Developmental Essential Services

Analysis

Developmental Essential Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Clinton TWP, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Developmental Essential Services reported income of $3.9m and spending of $3.6m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.9m to $3.9m (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Developmental Essential Services sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Development Council of Northeastern Pa Inc ($3.9m), Commonsense Housing Inc ($3.9m) and Womens and Childrens Alliance Inc ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $967k against liabilities of $101k, net assets of $866k. It reported 200 employees.