Three Pillars Anew

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Detroit, MI501(c)(4)Since 2020EducationEIN 85-1249057Revenue $26.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRS19900 McIntyre St, 48219-1263 · Detroit, MITax-exempt since Nov 2025

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To provide quality educational, operational, financial and management services to public school academies and other institutions.

501(c)(4) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$730K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$730K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 78% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$6.3M
93% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 93% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$26.2M
Spent
$25.8M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$499K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2022-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2025.

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% · $21.9M Management & general 15% · $3.9M

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

10 people listed on the 990; $730K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$164,420Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strategy Officer
$163,211Pt VII · Sec A
Development Officer
$138,454Pt VII · Sec A
Community Development Director
$132,173Pt VII · Sec A
$132,071Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anrius Anuzis’s $164K as President is at the 22nd 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.

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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

Three Pillars Anew is a membership association based in Detroit, MI, formed in 2020.

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1 program · $21.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Three pillars provides comprehensive operational servicesto charter schools operating in the metro detroit area. Theseactivities allow these charter schools to maximize their effectivenessin providing a quality education to all students at the lowest possiblecost.

$21.9Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$26.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$16
Money outPt IX
$25.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$21.9M
Managementcol C$3.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$499K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$16
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$26.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M
Net assetsLn 32$499K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5363
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$9.2M$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.1M$6.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$499K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.9M$1.9M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17.4M$17.3M$108K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.5M$2.3M$239K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.6M$1.4M$165K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$1K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$111K$103K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$310K$213K$97K
TravelLn 17$17K$17K
InterestLn 20$235K$235K
InsuranceLn 23$67K$67K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$312K$757K
All other expensesLn 24e$487K$239K$248K
Total functional expensesLn 25$25.8M$21.9M$3.9M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $26.2M$25.8M$458K$499K 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 $26,240,962 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $521$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,997,291$26,239,264
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$16
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,682
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,997,812$26,240,962
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $24,511,859$23,461,203
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,286,684$2,321,339
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $28,798,543$25,782,542
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $199,269$458,420
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $26,240,962 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,239,264$26,239,264
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16$16
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,682$1,682
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,240,946 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16$26,240,962
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,782,542 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,902,771$1,902,771
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,336,149 · Management $107,890$17,444,039
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,265,862 · Management $238,666$2,504,528
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,444,763 · Management $165,102$1,609,865
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,057 · Management $24,445$25,502
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $103,034 · Management $7,922$110,956
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $212,878 · Management $97,103$309,981
IX-17 TravelManagement $16,661$16,661
IX-20 InterestManagement $234,845$234,845
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $67,409$67,409
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $312,292 · Management $756,623$1,068,915
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $239,419 · Management $247,651$487,070
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $21,915,454 · Management $3,867,088 · Fundraising $0$25,782,542
Part X · Balance sheet $6,830,156 assets, 11 lines filed
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,046,577$6,827,202
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,954
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,000$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,156,772$6,830,156
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,189,975$2,795,118
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $800,000$800,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,121,121$6,330,984
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,035,651$499,172
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,035,651$499,172
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,156,772$6,830,156
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $499,172 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$26,240,962
XI-2 Total expenses$25,782,542
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$458,420
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,035,651
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,994,899
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$499,172

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

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