Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision Project

Analysis

Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 April 2023, Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision Project reported income of $1.0m and spending of $986k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.0m (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2020, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision Project sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Illinois River Watershed PTR ($1.0m), Pajarito Environmental Education Center ($1.0m) and Renewable Fuels Foundation ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $210k. At year end it held assets of $136k against liabilities of $1,650, net assets of $134k. It reported 13 employees.