Live6 Allianc e was founded for the purposes of combating community deterioration and blight, enhancing quality of life and encouraging economic development in the area of the City of Detroit

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$163K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 5% 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
50%
of spending
Concern: 50% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$163K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $272K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$291K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% 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
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Revenue
$1.8M
+112% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
50%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2023▲ +112%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$866K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Revoked May 2018, reinstated. IRS ruling Oct 2018, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2018.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $678K Management & general 44% · $605K Fundraising 6% · $85K

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; $163K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$162,699Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cailtin Murphy’s $156K as Executive Director is at the 49th 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Cailtin Murphy$155,769$162,699

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

Combats blight, enhances quality of life, and encourages economic development in Detroit.

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1 program · $678K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Live6 Alliance has been focused on fostering relationships with community stakeholders. Community engagement crosscuts all the work Live6 Alliance and is integral to all of the organizations objectivies.

$678Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$272K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$678K
Managementcol C$605K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$268K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$291K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$268K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$268K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$687K
Other assetsLn 15$28K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$291K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$525K$268K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$710K$687K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$198K$291K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.6M
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$67K$30K$31K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$5K$5K$564
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$30K$9K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$699$19K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$68K$38K$30K
TravelLn 17$25K$15K$10K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$24K$11K$14K
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$50K$50K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$344$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$570K$410K$78K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$678K$605K$85K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.5M−$280K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.8M$1.4M$465K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $866K$1.0M−$139K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.1M$229K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.2M$29K$1.0M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,832,533 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $865,850$1,830,633
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$1,900
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $865,850$1,832,533
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $31,215$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$77,328
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $973,297$1,290,205
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,004,512$1,367,533
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$138,662$465,000
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $1,832,533 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,830,633
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,830,633
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $1,900$1,900
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1,900$1,832,533
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,367,533 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,957 · Management $30,872 · Fundraising $6,538$67,367
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,722 · Management $4,675 · Fundraising $564$9,961
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,978 · Management $20,949$29,927
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $699 · Management $18,530$19,229
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,083 · Management $29,717$67,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,757 · Management $10,168$24,925
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,557 · Management $13,512$24,069
IX-20 InterestManagement $8,875$8,875
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $50,412$50,412
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $344 · Management $6,534$6,878
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $569,529 · Management $410,415 · Fundraising $78,146$1,058,090
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $677,626 · Management $604,659 · Fundraising $85,248$1,367,533
Part X · Balance sheet $1,867,698 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $524,701$267,664
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $68,000$875,700
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$9,083
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $710,094$687,477
X-15 Other assets$27,774
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,302,795$1,867,698
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$71,898
X-25 Other liabilities$27,774
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $197,898$291,202
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,104,897$501,500
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$1,074,996
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,104,897$1,576,496
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,302,795$1,867,698
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,576,496 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,832,533
XI-2 Total expenses$1,367,533
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$465,000
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,104,897
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$6,599
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,576,496

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