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Matrix Human Services

Detroit, MI · EIN 38-1358015 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024 (tax year 2023) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Matrix Human Services reported $63.3 million in revenue and $61.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $95.08 went to program services, $3.77 to management and general costs and $1.15 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 76.9% of the total. Government grants made up 76.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $230,000 (PRESIDENT AN). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 29% between FY2020 and FY2024. Source: Form 990, FY2024.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending November 30, 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $61M

For context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending November 30, 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $63M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2024 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
95.1%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
3.8%11.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.1%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.01$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
76.9%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
76.9%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.5%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$230,000$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.38%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
36
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
3.16.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
21 of 21100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$36M expenses · 61.9% of program spending

Head start programs matrix head start provides bilingual preschool classes at 16 sites in detroit. This program is designed to give metro detroit children a "head start" through early education and nutritional assistance. The entire family also receives medical, dental, and mental health support, career development, parent and volunteer involvement, and information and referral to other available social services

$2.9M expenses · 4.9% of program spending

Adult programs. The social mobility centers are a collection of programs and services under the adult and senior division of Matrix Human Services. The collective goal of these centers are to assist Matrix Human Services achieve its mission of supporting families and rebuilding neighborhoods in detroit. The programs, services and the compassionate people delivering the services have the capacity to offer a hand up and not a hand out, and to move a person from poverty to self-sufficiency. The centers are housed at the matrix center which is Matrix Human Services community hub in the osborn…

$963K expenses · 1.7% of program spending

Teen programs. Youth assistance program (yap) - the mission of the matrix youth assistance program (yap) and alternative intervention method offers services that reduce youth crime by providing prevention and early intervention services to youth, 7-17 years of age who are in danger of entry into the juvenile justice system. The yap program focuses upon on-site youth programming, and provides an average of 2-6 hours of programming a week. This includes at- risk group counseling, academic support activities, team building and individual sessions. "services for children and adolescents at risk…

$18M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT AN
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$230,000$0$0$230,000
COO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$170,000$0$0$170,000
VP OF HEAD S
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$132,000$0$0$132,000

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Matrix Human Services (Part VII, line 2).

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024$63M$61M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2024 ⓘ$63M$61M95.1%$16M$230,000
FY2023 ⓘ$57M$57M95.4%$13M$230,000
FY2022 ⓘ$54M$51M95.5%$12M$177,688
FY2021 ⓘ$53M$50M95.7%$10.0M$187,204
FY2020 ⓘ$49M$48M95.2%$6.8M$175,773

Governance answers, as filed

FY2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b21 · 21 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5493

Private foundation grants it received

10 private foundations reported grants to Matrix Human Services totaling $238K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Matrix Human Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Matrix Human Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Matrix Human Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, Matrix Human Services reported that 95.1% of its $61.2 million in expenses went to program services, 3.8% to management and general and 1.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Matrix Human Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Matrix Human Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024 was $230,000, for the role of PRESIDENT AN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Matrix Human Services get its money?

Of $63.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, 76.9% came from contributions and grants (including 76.9% from government grants) and 0.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Matrix Human Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 38-1358015 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024, object 202522869349300447 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2023, object 202412869349300706 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2022, object 202322849349300622 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2021, object 202202849349301305 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2020, object 202142889349302464 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 38-1358015: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.