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Michigan Community Services

Flint, MI · EIN 38-2443447 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Michigan Community Services reported $19.5 million in revenue and $18.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.97 went to program services, $11.03 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $351,730 (EXECUTIVE DI). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 24% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $19M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $19M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
89.0%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.0%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.1%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$351,730$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.89%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
46
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
6.16.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
4 of 6100.0%

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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$6.1M expenses · 36.8% of program spending · revenue $7.9M

Respite programs: to provide and/or facilitate the provision of services and/or programs for physically and/or mentally challenged or disabled persons and the elderly and their families

$1.1M expenses · 6.7% of program spending · revenue $1.5M

Day programs: successfully contracted with the genesee co cmh board to provide skill building and prevocational and vocational services to people with disabilities in day program settings

$7.7M expenses · 46.7% of program spending · revenue $8.0M

Group homes: successfully contracted with three different governmental units, geneseee co cmh, lapeer co cmh and bay-arenac co cmh to provide adult foster care services to people with disabilities in sixteen different licensed locations

$1.6M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DI
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$295,544$0$56,186$351,730
ASST TO EX D
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$254,190$0$95,512$349,702
DIR OF OPERA
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$165,631$0$17,720$183,351
ASSISTANT DI
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$134,979$0$27,328$162,307

4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Michigan Community Services (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$19M$19M89.0%$9.4M$351,730
FY2024 ⓘ$19M$18M90.2%$8.5M$675,649
FY2023 ⓘ$18M$18M90.1%$7.6M$560,100
FY2022 ⓘ$17M$17M90.3%$7.3M$615,232
FY2021 ⓘ$15M$15M88.6%$7.5M$541,344
FY2020 ⓘ$16M$15M89.1%$7.4M$449,774

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · 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–1b6 · 4 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • 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 5994

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Michigan Community 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 Michigan Community Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Michigan Community Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Michigan Community Services reported that 89.0% of its $18.6 million in expenses went to program services, 11.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Michigan Community Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Michigan Community Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $351,730, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Michigan Community Services get its money?

Of $19.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 98.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Michigan Community Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 38-2443447 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, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202600569349301335 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202540489349301454 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202410959349300241 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202311099349300921 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202202019349301360 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202120409349300342 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 38-2443447: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.