Increase College readiness, participation, and completion in Michigan, particularly among low-income students, first-generation College-going students, and students of color.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$452K 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $243K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$452K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $5.0M
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.2M
-44% vs prior year
Spent
$13.2M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.2M
FY2025▼ -44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.8M
FY2021$7.9M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$10.9M
FY2024$14.7M
FY2025$8.2M
Expenses
$13.2M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$12.7M
FY2025$13.2M
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2025▼ -57%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$8.7M
FY2025$3.8M

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2008.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $10.5M Management & general 19% · $2.5M Fundraising 1% · $146K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $452K 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 Director
$189,731Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$142,729Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$119,911Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Fewins-Bliss’s $190K as Executive Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ryan Fewins-Bliss$189,731$175,704$136,798$122,400$122,715$91,698
Ashley Johnson————$143,497—
Jamie Doan$142,729$124,694$101,923$95,849——
Cyekeia Lee Left July 2025$119,911—————
Cyekeia Lee—$114,239$103,500———

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

Programs and updates

Helps low-income, first-generation, and minority students in Michigan prepare for, enroll in, and graduate from college through community partnerships and support programs.

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3 programs · $5.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Detroit college access network (dcan) is a collaborative network between local schools, organizations, and the community. The mission of the network is to promote higher education in detroit and make a college degree or credential a reality for students in DETROIT.DURING the year ended september 30, 2025, dcan received 501(c)3 exemption…

$3.0Mprogram expense
02

Advisemi places americorps college advisors into high school buildings to support students completing college applications, the fafsa, and scholarship applications.

$1.6Mprogram expense
03

College completion corps places americorps completion coaches into tribal and community colleges to support students' retention, persistence and completion of a certificate or degree.

$1.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 526 grants · $8.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$193,742
Michigan State UniversityMI · FY2024$165,805
Genesee Intermediate School DistrictFY2024$80,000
Bay City Public SchoolsFY2024$35,500
Northeast Michigan ConsortiumFY2024$20,000
Central Michigan UniversityMI · FY2024$20,000
Grow Benzie INCMI · FY2024$18,000
Montcalm Community CollegeFY2024$18,000
Public School Academies of Detroit - University Prep Science & MathFY2024$16,000
Detroit Leadership AcademyFY2024$15,500
Detroit Edison Public School Academy (v)FY2024$15,000
Jalen Rose Leadership AcademyFY2024$15,000
Read MuskegonMI · FY2024$15,000
Public School Academies of Detroit - University Preparatory Academy Art & DFY2024$15,000
SemcaMI · FY2024$15,000
Public School Academies of Detroit - University Preparatory AcademyFY2024$14,500
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$508K
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Money outPt IX
$13.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.5M
Managementcol C$2.5M
Fundraisingcol D$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$508K
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Total revenueLn 12$8.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K
Other assetsLn 15$531K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5121
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.0M$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K$60K
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$8.7M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.3M$1.3M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$194K$194K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$530K$376K$146K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.7M$2.6M$994K$56K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$143K$97K$44K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$553K$374K$169K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$323K$227K$90K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$86K$86K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$48K$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.6M$1.0M$530K$40K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$155K$85K$66K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$268K$138K$124K$7K
TravelLn 17$384K$244K$132K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$20K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.8M$3.7M$121K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.2M$10.5M$2.5M$146K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $8.2M$13.2M−$4.9M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.7M$12.7M$1.9M$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.9M$10.0M$877K$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.8M$8.4M$1.4M$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.9M$7.1M$873K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.8M$6.5M$1.3M$3.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $8,234,642 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,240,383$7,619,834
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $310,373$507,511
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $107,037$107,297
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,657,793$8,234,642
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,942,862$1,523,394
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,764,186$5,229,838
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,011,517$6,417,524
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,718,565$13,170,756
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,939,228−$4,936,114
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $8,234,642 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,901,891
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$717,943
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,619,834
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $507,511$507,511
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $107,297$107,297
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $507,511 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $107,297$8,234,642
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,170,756 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,329,652$1,329,652
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $193,742$193,742
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $375,737 · Management $146,151 · Fundraising $8,291$530,179
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,630,981 · Management $993,532 · Fundraising $56,362$3,680,875
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $97,044 · Management $43,855 · Fundraising $2,488$143,387
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $374,176 · Management $169,093 · Fundraising $9,592$552,861
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $227,434 · Management $89,996 · Fundraising $5,106$322,536
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,647$9,647
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $85,538$85,538
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $48,000$48,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,015,285 · Management $530,342 · Fundraising $40,000$1,585,627
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,854$15,854
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $85,456 · Management $66,165 · Fundraising $3,753$155,374
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $137,666 · Management $123,787 · Fundraising $7,022$268,475
IX-17 TravelPrograms $243,829 · Management $132,465 · Fundraising $7,515$383,809
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,677$5,677
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,783 · Management $6,595$26,378
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,685,789 · Management $121,090 · Fundraising $5,490$3,812,369
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $20,776$20,776
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,480,428 · Management $2,544,709 · Fundraising $145,619$13,170,756
Part X · Balance sheet $4,933,034 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $933,233$1,151,946
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,096,652$2,019,325
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,437,387$866,728
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $192,323$169,451
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $155,313$134,622
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $33,773$59,896
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $726,686$531,066
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,575,367$4,933,034
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $961,575$423,954
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $126,073$109,750
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,787,736$635,461
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,875,384$1,169,165
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,704,406$2,925,665
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,995,577$838,204
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,699,983$3,763,869
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,575,367$4,933,034
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,763,869 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,234,642
XI-2 Total expenses$13,170,756
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,936,114
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,699,983
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,763,869

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