Arise Detroit

Tax-deductible

Detroit, MI501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 41-2236779Revenue $82K in FY2024

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To inspire a community of active engagement, personal responsibility and hope by connecting people to opportunities and resources to transform the quality of life for all Detroiters.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 2 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
Download 990
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $41K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 94% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $142K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$82K
+56% vs prior year
Spent
$249K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$139K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$82K
FY2024▲ +56%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$525K
FY2023$53K
FY2024$82K
Expenses
$249K
FY2024▲ +16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$209K
FY2021$249K
FY2022$210K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$249K
Net assets
$139K
FY2024▼ -54%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$154K
FY2022$469K
FY2023$306K
FY2024$139K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2008.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $157K Management & general 37% · $92K

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; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$78,700Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Luther Keith’s $79K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 168 <$100K 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Luther Keith$78,700$75,358$78,630$79,360$73,520

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

Connects Detroiters to opportunities and resources, fostering engagement and hope for better lives.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $157K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To inspire a community of active engagement, personal responsibility and hope by connecting people to opportunities and resources to transform the quality of life for all Detroiters.

$157Kprogram 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 3 funders$142K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$82K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76
Money outPt IX
$249K
Ln 25
Programscol B$157K
Managementcol C$92K
Owns and owesPt X
$139K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K
Total assetsLn 16$161K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
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$77K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76
Total revenueLn 12$82K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$138K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$138K
Other assetsLn 15$22K
Total assetsLn 16$161K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$139K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$171K$138K
Total assetsLn 16$328K$161K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$306K$139K
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$79K$42K$37K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$49K$26K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$29K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$221
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$13K$8K$5K
TravelLn 17$705$705
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$851
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$35K$906
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$249K$157K$92K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $82K$249K−$167K$139K 990 PDF
FY2023 $53K$215K−$162K$306K 990 PDF
FY2022 $525K$210K$315K$469K 990 PDF
FY2021 $169K$249K−$80K$154K 990 PDF
FY2020 $97K$209K−$112K$234K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $82,190 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $46,498$76,823
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,163$5,291
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$76
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $52,661$82,190
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $123,333$137,355
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $91,787$111,618
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $215,120$248,973
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$162,459−$166,783
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $82,190 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$76,823
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$19,800
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$76,823
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,291$5,291
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $76$76
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,367$82,190
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $248,973 across 30 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 staffPrograms $41,884 · Management $36,816$78,700
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,936 · Management $22,799$48,735
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,432 · Management $1,488$9,920
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,268$17,268
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $28,945 · Management $4,979$33,924
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,350 · Management $221$5,571
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,666 · Management $5,043$12,709
IX-17 TravelPrograms $705$705
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,274 · Management $851$4,125
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,956 · Management $906$35,862
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,454$1,454
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $157,148 · Management $91,825 · Fundraising $0$248,973
Part X · Balance sheet $160,751 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $170,643$137,760
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,100
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,891$21,891
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $327,534$160,751
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $535$535
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,791$20,791
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,326$21,326
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $160,136$139,425
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $306,208$139,425
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $327,534$160,751
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $139,425 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$82,190
XI-2 Total expenses$248,973
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$166,783
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$306,208
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$139,425

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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