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Develop Detroit Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Community Improvement, Capacity Building / Economic Development (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$5.82M (2023)

Expenses
$4.09M (2023)

Total Assets
$27.7M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$22M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2016 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,822,593
Expenses
$4,094,725
Net Income
$1,727,868
Net Assets
$5,780,487
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,698,856
63.5%
Program Services $1,153,631
19.8%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $801,046
13.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $92,482
1.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $76,578
1.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $529,276
12.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $744,343
18.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $27,747,131
Total Liabilities $21,966,644
Net Assets $5,780,487
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sonya Mays (President & Ceo) $273,349 $0 $44,834
Craig Willian (Chief Investment Officer) $194,851 $0 $37,470
Mark Meier (Chief Financial Officer) $174,257 $0 $36,836
Oren Brandvain (Director, Community Investment) $112,455 $0 $18,772
Kate Kohn Parrott (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jason Paulateer (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Will Smith (Treasurer (Left During 2024)) $0 $0 $0
Laura Grannemann (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Sherrie Farrell (Member) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Worden (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gwen Butler (Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Alberghini (Member) $0 $0 $0
Beverly Erickson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Robin Kinloch (Member) $0 $0 $0
Ron Stallworth (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sean Werdlow (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,044,261
Expenses
$3,865,351
Net Income
$1,178,910
Net Assets
$4,007,848
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,445,936
68.3%
Program Services $1,084,148
21.5%
Investment Income $77
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $438,546
8.7%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $75,554
1.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $539,362
14.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $896,972
23.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $25,652,440
Total Liabilities $21,644,592
Net Assets $4,007,848
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sonya Mays (President & Ceo) $295,477 $0 $35,028
Craig Wilian (Vice President Of Real Estate) $200,961 $0 $29,518
Mark Meier (Chief Financial Officer) $177,831 $0 $31,026
Oren Brandvain (Senior Project Manager) $110,000 $0 $13,938
Kate Kohn Parrott (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jason Paulateer (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Will Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Laura Grannemann (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Sherrie Farrell (Member) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Worden (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gwen Butler (Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Alberghini (Member) $0 $0 $0
Beverly Erickson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Robin Kinloch (Member) $0 $0 $0
Ron Stallworth (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sean Werdlow (Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Bledsoe (Member (Left During 2022)) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Archer Jr (Member (Left During 2022)) $0 $0 $0
Rich Haller (Member (Left During 2022)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,872,421
Expenses
$4,882,501
Net Income
-$10,080
Net Assets
$6,435,062
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,049,330
62.6%
Program Services $1,439,876
29.6%
Investment Income $813
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $194,728
4.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $187,674
3.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $474,260
9.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $867,643
17.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $25,520,597
Total Liabilities $19,085,535
Net Assets $6,435,062
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sonya Mays (President & Ceo) $247,500 $0 $36,836
Craig Willian (Vice President Of Real Est) $175,000 $0 $30,743
Mark Meier (Chief Financial Officer) $155,000 $0 $34,924
Sherrie Farrell (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Will Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Worden (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Bledsoe (Member) $0 $0 $0
Kate Kohn Parrott (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jason Paulateer (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Archer Jr (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gwen Butler (Member) $0 $0 $0
Rick Haller (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,642,414
Expenses
$4,473,842
Net Income
$3,168,572
Net Assets
$6,445,142
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,183,850
94.0%
Program Services $524,448
6.9%
Investment Income $190
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$162,613
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $96,539
1.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $387,833
8.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $795,799
17.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $24,758,650
Total Liabilities $18,313,508
Net Assets $6,445,142
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sonya Mays (President & Ceo) $228,798 $0 $38,221
Craig Willian (Vice President Of Real Estate) $130,540 $0 $23,222
Sean White (Director Of Fund Development) $100,507 $0 $17,015
Mark Meier (Chief Financial Officer) $98,239 $0 $22,555
Thomas Bledsoe (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sherrie Farrell (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kate Kohn Parrott (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jason Paulateer (Member) $0 $0 $0
Will Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dan Varner (Member (Left During 2020)) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Archer Jr (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gwen Butler (Member) $0 $0 $0
Rick Haller (Member) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Worden (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$235,791
Expenses
$2,620,109
Net Income
-$2,384,318
Net Assets
$3,276,570
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,381,344
> 100%
Program Services $537,090
> 100%
Investment Income $756
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,788,499
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $105,100
44.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $309,406
11.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $790,247
30.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,615,268
Total Liabilities $17,338,698
Net Assets $3,276,570
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sonya Mays (President & Ceo) $270,762 $0 $38,645
Ben Phillips (Vp Real Estate, Non Voting) $228,275 $0 $24,510
Sean White (Director Of Fund Developme) $118,000 $0 $18,030
Thomas Bledsoe (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sherrie Farrell (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kate Kohn Parrott (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jason Paulateer (Member) $0 $0 $0
Will Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dan Varner (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Archer Jr (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gwen Butler (Member) $0 $0 $0
Rick Haller (Member) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Worden (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,178,689
Expenses
$2,880,514
Net Income
$298,175
Net Assets
$5,641,221
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,880,164
90.6%
Program Services $219,135
6.9%
Investment Income $376
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $79,014
2.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $286,384
9.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $816,740
28.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $21,997,814
Total Liabilities $16,356,593
Net Assets $5,641,221
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sonya Mays (President & Ceo) $249,332 $0 $37,052
Ben Phillips (Vp Real Estate, Non Voting) $205,793 $0 $24,810
Sean White (Director Of Fund Development) $102,537 $0 $18,078
David Blaszkiewicz (Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Bledsoe (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sherrie Farrell (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kate Kohn Parrott (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jason Paulateer (Member) $0 $0 $0
Will Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dan Varner (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Archer Jr (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gwen Butler (Member) $0 $0 $0
Rick Haller (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,205,063
Expenses
$2,025,423
Net Income
$179,640
Net Assets
$5,343,046
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,938,264
87.9%
Program Services $120,418
5.5%
Investment Income $732
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $145,649
6.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $286,475
14.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $517,376
25.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,478,632
Total Liabilities $4,135,586
Net Assets $5,343,046
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sonya Mays (President & Ceo) $249,389 $0 $37,086
Ben Phillips (Vp Real Estate, Non Voting Member) $203,475 $0 $22,434
David Blaszkiewicz (Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Bledsoe (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sherrie Farrell (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kate Kohn Parrott (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jason Paulateer (Member) $0 $0 $0
Will Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dan Varner (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,886,017
Expenses
$1,722,611
Net Income
$5,163,406
Net Assets
$5,163,406
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,885,967
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $50
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $285,851
16.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $396,483
23.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,935,502
Total Liabilities $1,772,096
Net Assets $5,163,406
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sonya Mays (President & Ceo) $252,000 $0 $33,851
Ben Phillips (Vp Real Estate) $175,000 $0 $18,651
David Blaszkiewicz (Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Bledsoe (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sherrie Farrell (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kate Kohn Parrott (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jason Paulateer (Member) $0 $0 $0
Will Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dan Varner (Member) $0 $0 $0

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