Credit Union Advantage FY2020 filing

Southfield, MIUnknown exempt organization EIN 38-2344084Revenue $1.3M in FY2020Latest return filed Apr 16, 2025

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$254K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $31K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$254K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
57 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $16.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 56.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$26.8M
87% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 87% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$4.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$4.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $254K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$253,986Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Janice Zuchowicz$159,469$160,167$152,075$131,040$253,986

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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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The Credit Union provides several deposit account types to members including savings, checking, certificates and other. The total number of current members at 12/31/2020 was 2,439.

Pt IX · col B
02

The Credit Union provides a variety of loans to members including real estate, credit card, vehicle and other. The total number of loans outstanding at 12/31/2020 was 1,083.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$984K
Investment incomeLn 3$323K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$4.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.0M
Total assetsLn 16$30.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$984K
Investment incomeLn 3$323K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.8M
SavingsLn 2$3.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.0M
Accounts receivableLn 4$18K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$7.7M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$90K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16.5M
Other assetsLn 15$516K
Total assetsLn 16$30.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26.8M
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M$6.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.9M$16.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$89K$72K
Total assetsLn 16$27.7M$30.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.0M$26.8M
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M$4.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$159K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$217K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$46K
Office expensesLn 13$212K
Information technologyLn 14$104K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$70K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K
InterestLn 20$62K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K
InsuranceLn 23$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$264K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 16, 2025 $1.3M$1.4M−$99K$0 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 16, 2024 $1.3M$1.4M−$183K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $1.4M$1.3M$90K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 26, 2022 $1.3M$1.3M−$236$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 7, 2021 $1.3M$1.3M$37K$4.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,307,240 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,138,998$984,318
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $421,588$322,922
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,560,586$1,307,240
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $471,406$403,148
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $867,662$866,962
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,339,068$1,270,110
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $221,518$37,130
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,307,240 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $962,824 · Unrelated business $21,494$984,318
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $322,922$322,922
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,285,746 · Unrelated business $21,494$1,307,240
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,270,110 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$158,872
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$217,151
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$2,051
IX-9 Other employee benefits$23,445
IX-10 Payroll taxes$1,629
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$5,247
IX-11c Accounting fees$13,196
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$37,124
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$45,832
IX-13 Office expenses$212,063
IX-14 Information technology$103,608
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$69,840
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$4,923
IX-20 Interest$61,797
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$17,228
IX-23 Insurance$19,459
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$263,699
IX-24e All other expenses$12,946
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,270,110
Part X · Balance sheet $30,837,261 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $801,990$2,766,603
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,433,431$3,226,903
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,879$18,067
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $8,327,727$7,669,491
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $86,911$90,432
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $88,609$72,071
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $13,712,978$15,832,817
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $188,900$645,255
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,046,715$515,622
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,703,140$30,837,261
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $422,816$410,026
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,558,343$26,353,653
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,981,159$26,763,679
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $3,721,981$4,073,582
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,721,981$4,073,582
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,703,140$30,837,261
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,073,582 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,307,240
XI-2 Total expenses$1,270,110
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,130
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,721,981
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$314,471
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,073,582

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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