Deutsche Sprachschule Bloomfield INC

Tax-deductible

Rochester Hills, MI501(c)(3)EducationEIN 38-3487588Revenue $523K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdsb-usa.org145 S Livernois Rd Suite 251, 48307-1837 · Rochester Hills, MITax-exempt since Feb 2000School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Teaching german language and culture to children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K 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 $41K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 53% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $166
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$523K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$553K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$621K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$523K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$616K
FY2021$540K
FY2022$545K
FY2023$441K
FY2024$508K
FY2025$523K
Expenses
$553K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$574K
FY2021$436K
FY2022$456K
FY2023$440K
FY2024$471K
FY2025$553K
Net assets
$621K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$420K
FY2021$524K
FY2022$614K
FY2023$614K
FY2024$651K
FY2025$621K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2000.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $528K Management & general 4% · $24K

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; $71K 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
Principal
$61,396Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Person
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A

Sabine Greiss’s $61K as Principal is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sabine Greiss$61,396$59,195$56,540$57,544$58,302$51,979
Uschi Golden——$2,500$2,550$2,650$2,650
Sandra Brand$2,500$2,500$2,500———
Birgitta Brandenburg$2,500—————
Kerstin Foelting$2,500—————
Tanja Ryan$2,500$2,500$2,500$2,500$2,500$2,500
Brigitta Brandenburg—$2,500$2,500———
Julia Salman—$2,500$2,500$2,500$2,500$2,500

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches German language and culture to children.

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1 program · $528K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Children of both german and american parents are taught the german language and culture. The programs lead to the building of a stronger german-american future

$528Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$166

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$523K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$457K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$553K
Ln 25
Programscol B$528K
Managementcol C$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$621K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$671K
Total assetsLn 16$674K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39K
Government grantsLn 1e$33K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$457K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Total revenueLn 12$523K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$659K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$671K
Total assetsLn 16$674K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$621K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$733K$671K
Total assetsLn 16$736K$674K
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K$53K
Net assetsLn 32$651K$621K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$71K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$309K$309K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$29K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$898$898
Office expensesLn 13$11K$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$51K$51K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$553K$528K$24K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $523K$553K−$30K$621K 990 PDF
FY2024 $508K$471K$36K$651K 990 PDF
FY2023 $441K$440K$645$614K 990 PDF
FY2022 $545K$456K$89K$614K 990 PDF
FY2021 $540K$436K$104K$524K 990 PDF
FY2020 $616K$574K$42K$420K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $522,838 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $65,196$38,653
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $419,457$456,969
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,283$27,216
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,638$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $507,574$522,838
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $371,070$409,604
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $100,088$143,357
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $471,158$552,961
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,416−$30,123
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $522,838 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$33,330
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,323
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$38,653
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $456,969$456,969
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27,216$27,216
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $456,969 · Excluded from tax $27,216$522,838
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $552,961 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,396$71,396
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $308,932$308,932
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,276$29,276
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,492$2,492
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,280$2,280
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $898$898
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,737 · Management $5,741$11,478
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,063 · Management $2,064$4,127
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,562$50,562
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,509$5,509
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,948 · Management $8,949$17,897
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,978$36,978
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,581 · Management $2,055$9,636
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $528,482 · Management $24,479 · Fundraising $0$552,961
Part X · Balance sheet $673,567 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,374$12,249
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $724,847$659,063
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,733$2,255
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $735,954$673,567
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,600$3,600
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $81,701$49,437
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $85,301$53,037
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $650,653$620,530
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $650,653$620,530
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $735,954$673,567
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $620,530 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$522,838
XI-2 Total expenses$552,961
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$30,123
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$650,653
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$620,530

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

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