Secure philanthropic funds that are critical in our ability to deliver a variety of quality programs and services to the community as well as raise funds and awareness for the preservation of the Community House and its historic building.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 6 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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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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $501K a year · 77% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$269K
×12 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 1200% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$181K
-64% vs prior year
Spent
$461K
To programs
57%
Net assets
−$244K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$181K
FY2025▼ -64%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$860K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$735K
FY2023$570K
FY2024$509K
FY2025$181K
Expenses
$461K
FY2025▼ -76%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$976K
FY2021$960K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$461K
Net assets
−$244K
FY2025▼ -368%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$91K
FY2025−$244K

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 Aug 2017.

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

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $261K Fundraising 43% · $199K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $55K 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
Executive Vice President
$55,169Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO - July Through Dec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Smude’s $55K as Executive Vice President is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M 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.

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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

Funds and supports programs and services at the Community House.

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1 program · $261K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Secure philanthropic funds that are critical in our ability to deliver a variety of quality programs and services to the community as well as raise funds and awareness for the preservation of the Community House and its historic building.

$261Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Corewell HealthFY2023$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $3.8M · 2019–2024
The Community House AssociationMI · FY2023$1,338,150

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$181K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$116K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$461K
Ln 25
Programscol B$261K
Fundraisingcol D$199K
Owns and owesPt X
−$244K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$116K
Total revenueLn 12$181K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2K
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K
Net assetsLn 32−$244K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$162K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$245K$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K$269K
Net assetsLn 32$91K−$244K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$261K$261K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$151K$0$151K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$702$702
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$461K$261K$0$199K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $181K$461K−$280K−$244K 990 PDF
FY2024 $509K$2.0M−$1.4M$91K 990 PDF
FY2023 $570K$1.4M−$791K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $735K$1.2M−$461K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$960K$91K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $860K$976K−$117K$2.7M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $181,176 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $342,753$63,328
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,241$1,556
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $139,427$116,292
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $509,421$181,176
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,338,150$261,315
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $413,847$160,822
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $206,464$38,544
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,958,461$460,681
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,449,040−$279,505
Part VI · Governance 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $181,176 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$63,328
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,556$1,556
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $116,292$116,292
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $117,848$181,176
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $460,681 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $261,315$261,315
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Fundraising $150,538$150,538
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsFundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsFundraising $2,625$2,625
IX-10 Payroll taxesFundraising $7,659$7,659
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $7,213$7,213
IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $702$702
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $6,325$6,325
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $1,476$1,476
IX-23 InsuranceFundraising $1,145$1,145
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $21,683$21,683
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $261,315 · Management $0 · Fundraising $199,366$460,681
Part X · Balance sheet $25,060 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,601$12,998
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $43,500$10,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $162,222$2,062
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $244,796$25,060
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $153,788$269,208
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $153,788$269,208
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $91,008−$244,148
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $91,008−$244,148
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $244,796$25,060
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$244,148 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$181,176
XI-2 Total expenses$460,681
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$279,505
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$91,008
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$188,497
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$244,148

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

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