To provide educational opportunities and life skills development for women and girls.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 171 volunteers and 23 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $105K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$116K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $412K
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$318K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$936K
FY2023$982K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$881K
FY2022$983K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 May 1996.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $933K Management & general 7% · $89K Fundraising 17% · $205K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $116K 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
$116,374Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President and Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Mals’s $116K as Executive Director is at the 43rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Mark Mals$116,374$108,244$97,150$26,587—
Heidi Raubenolt Resigned 2521———$13,091$90,342

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

Empowers women and girls through education and life skills training.

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2 programs · $933K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Thirteen women received their ged during PY24-25.MEP'S measurable skill gain (MSG) performance was 60.00% (abe levels 1-4). The statewide average and the federal negotiated target performance level of 42.6%.

$519Kprogram expense
02

Mercy education project provided remedial, curriculum-based, after-school tutoring in reading and math, college and career readiness programming (CCR), get-it technology club and seven summer camps to 85 minority girls in grades two through twelve from low-income households in detroit.

$414Kprogram expense

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

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Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$136K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$933K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$205K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$236K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$198K
Investment incomeLn 3$136K
Gains on assetsLn 7$14K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$103K
SavingsLn 2$34K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$138K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$104K
Other assetsLn 15$226K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6171
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$213K$138K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51K$104K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$381K$318K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$128K$116K$6K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$576K$399K$39K$137K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$8K$8K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$7K$7K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$38K$3K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$16K$613$912
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$68K$61K$4K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$2K$190$4K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$3K$1K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$32K$21K$1K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$119K$107K$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$396$91
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$12K$684$683
InsuranceLn 23$11K$8K$648$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$112K$105K$6K$782
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$20K$736$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$933K$89K$205K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.2M$205K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.2M$303K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $982K$1.0M−$62K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $936K$983K−$47K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$881K$128K$2.2M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,432,024 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,428,153$1,353,397
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $83,317$135,844
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$52,103−$57,217
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,459,367$1,432,024
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $791,210$799,806
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $364,822$427,341
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,156,032$1,227,147
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $303,335$204,877
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,432,024 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$197,958
VIII-1e Government grants$236,479
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$918,960
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,220
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,353,397
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $121,396$121,396
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$2,319 · Excluded from tax $16,767$14,448
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$57,217−$57,217
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$2,319 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $80,946$1,432,024
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,227,147 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $115,537 · Management $6,419 · Fundraising $6,419$128,375
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $399,307 · Management $39,395 · Fundraising $137,027$575,729
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,842 · Management $8,397 · Fundraising $2,657$18,896
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,687 · Management $6,775 · Fundraising $11,301$24,763
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,094 · Management $3,347 · Fundraising $10,602$52,043
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,425 · Management $613 · Fundraising $912$17,950
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,982$2,982
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,345 · Management $4,101 · Fundraising $2,984$68,430
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,281 · Management $190 · Fundraising $3,699$6,170
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,314 · Management $1,132 · Fundraising $4,446$8,892
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,369 · Management $1,174 · Fundraising $9,651$32,194
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $106,874 · Management $5,934 · Fundraising $6,109$118,917
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,219 · Management $396 · Fundraising $91$8,706
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,312 · Management $684 · Fundraising $683$13,679
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,204 · Management $648 · Fundraising $2,079$10,931
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $104,838 · Management $6,242 · Fundraising $782$111,862
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,952 · Management $736 · Fundraising $5,940$26,628
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $932,600 · Management $89,165 · Fundraising $205,382$1,227,147
Part X · Balance sheet $3,066,789 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $212,135$103,315
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $675$34,267
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $183,070$122,644
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,938$17,570
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $51,066$104,319
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,024,613$2,458,688
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $299,660$225,986
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,788,157$3,066,789
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $81,015$91,968
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $299,660$225,986
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $380,675$317,954
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,550,413$1,887,818
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $857,069$861,017
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,407,482$2,748,835
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,788,157$3,066,789
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,748,835 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,432,024
XI-2 Total expenses$1,227,147
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$204,877
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,407,482
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$136,476
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,748,835

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