Detroit Progress Fund

Detroit, MIUnknown exempt organizationEIN 46-4795309Revenue $532K in FY2024

On file with the IRSdetroitprogressfund.comPo Box 32183 · Detroit, MI

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To promote the city of detroit's turnaround and for such other social welfare purposes as allowed by law.

85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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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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 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$532K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$511K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$23K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$532K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$204K
FY2022$197K
FY2023$469K
FY2024$532K
Expenses
$511K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$112K
FY2022$254K
FY2023$541K
FY2024$511K
Net assets
$23K
FY2024▲ +692%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$131K
FY2022$74K
FY2023$3K
FY2024$23K

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $434K Management & general 11% · $57K Fundraising 4% · $20K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Promotes Detroit's turnaround and social welfare.

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1 program · $434K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In support of detroit's turnaround, detroit progress fund assists the office of the mayor with expenditures necessary to conduct business for the city, but for which there are no funds available in the city budget. Each disbursement is reviewed and approved by its board for consistancy with its policies.

$434Kprogram 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$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$532K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$532K
Money outPt IX
$511K
Ln 25
Programscol B$434K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$23K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$532K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$532K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$23K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K$23K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$5K$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$0
Net assetsLn 32$3K$23K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$20K$20K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$201K$188K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$33K$33K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$51K$51K
InterestLn 20$552$552
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$163K$158K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$141$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$511K$434K$57K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $532K$511K$20K$23K 990 PDF
FY2023 $469K$541K−$71K$3K 990 PDF
FY2022 $197K$254K−$57K$74K 990 PDF
FY2021 $204K$112K$92K$131K 990 PDF
FY2020 $108K$39K 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 $531,895 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $469,381$531,895
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $469,381$531,895
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$4,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$20,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $540,877$487,492
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $540,877$511,492
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$71,496$20,403
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $531,895 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$531,895
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$531,895
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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 revenue$531,895
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $511,492 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,000$4,000
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$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,817$7,817
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,898$17,898
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $20,000$20,000
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $188,029 · Management $13,200$201,229
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,783$4,783
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,289$1,289
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,545$32,545
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $51,416$51,416
IX-20 InterestManagement $552$552
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $158,268 · Management $5,000$163,268
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $141 · Management $6,554$6,695
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $434,399 · Management $57,093 · Fundraising $20,000$511,492
Part X · Balance sheet $23,371 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,236$23,371
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,236$23,371
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,285$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,951$23,371
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,951$23,371
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,236$23,371
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,371 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$531,895
XI-2 Total expenses$511,492
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,403
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,951
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$17
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,371

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