To preserve the legacy of Marygrove college through the advancement of integrated p-20 educational opportunities for low-income children and families, particularly within the livernois and mcnichols corridors of detroit, michigan.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$579K 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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FY2020 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.0M a year · 31% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$579K
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
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $3.3M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31.4M
78% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 78% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.6M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$4.8M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$8.8M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$6.6M
FY2020▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$7.2M
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$9.0M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$9.8M
FY2024$21.0M
Expenses
$4.8M
FY2020▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$3.6M
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$9.2M
FY2024$9.4M
Net assets
$8.8M
FY2020▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$6.9M
FY2020$8.8M
FY2021$11.7M
FY2022$9.3M
FY2023$13.7M
FY2024$25.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2018.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $3.6M Management & general 20% · $968K Fundraising 4% · $215K

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; $579K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$395,462Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$184,002Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tom Lewand’s $440K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tom Lewand$439,739$429,510$412,923$398,565$395,462
Racheal Allen——$150,462$198,770$184,002
Roberta Walker$158,233$148,755———

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advances integrated P-20 education for low-income children and families in Detroit.

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1 program · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Operation of property held as part of marygrove college legacy

$3.6Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$3.3M
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $14K · 2020–2020

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$4.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.6M
Managementcol C$968K
Fundraisingcol D$215K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.0M
Total assetsLn 16$40.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$6.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8.5M
SavingsLn 2$528K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30.7M
Total assetsLn 16$40.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31.4M
Net assetsLn 32$8.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$9.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.6M$30.7M
Total assetsLn 16$13.4M$40.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.6M$31.4M
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M$8.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$14K$14K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$579K$232K$290K$58K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$5K$7K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$12K$15K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$454K$182K$227K$45K
Legal feesLn 11b$223K$89K$111K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$100K$40K$50K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$475K$190K$237K$47K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$29K$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$428K$428K
InterestLn 20$418K$418K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$390K$390K
InsuranceLn 23$321K$272K$26K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M
All other expensesLn 24e$145K$145K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.8M$3.6M$968K$215K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $21.0M$9.4M$11.5M$25.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.8M$9.2M$599K$13.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.6M$7.0M−$2.4M$9.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.0M$6.1M$2.9M$11.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $6.6M$4.8M$1.8M$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2019 $7.2M$3.6M$3.7M$6.9M 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 $7,859,791 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,491,539$6,889,591
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $574$1,722
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $574,526$968,478
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,066,639$7,859,791
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$14,216
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$622,730
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,833,526$4,114,059
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,833,526$4,751,005
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,233,113$3,108,786
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,859,791 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $172,790 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,889,591
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,889,591
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,722$1,722
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $795,688$795,688
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $968,478 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,722$7,859,791
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,751,005 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $14,216$14,216
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $231,551 · Management $289,927 · Fundraising $57,986$579,464
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,222 · Management $6,527 · Fundraising $1,305$13,054
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,085 · Management $15,106 · Fundraising $3,021$30,212
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $181,522 · Management $226,902 · Fundraising $45,380$453,804
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $89,090 · Management $111,363 · Fundraising $22,273$222,726
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $39,920 · Management $49,900 · Fundraising $9,980$99,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $189,810 · Management $237,262 · Fundraising $47,452$474,524
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,905$10,905
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,391 · Management $5,094 · Fundraising $4,703$39,188
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $428,448$428,448
IX-20 InterestPrograms $418,316$418,316
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $390,339$390,339
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $272,479 · Management $25,645 · Fundraising $22,439$320,563
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,110,605$1,110,605
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $144,841$144,841
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,568,740 · Management $967,726 · Fundraising $214,539$4,751,005
Part X · Balance sheet $40,280,266 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $119,634$8,519,751
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,224,698$528,094
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $334,436$309,793
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $117,914$118,888
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,595,365$30,739,835
X-14 Intangible assets$63,905
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,392,047$40,280,266
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,090,917$3,368,907
X-19 Deferred revenue$12,540
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,350$2,350
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,583,735$31,363,168
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,773,312$6,428,254
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $35,000$2,488,844
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,808,312$8,917,098
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,392,047$40,280,266
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,917,098 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,859,791
XI-2 Total expenses$4,751,005
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,108,786
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,808,312
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,917,098

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