Green Living Science

Tax-deductible

Detroit, MI501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 27-4304259Revenue $714K in FY2025

On file with the IRSgreenlivingscience.org1331 Holden St, 48202-3306 · Detroit, MITax-exempt since Sep 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Green Living Science is to transform detroit by teaching about waste and recycling. We are dedicated to increasing awareness of environmental issues & personal responsibility through education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$112K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$714K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$690K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$330K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$714K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$279K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$237K
FY2023$472K
FY2024$663K
FY2025$714K
Expenses
$690K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$278K
FY2021$151K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$385K
FY2024$621K
FY2025$690K
Net assets
$330K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$149K
FY2021$159K
FY2022$177K
FY2023$264K
FY2024$306K
FY2025$330K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2011.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $610K Management & general 11% · $76K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$75,184Pt VII · Sec A
Board Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice P
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secret
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Board P
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Natalie Jakub’s $75K as Executive Di is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Natalie Jakub$75,184$74,296$61,136$47,827$47,827$52,920

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

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

Programs and updates

Teaches Detroiters about waste and recycling to increase environmental awareness and personal responsibility.

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3 programs · $439K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community

GLS works closely in the community to help provide access to programming. Community programming targets residents of all ages and helps to bring new resources to the lincoln street art park.

$232Kprogram expense
02

Curbside Recycling Program

Recycling workshops: GLS hosts recycling workshops at block club and community group meetings to train detroit residents living in single family homes or multi-family homes no more than 4 units how to recycle through the city curbside recycling program.

$140Kprogram expense
03

Education

Working in partnership with local scholls and teachers, we provide recycling and environmental education. These lessons are aligned with michigan science standards, and heavily incorporate the different steam (science, technology, engineering, art, math) disciplines.

$67Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$714K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$418K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$285K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$690K
Ln 25
Programscol B$610K
Managementcol C$76K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$330K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$334K
Total assetsLn 16$442K
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$418K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$285K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$714K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$334K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$334K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K
Total assetsLn 16$442K
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K
Net assetsLn 32$330K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K$334K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$27K
Total assetsLn 16$352K$442K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$112K
Net assetsLn 32$306K$330K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$73K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$230K$224K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K$206
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$591$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$173K$165K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$7K$1K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$47K$34K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$99K$80K$19K$804
Total functional expensesLn 25$690K$610K$76K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $714K$690K$24K$330K 990 PDF
FY2024 $663K$621K$42K$306K 990 PDF
FY2023 $472K$385K$87K$264K 990 PDF
FY2022 $237K$219K$17K$177K 990 PDF
FY2021 $162K$151K$11K$159K 990 PDF
FY2020 $279K$278K$578$149K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $713,620 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $438,897$417,820
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $217,375$284,511
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,742$11,289
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $663,014$713,620
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $229,360$312,452
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $391,843$377,403
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $621,203$689,855
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,811$23,765
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $713,620 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$417,820
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$417,820
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $284,511$284,511
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,289$11,289
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $295,800$713,620
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $689,855 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,928 · Management $2,256$75,184
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $223,511 · Management $6,912$230,423
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,639 · Management $206$6,845
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $591 · Management $19,084$19,675
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $164,703 · Management $8,668$173,371
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,972 · Management $1,037 · Fundraising $3,284$11,293
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,321 · Management $2,391$7,712
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33,832 · Management $13,156$46,988
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,551$15,551
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,655$3,655
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,681 · Management $18,673 · Fundraising $804$99,158
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $609,729 · Management $76,038 · Fundraising $4,088$689,855
Part X · Balance sheet $441,502 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $164,445$333,617
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,000$31,953
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,692$14,604
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,913$27,243
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $45,966$34,085
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $352,115$441,502
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $46,346$111,968
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,346$111,968
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $139,346$204,268
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $166,423$125,266
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $305,769$329,534
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $352,115$441,502
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $329,534 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$713,620
XI-2 Total expenses$689,855
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,765
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$305,769
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$329,534

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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