Credit Unions Chartered in the State of Michigan Sovita Credit Union

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Flint, MIMutual-benefit / member-servingSince 1934Mutual / membership EIN 38-0546210Revenue $24.5M in FY2025Latest return filed Aug 1, 2026

On file with the IRSsovitacu.orgFlint, MITax-exempt since Oct 1956

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To become the primary financial services provider for our members through our continual effort to exemplify courteous, reliable, comprehensive and prompt services that are competitive with the market and correspond to the needs of our members.

Run by 7 volunteers and 96 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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 $3.8M a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
59 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $327.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 58.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$488.2M
85% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 85% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24.5M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$18.9M
Net assets
$87.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$24.5M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.8M
FY2021$11.6M
FY2022$13.9M
FY2023$18.3M
FY2024$21.3M
FY2025$24.5M
Expenses
$18.9M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.8M
FY2021$10.1M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$12.8M
FY2024$16.7M
FY2025$18.9M
Net assets
$87.6M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$74.2M
FY2021$70.9M
FY2022$52.0M
FY2023$63.6M
FY2024$73.7M
FY2025$87.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1956.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$353,878Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Finance
$183,150Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Lending
$176,812Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Mem Serv
$176,603Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Marketing
$115,027Pt VII · Sec A
IT Coordinator
$111,039Pt VII · Sec A
COO/Board Secretary
$26,460Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patrick White$353,878$495,059$318,240$308,303$267,644$281,772
Daniel Fondren$183,150$176,197$165,940$160,497$138,409$136,934
Michael Furst$176,812$168,840$162,220$156,822$117,000—
Jill Kruyer$176,603$167,833$161,044$154,570$134,942$132,182
Jennifer Shew$115,027$102,509————
John Malone$111,039—————
Jamie Tovarez—————$103,277
Patrick Hagedorn$26,460$19,759$24,082$30,361$39,378$65,739

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

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Share Drafts and Money Market Accounts

$250,083,587

Pt IX · col B
02

Share and Ira Certificates

$104,351,574

Pt IX · col B
03

Share Accounts

$131,507,605

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 28 grants · $282K · 2020–2025
Hurley FoundationMI · FY2025$15,000
McLaren Flint FoundationMI · FY2025$7,000
Hurley FoundationMI · FY2024$10,500
United Cancer AllianceMI · FY2024$6,500
McLaren FlintMI · FY2024$6,500
Flint Firebirds FoundationFL · FY2024$6,000
LeaderfundMI · FY2023$10,000
McLaren FlintMI · FY2023$9,000
Hurley FoundationMI · FY2023$7,673
McLaren FlintMI · FY2022$13,296
See all 28 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.5M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$13.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$18.9M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$87.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92.8M
Total assetsLn 16$575.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$488.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$13.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$24.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$91.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$92.8M
Accounts receivableLn 4$1.6M
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$136.5M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$710K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$327.0M
Other assetsLn 15$12.9M
Total assetsLn 16$575.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$488.2M
Net assetsLn 32$87.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 596
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$76.3M$92.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$298.4M$327.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.6M$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$529.4M$575.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$455.7M$488.2M
Net assetsLn 32$73.7M$87.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$106K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$255K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$685K
Payroll taxesLn 10$327K
Legal feesLn 11b$62K
Accounting feesLn 11c$113K
Investment management feesLn 11f$96K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$477K
Office expensesLn 13$662K
Information technologyLn 14$1.4M
OccupancyLn 16$487K
TravelLn 17$22K
InterestLn 20$7.2M
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$424K
InsuranceLn 23$114K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M
All other expensesLn 24e$443K
Total functional expensesLn 25$18.9M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 1, 2026 $24.5M$18.9M$5.6M$87.6M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 3, 2025 $21.3M$16.7M$4.6M$73.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 22, 2024 $18.3M$12.8M$5.5M$63.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 30, 2023 $13.9M$10.4M$3.5M$52.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 28, 2022 $11.6M$10.1M$1.5M$70.9M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2021 $12.8M$10.8M$1.9M$74.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $24,546,876 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,070,922$10,802,252
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,222,415$13,729,083
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,854$15,541
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $21,313,191$24,546,876
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $112,855$105,535
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,289,736$5,630,621
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,316,275$13,197,925
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,718,866$18,934,081
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,594,325$5,612,795
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $24,546,876 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,802,252$10,802,252
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $13,729,083$13,729,083
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $15,541$15,541
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,531,335 · Unrelated business $15,541 · Excluded from tax $0$24,546,876
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,934,081 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$105,535
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$1,129,866
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$3,233,681
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$255,231
IX-9 Other employee benefits$685,069
IX-10 Payroll taxes$326,774
IX-11b Legal fees$61,968
IX-11c Accounting fees$113,124
IX-11f Investment management fees$96,250
IX-11g Other fees for services$34,645
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$476,740
IX-13 Office expenses$661,702
IX-14 Information technology$1,373,469
IX-16 Occupancy$487,147
IX-17 Travel$21,616
IX-20 Interest$7,151,515
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$19,066
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$423,799
IX-23 Insurance$113,750
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$1,720,212
IX-24e All other expenses$442,922
IX-25 Total functional expenses$18,934,081
Part X · Balance sheet $575,856,918 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,267,862$1,270,723
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $75,033,464$91,567,902
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $682,646$1,558,684
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $137,101,578$136,475,211
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $679,070$709,663
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,644,437$4,318,274
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $279,850,787$308,221,477
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $18,587,559$18,793,241
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,528,856$12,941,743
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $529,376,259$575,856,918
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,084,861$2,304,147
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $453,626,276$485,942,766
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $455,711,137$488,246,913
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $73,665,122$87,610,005
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $73,665,122$87,610,005
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $529,376,259$575,856,918
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $87,610,005 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,546,876
XI-2 Total expenses$18,934,081
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,612,795
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$73,665,122
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,923,865
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$408,223
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$87,610,005

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

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