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Grosse Pointe Public Safety Foundation

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Grosse Pt Frm, MI501(c)(3)Public Safety & Disaster EIN 92-3987887Revenue $502K in FY2024

On file with the IRSgppsf.org121 Kercheval Ave, 48236-3618 · Grosse Pt Frm, MITax-exempt since Sep 2023Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To support and encourage educational, charitable, and community projects that promote the economic, social, and Public welfare of the five Grosse pointes and harper woods, its communities, citizens, and visitors, and to enhance the capabilities of the Public Safety departments by ensuring the provision and training of first class, cutting edge law enforcement and security technology.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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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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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $75K a year · 17% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$41K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 67% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$502K
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$407K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$151K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$502K
FY2024▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$367K
FY2024$502K
Expenses
$407K
FY2024▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$311K
FY2024$407K
Net assets
$151K
FY2024▲ +169%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$56K
FY2024$151K

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 ruling in Sep 2023.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $356K Management & general 13% · $51K

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; $41K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Daniel Jensen
Executive Di
$41,059Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sean Cotton
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fred Minturn
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Jensen’s $41K as Executive Di is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 826 $100K–1M public safety & disaster 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
Daniel Jensen$41,059$17,179

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds local projects and enhances public safety technology for community well-being.

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1 program · $356K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To enhance the capabilities of the public safety department of each of the five grosse pointes and harper woods by ensuring the provision of first- class, cutting-edge law enforcement and security technology and training with the goal of providing the highest standard of public safety achievable.

$356Kprogram 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
Ruby McCcoy FoundationFY2023$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $597K · 2023–2024
Grosse Pointe Public School SystemFY2024$120,472
City of Grosse Pointe ParkFY2024$57,295
Village of Grosse Pointe ShoresFY2024$52,035
City of Grosse Pointe WoodsFY2024$45,845
City of Harper WoodsFY2024$40,345
City of Grosse Pointe FarmsFY2024$40,345
Grosse Pointe Public School SystemFY2023$241,022

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$502K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$502K
Money outPt IX
$407K
Ln 25
Programscol B$356K
Managementcol C$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$151K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$156K
Total assetsLn 16$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$502K
Total revenueLn 12$502K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$156K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$156K
Total assetsLn 16$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$151K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K$156K
Total assetsLn 16$57K$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$907$5K
Net assetsLn 32$56K$151K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$356K$356K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$40K$40K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$990$990
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$976$976
Total functional expensesLn 25$407K$356K$51K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $502K$407K$95K$151K 990 PDF
FY2023 $367K$311K$56K$56K 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
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Part I · Summary $502,022 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $366,600$502,022
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $366,600$502,022
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $241,022$356,337
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $17,179$40,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,438$10,907
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $310,639$407,244
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,961$94,778
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $502,022 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$502,022
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$502,022
VIII-12 Total revenue$502,022
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $407,244 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $356,337$356,337
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $40,000$40,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,123$1,123
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $990$990
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,673$1,673
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,145$1,145
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $976$976
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $356,337 · Management $50,907 · Fundraising $0$407,244
Part X · Balance sheet $155,739 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,868$155,739
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $56,868$155,739
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $907$5,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $907$5,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $55,961$150,739
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $55,961$150,739
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $56,868$155,739
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $150,739 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$502,022
XI-2 Total expenses$407,244
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,778
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$55,961
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$150,739

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

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