Flint Cultural Center Foundation

Flint, MI · EIN 38-3576724 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Flint Cultural Center Foundation reported $12.3 million in revenue and $13.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $100.00 went to program services, $0.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.7% of the total. Government grants made up 93.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $240,748 (CEO). Revenue fell 20% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14M

Program services$100.00 $14M
Management & general$0.00 $0
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$5.26 $650K
Government grants$93.40 $12M
Investment income$1.34 $165K

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 876 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	100.0%	78.5%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	13.6%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	6.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.10
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	98.7%	57.5%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	93.4%	1.7%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	20.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$240,748	$385,706
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.77%	2.03%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	0	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	4.2	36.6
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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$2.0M expenses · 15.0% of program spending · grants $2.0M

Granted funds to the Flint Cultural Center Corporation and similar organizations to renovate, expand and implement the new Flint Cultural Center Academy to create better opportunities for the area of Greater Flint

$12M expenses · 85.0% of program spending · grants $12M

A special millage was passed in the area during the 2019 fiscal year. The Foundation was selected to collect property tax dollars and distribute them to the supported organization and other local organizations

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · 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
CEO Officer, 5.00 hrs/week	$0	$221,885	$18,863	$240,748
Director of Finance Officer, 5.00 hrs/week	$0	$144,481	$9,268	$153,749

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Flint Cultural Center Foundation (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

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$12M	$14M	100.0%	$4.7M	$240,748
FY2024 ⓘ	$12M	$12M	100.0%	$5.9M	$206,042
FY2023 ⓘ	$12M	$11M	100.0%	$5.9M	$186,810
FY2022 ⓘ	$15M	$17M	100.0%	$4.7M	$158,166
FY2021 ⓘ	$10M	$21M	100.0%	$6.8M	$158,894
FY2020 ⓘ	$15M	$23M	100.0%	$17M	$155,819

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 · 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 15aNo
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
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 50
Volunteers Part I, line 66

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Flint Cultural Center Foundation totaling $22,000 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.

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Questions people ask

How much of Flint Cultural Center Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Flint Cultural Center Foundation reported that 100.0% of its $13.6 million in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Flint Cultural Center Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Flint Cultural Center Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $240,748, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Flint Cultural Center Foundation get its money?

Of $12.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.7% came from contributions and grants (including 93.4% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Flint Cultural Center Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 38-3576724 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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 June 30, 2025, object 202620369349300532 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540249349300744 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421209349301462 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301229349301905 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201259349302045 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130959349301528 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 38-3576724: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.