Culturesource EIN 26-1476029

Culturesource

EIN  26-1476029 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Detroit, MI Founded 2007
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Verified accurate 8/30/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Supports Southeast Michigan's creative sector by providing grants, fiscal sponsorship, and resources to local artists and cultural organizations.
Leadership
Omari Rush · Executive Director · $212K
Money in and out
$9.5M revenue, $6.1M expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency

Supports Southeast Michigan's creative sector by providing grants, fiscal sponsorship, and resources to local artists and cultural organizations. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $9.5M in revenue, $6.1M in expenses, and $8.8M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$9.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$6.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$8.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $3.4M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate0% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+36%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +154% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$9.5M
FY2025▲ +204%
Expenses
$6.1M
FY2025▲ +16%
Total assets
$9.0M
FY2025▲ +56%
Total liabilities
$256K
FY2025▼ -45%
Total revenue
$9.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$6.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$8.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$3.4M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$9.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $5.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Through Grantmaking and Fiscal Sponsorship initiatives, CultureSource collaborates with funding partners and artistic projects to thoughtfully and expediently provide resources to the creative people and cultural organizations that support our vision of seeing Southeast Michigan flourish.

$3.6Mprogram expense
02

CultureSources primary service is convening the cultural sector of Southeast Michigan. Our regular gatherings for shared learning, leadership development, and networking to bring people, organizations, and ideas together to build skills and collaboration toward realizing our vision and supporting adaptive change in our field.

$1.1Mprogram expense
03

CultureSource supports arts and culture leaders and organizations in developing mindsets and strategies needed to navigate change, complexity, and uncertainty. In this area of our work, we facilitate learning labs, workshops on collaboration and innovation, and strategic reconsideration of pathways through experimentation and adaptive…

$467Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCulturesource
EINHdr · item D26-1476029
Principal addressHdr · item CDetroit, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.culturesource.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2007
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$211,808Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$201,808Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Omari Rush’s $212K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3916 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Omari Rush$211,808
Omari Rush$201,808$194,308$174,070$148,462$140,252$135,105

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$9.4M · 99%
Program service revenue$106K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$9.4M
Program service revenue1%$106K
Investment income$21K
Total revenueLn 12$9.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.04
Program services88%$5.3M
Management & general8%$456K
Fundraising4%$272K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$9.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$256K
Total net assetsLn 32$8.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed5.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.0M · Operating expenses/yr $6.1M
5.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $5.3M · Total expenses $6.1M
88%
Management & General
Management & general $456K · Total expenses $6.1M
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $272K · Total expenses $6.1M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $187K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $6.1M
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $9.4M · Total revenue $9.5M
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $9.5M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $106K · Total revenue $9.5M
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $21K · Total revenue $9.5M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $106K · Total expenses $6.1M
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $9.5M · Prior year $3.1M
+204%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.5M · FY2025 $9.5M
+44%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $8.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $9.5M · Expenses $6.1M
+36%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $9.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $8.8M · Total assets $9.0M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $9.0M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Omari Rush · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $212K · Total expenses $6.1M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.5M · Total expenses $6.1M
25%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth 204%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 353 grants · $8.3M · 2022–2025
Concert of ColorsMI · FY2025$1,336,189
Detroit SalonMI · FY2025$85,500
Detroit Zoological SocietyMI · FY2025$72,500
College for Creative StudiesMI · FY2025$66,500
Wayne State UniversityMI · FY2025$62,500
Pewabic Society INCMI · FY2025$38,500
Macomb Community CollegeFY2025$36,500
Holocaust Memorial CenterMI · FY2025$36,500
Sphinx Organization INCMI · FY2025$36,500
Detroit OperaMI · FY2025$36,500
See all 353 grants →

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$9.5M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$3.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$6.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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