223,222
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,359,927$1,517,637
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,254,429$1,228,516
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $225,816$232,808
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $234,014$155,838
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,614,186$4,224,105
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,378,864$10,250,507
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $930,237$651,515
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,160,685$18,484,148
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $841,160$873,853
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $27,074$40,123
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,694,538$1,047,914
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,562,772$1,961,890
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $17,587,913$16,381,970
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,000$140,288
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,597,913$16,522,258
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,160,685$18,484,148
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,522,258 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,300,025
XI-2 Total expenses$16,628,638
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,328,613
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,597,913
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$252,958
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,522,258

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