2024-10-17T09:51:04-05:00 2023-12-31 382029668 GJC CPA'S & ADVISORS 1001 WOODWARD AVENUE SUITE 850 DETROIT MI 482261904 990 2023-01-01 475050055 DETROIT FUTURE CITY DETR 3132594407 440 BURROUGHS STREET 229 DETROIT MI 482023469 ANIKA GOSS-FOSTER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 3132594407 2024-10-17 1 1 MICHAEL R NICHOLAS P00966144 3139652655 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ANIKA GOSS-FOSTER 440 BURROUGHS STREET 229 DETROIT MI 482023469 922367 0 X WWW.DETROITFUTURECITY.COM X 2014 MI DETROIT FUTURE CITY ("DFC") IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL DETROITERS. WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND RACIAL EQUITY AS CORE VALUES, DFC ENGAGES IN ADVOCACY AND POLICY, CONVENING, RESEARCH, TESTING, AND INNOVATION IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMATIC AREAS:- GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND LAND USE, WHICH INCLUDES HELPING TO ADVANCE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE BY CONVENING LOCAL AND NATIONAL PARTNERS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND LOT ACTIVATION, AND HIGHLIGHTING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES AND ADVOCATING FOR OPEN SPACE PLANNING- COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WHICH FOCUSES ON SINGLE-FAMILY RENTAL HOUSING, COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR STRATEGIES, AND DEVELOPING APPROACHES FOR THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF OBSOLETE INDUSTRIAL SITES 19 19 18 0 0 0 2560792 779977 39353 61012 0 25729 0 8798 2600145 875516 28197 36705 0 0 1723458 2047701 0 0 291099 1110173 855700 2861828 2940106 -261683 -2064590 3632627 1571730 156359 160052 3476268 1411678 X DFC IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL DETROITERS. DFC ACCOMPLISHES THIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS, THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE INNOVATIVE LAND USE, SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ECONOMICALLY VIBRANT DETROIT NEIGHBORHOODS. 0 0 1060606 36928 THE CENTER FOR EQUITY, ENGAGEMENT, AND RESEARCH CONDUCTS AND PUBLISHES RESEARCH REGARDING EQUITABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGAGES WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO INFORM AND DISSEMINATE RESEARCH FINDINGS. IN 2023, THE CENTER PUBLISHED SEVEN REPORTS COVERING TOPICS RANGING FROM PATTERNS OF MORTGAGE LENDING AND HOME SALES IN DETROIT TO GROWING MIDDLE-WAGE OCCUPATIONS IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA. RESEARCH WAS ALSO CONDUCTED FOR PUBLICATION IN 2024 REGARDING HEIRS PROPERTIES AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION, AN ON-LINE DATA DASHBOARD WAS MAINTAINED TO MAKE THIS DATA EASILY AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. FINDINGS WERE ALSO PRESENTED THROUGH PUBLIC MEETINGS USING A VIRTUAL FORMAT. 547621 19067 DFC'S COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROMOTES POLICIES TO CREATE SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AS WELL AS EQUITABLE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT. THE DETROIT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING COMPACT, LED BY DFC, IS A COLLABORATION OF MORE THAN 50 PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NON-PROFIT STAKEHOLDERS WORKING TO IMPROVE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING CONDITIONS IN DETROIT. THE COMPACT HOSTS MONTHLY SESSIONS TO SHARE INFORMATION, IMPROVE COORDINATION, AND DEVELOP NEW INITIATIVES TOWARD THE GOALS OF IMPROVING HOUSING QUALITY AND AFFORDABILITY. THE PROGRAM ALSO WORKS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PLANNING SERVICES TO PROMOTE HOUSING REHABILITATION AND EQUITABLE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT. 442348 36705 15401 THE LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM PROMOTES EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE LAND USE PRACTICES IN DETROIT. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WISH TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY OPEN SPACE AND GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. IN 2023, DFC COLLABORATED WITH A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION TO IMPLEMENT A LARGE-SCALE OPEN-SPACE PROJECT COVERING 12 CITY LOTS. DFC ALSO COORDINATED THE OPEN SPACE WORKING GROUP, A COALITION OF PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PROMOTE IMPLEMENTATION OF OPEN SPACE STRATEGIES CITY-WIDE. 2050575 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 0 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MI X ANIKA GOSS-FOSTER 3132594407 440 BURROUGHS STREET SUITE 229 DETROIT MI 482023469 WENDY JACKSON CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALICE THOMPSON VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVE BLASZKIEWICZ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES RIBBRON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CLIFFORD BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES CURENTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET DEWAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY DOUGLAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAHA FREIJ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAMILIA LANDRUM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATY LOCKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE OGDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD RENCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOI RUSHING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VALERIE STRASSBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE SWAN III DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE TOBOCMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA TRUDEAU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA WILLIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANIKA GOSS-FOSTER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 266436 0 22586 THOMAS GODDEERIS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 160658 0 51899 ASHLEY CLARK CEER VICE-PRESIDENT 40.00 X 118463 0 15954 KIMBERLY FAISON DIR. OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEV. 40.00 X 103694 0 22107 KATHERINE CHERRY FUND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 104746 0 0 753997 0 112546 5 0 1 0 VVK PR CREATIVE 2937 EAST GRAND BOULEVARD SUITE 60 DETROIT MI 48202 MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS 135889 1 1575 97981 680421 779977 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 624100 61012 61012 61012 25729 25729 45265 1575 46851 -1586 -1586 10384 10384 10384 875516 71396 0 24143 X 36705 36705 501579 250790 157278 93511 1178976 1021312 45801 111863 85755 64898 10377 10480 160894 121764 19468 19662 120497 91211 14725 14561 7887 4840 3047 98199 60256 37943 329451 202154 127297 67453 21756 45697 55523 30878 14789 9856 50424 44339 6085 7922 2920 4891 111 61685 13365 48182 138 12095 12095 17210 9428 4286 3496 PROGRAMMING EXPENSES 106978 58607 26642 21729 SPONSORSHIPS 12850 12850 28023 15352 6979 5692 2940106 2050575 598432 291099 1443000 330153 2128284 159989 1975 16633 38514 41940 64957 39408 20854 25549 997466 3632627 1571730 156359 160052 156359 160052 X 1223389 1041742 2252879 369936 3476268 1411678 3632627 1571730 -2064590 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2366062 2582948 3725548 2560792 779977 12015327 2366062 2582948 3725548 2560792 779977 12015327 8119871 3895456 25729 25729 10384 10384 12051440 429173 0.32320 0.32220 X 10 PERCENT SUPPORT LIMITATION - DFC HAS CALCULATED ITS LEVEL OF PUBLIC SUPPORT AT 32.32 PERCENT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 2019 THROUGH 2023.ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT - SINCE 2021, DFC HAS EMPLOYED A FULL-TIME DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO RAISE FUNDS FROM A VARIETY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SOURCES. SPECIAL ATTENTION HAS FOCUSED ON INCREASING THE DIVERSITY OF SOURCES AND EXPANDING SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENTAL AND OTHER PUBLIC SOURCES. THIS EFFORT HAS SUCCEEDED IN IMPROVING DFC'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE TO WITHIN APPROXIMATELY ONE PERCENTAGE POINT OF THE TARGET PERCENTAGE OF 33 1/3 PERCENT.IN 2023, DFC RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM EIGHT DIFFERENT PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, AND WAS A SUBGRANTEE ON FOUR DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTAL GRANTS. CURRENTLY, DFC IS ACTIVELY PURSUING PUBLIC FUNDING FROM CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS. DFC HAS ALSO INSTITUTED AN ANNUAL INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS.SOURCES OF SUPPORT - OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, DFC HAS STEADILY DIVERSIFIED ITS SOURCES OF SUPPORT, AND THIS TREND IS CONTINUING INTO 2023. RECENT FUNDING SOURCES HAVE INCLUDED SIX PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, FOUR CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN, THE UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN (BOTH PUBLIC CHARITIES), OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS. IN 2020 AND 2021, DFC RECEIVED TWO PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOANS FROM THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AND THESE LOANS WERE FULLY FORGIVEN.REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY - DFC IS GOVERNED BY AN 18-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT IS BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY DFC SERVES. EIGHT BOARD MEMBERS ARE LEADERS OF OTHER NON-PROFIT AGENCIES SERVING DETROIT, TWO ARE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, ONE IS A PASTOR OF A LOCAL CHURCH, ONE IS A UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR, AND FIVE REPRESENT THE PRIVATE SECTOR. ONLY ONE BOARD MEMBER WORKS FOR A FOUNDATION THAT FUNDS DFC. BOARD MEMBERS ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THE DETROIT POPULATION AND HAVE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO INFORM AND GUIDE THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION.AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES - DFC ENGAGES IN A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS INTENDED TO SERVE AND BENEFIT DETROIT RESIDENTS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE FREE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS GEARED TOWARD PROVIDING USEFUL INFORMATION ON SUCH TOPICS AS VACANT LAND REUSE, GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE ("GSI"), ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, HOUSING POLICY, AND ECONOMIC EQUITY. DFC HAS ALSO PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 40 OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS. DFC ALSO CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND PUBLISHES REPORTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THESE ARE WRITTEN IN NON-TECHNICAL LANGUAGE ACCESSIBLE TO THE BROADER POPULATION. IN SOME CASES, DFC PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE FORM OF GSI CONSULTING, LANDSCAPE DESIGN, OR NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING SERVICES. SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 10,384. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 64957 39408 25549 25549 X 922367 46851 46851 875516 0 875516 2986957 46851 46851 2940106 0 2940106 PART X, LINE 2: DFC'S MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 OR 2022. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 46,851. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 46,851. RECEPTION 46840 1575 45265 15257 6853 11900 12841 46840 1575 45265 15257 6853 11900 12841 46851 -1586 1 JEFFERSON-CHALMERS WATER PROJECT 762 ASHLAND STREET APT 1 DETROIT MI 482152989 884137159 501(C)(3) 13500 0 N/A N/A FIDUCIARY ROLE FOR SPONSORED PROJECT 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: LAND AND WATER WORKS GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO COALITION MEMBERS BASED ON PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS DETAILING ACTIVITIES, OUTCOMES, AND COSTS. AWARDS ARE BASED ON ALIGNMENT OF OUTCOMES WITH COALITION GOALS AND AVAILABLE FUNDING. WORKING WITH LOTS GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH AN OPEN APPLICATION PROCESS. APPLICATION DETAILS AND REQUIREMENTS ARE WIDELY PUBLICIZED, AND THE MOST COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS ARE SELECTED FOR FUNDING, BASED ON PRE-ESTABLISHED PRIORITIES. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANIKA GOSS-FOSTER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 254936 0 11500 0 0 0 0 0 22586 0 289022 0 0 0 THOMAS GODDEERIS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 160658 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51899 0 212557 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ADVANCE OF FILING. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP TEAM AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM IS DISTRIBUTED AND COLLECTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ALL MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 84,096. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 52,956. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 137,052. PAYROLL SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,873. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,846. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 17,719. OTHER CONTRACT AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 107,185. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 67,495. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 174,680.