Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services

Westland, MI · EIN 38-3215802 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services reported $40.1 million in revenue and $30.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.62 went to program services, $13.38 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: 94.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $459,750 (PRESIDENT & CEO). Revenue rose 116% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $30M

Program services$86.62 $26M
Management & general$13.38 $4.1M
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $40M

Government grants$4.85 $1.9M
Program service revenue$94.94 $38M
Investment income$0.19 $77,522
Other revenue$0.02 $8,536

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

2025 filing. Median across 274 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	86.6%	86.7%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	13.4%	11.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	4.8%	94.8%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	4.8%	50.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	94.9%	0.7%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$459,750	$245,814
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.51%	1.41%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	0	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	3.4	6.4
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	6 of 6	100.0%

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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$26M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $654K · revenue $38M

Operation of lincoln center and calumet center, secure residential treatment and detention facilities located in highland park (wayne county) mi. The program consists of 160 secure treatment and detention beds for adolescent youths

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 10.00 hrs/week	$73,774	$331,571	$54,405	$459,750

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $73,774 (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2025 ⓘ	$40M	$30M	86.6%	$8.6M	$459,750
2024 ⓘ	$25M	$23M	90.3%	−$1.1M	$381,103
2023 ⓘ	$20M	$20M	90.1%	−$3.5M	$359,652
2022 ⓘ	$12M	$15M	88.2%	−$3.2M	$278,221
2021 ⓘ	$12M	$17M	89.5%	−$265K	$282,778
2020 ⓘ	$19M	$17M	90.0%	$4.0M	$233,215
2019 ⓘ	$19M	$18M	90.2%	$2.6M	$233,185

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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 · 6 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 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 5445
Volunteers Part I, line 66

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

HITTLE CONSTRUCTION Repair services	$1,864,753
CABLING CONCEPTS Repair services	$213,234
KERN ENTERPRISES Repair services	$153,281

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

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Questions people ask

How much of Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services reported that 86.6% of its $30.4 million in expenses went to program services, 13.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $459,750, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services get its money?

Of $40.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 4.8% came from contributions and grants (including 4.8% from government grants) and 94.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 38-3215802 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202602319349300530 · read the filing
2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522349349300002 · read the filing
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403099349301395 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343199349309569 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233199349309768 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132599349301513 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202002799349301800 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 38-3215802: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.