The mission of the Empowerment Zone Coalition is to raise public awareness and mobilize communities to improve the quality of life for Detroit residents through education, health promotion, wellness, and the prevention of substance abuse disorders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 12 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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FY2024 · 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $58K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$92K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+68% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$202K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +68%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$480K
FY2021$492K
FY2022$578K
FY2023$653K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +65%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$430K
FY2021$457K
FY2022$525K
FY2023$626K
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$202K
FY2024▲ +49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$55K
FY2022$108K
FY2023$136K
FY2024$202K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1998.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $1.0M Management & general 0% · $5K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Directorceo
$115,225Pt VII · Sec A
Board Financial Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Doreen Turk-White’s $115K as Executive Directorceo is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021
Doreen Turk-White$115,225$104,983$84,959

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

Improves Detroit residents' lives through education, health, wellness, and substance abuse prevention.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The mission of the Empowerment Zone Coalition is to raise public awareness and mobilize communities to improve the quality of life for Detroit residents through education, health promotion, wellness, and the prevention of substance abuse disorders.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$58K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$202K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K
Total assetsLn 16$294K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$135K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$135K
Total assetsLn 16$294K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K
Net assetsLn 32$202K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 625
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K$135K
Total assetsLn 16$204K$294K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K$92K
Net assetsLn 32$136K$202K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$115K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$273K$273K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$450K$448K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$53K$52K$642
OccupancyLn 16$23K$23K
TravelLn 17$21K$20K$497
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$5K$584
InterestLn 20$88$88
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$13K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$854$854
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$1.0M$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.0M$67K$202K 990 PDF
FY2023 $653K$626K$28K$136K 990 PDF
FY2022 $578K$525K$53K$108K 990 PDF
FY2021 $492K$457K$35K$55K 990 PDF
FY2020 $480K$430K$50K$20K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,099,231 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $653,305$1,099,195
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$36
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $653,305$1,099,231
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $234,065$434,286
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $391,632$598,409
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $625,697$1,032,695
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $27,608$66,536
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $1,099,231 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,095,528
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,667
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,099,195
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $36$36
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,099,231
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,032,695 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $115,225$115,225
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $273,236$273,236
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,097$10,097
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,728$35,728
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $24,766$24,766
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $448,125 · Management $1,676$449,801
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $51,936 · Management $642$52,578
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,350$23,350
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,395 · Management $497$20,892
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,119 · Management $584$5,703
IX-20 InterestManagement $88$88
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,827$5,827
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,276 · Management $1,274$14,550
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $854$854
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,027,934 · Management $4,761 · Fundraising $0$1,032,695
Part X · Balance sheet $293,815 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,053$134,881
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $137,574$158,934
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $204,301$293,815
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $67,326$91,748
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $68,770$91,748
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $135,531$202,067
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $135,531$202,067
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $204,301$293,815
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $202,067 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,099,231
XI-2 Total expenses$1,032,695
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$66,536
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$135,531
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$202,067

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