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Metropolitan Development Council
Metropolitan Development Council reported $22.3 million in revenue and $22.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $91.04 went to program services, $7.93 to management and general costs and $1.03 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 66.6% of the total. Government grants made up 66.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $215,106 (CEO). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 14% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $22MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $22MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.0% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.9% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 66.6% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 66.2% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 31.1% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $215,106 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.97% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.4 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEducationemployment and trainingmdc offers low-income youth and adults an opportunity to find jobs inthe community. Services include case-management, barrier reduction, job readiness training and job placement. The educational opportunity center provides free educational navigation support to adults through career advising and exploration, education planning, assistance with financial aid forms and college applications and student loan default advocacy.mdc helps low-income and first generation college bound 9th through12th grade students graduate from high school and enroll in…
Medicalmdc provides low-income adults and families experiencing homeless health care services. Services include psychiatric assessment and treatment, and substance abuse treatment.acute medical detoxmdc provides inpatient acute medical detoxification (withdrawal management) to youth and adults experiencing physical withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs. Thirty-two beds are available at any given time.outpatient chemical dependencymdc provides assessment, outpatient and intensive outpatient servicesto individuals who meet medical necessity criteria to recover from addiction to alcohol and…
Housingmdc operates a continuum of affordable housing options for individualsand families who are coming out of homelessness or have lower incomes,many of whom experience disabilities. Apartments, duplexes, grouphomes and single family dwellings comprise the more than 340 units ofrental housing available from mdc, making it possible for 900individuals to be served each year. Mdc provides many specialized services to help stabilize these individuals and families. Mdc's continuum of care provides clients with housing placement and on-going services that best meet their needs. Professional case…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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, 40.00 hrs/week | $196,824 | $0 | $18,282 | $215,106 |
| MEDICAL DIRECTOR Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $182,381 | $0 | $17,444 | $199,825 |
| DIRECTOR OF CARE MANAGEMEN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,062 | $0 | $13,214 | $151,276 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $131,790 | $0 | $14,814 | $146,604 |
| DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $109,868 | $0 | $12,098 | $121,966 |
| DIRECTOR OF IT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,053 | $0 | $11,168 | $117,221 |
| DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $100,054 | $0 | $9,602 | $109,656 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Metropolitan Development Council (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.2M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b9 · 9 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 5256
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL LLP Attorney | $179,345 |
| RESICON LLC Wx contractor | $154,434 |
| BULLERTECH LLC It support | $108,611 |
| NETSMART TECHNOLOGIES INC Software contract | $107,772 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Metropolitan Development Council totaling $35,034 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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Every number above is copied from Metropolitan Development Council's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Metropolitan Development Council, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Metropolitan Development Council spent in 2024, $91.04 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Metropolitan Development Council's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Metropolitan Development Council reported that 91.0% of its $22.2 million in expenses went to program services, 7.9% to management and general and 1.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Metropolitan Development Council pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Metropolitan Development Council reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $215,106, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Metropolitan Development Council get its money?
Of $22.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 66.6% came from contributions and grants (including 66.2% from government grants) and 31.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Metropolitan Development Council a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-0780533 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543159349305339 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422999349301722 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303049349302180 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223069349302377 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123159349303937 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003189349311915 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-0780533: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.