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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DETROIT LIONS CHARITIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,685,469
Total expenses
$2,075,942
Contributions and grants received
$1,600,346
Grants paid
$1,507,346
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$12,480
Other revenue
$1,072,643
Total assets, end of year
$2,726,907
Total liabilities, end of year
$41,835
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,685,072
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,898,059
Management and general expenses
$34,026
Fundraising expenses
$143,857
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,898,059

Program services were 91.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $180,490

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $677,981

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $741,875

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $180,490

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,480 · excluded $12,480

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $183,408

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $180,490

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $250,990

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$67,582 · excluded -$67,582

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $3,178,370

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $2,038,145

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $1,140,225 · excluded $1,140,225

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,507,346 · program services $1,507,346

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $435 · management and general $435

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,300 · management and general $28,300

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $129 · management and general $129

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,162 · management and general $5,162

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS

    total $389,785 · program services $388,438 · fundraising $1,347

  • 24b · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $122,228 · fundraising $122,228

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

    total $22,557 · program services $2,275 · fundraising $20,282

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,508,169 · end of year $2,262,351

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $498,699 · end of year $464,556

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $300,497 · end of year $41,835

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,286,135 · end of year $2,241,335

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $420,236 · end of year $443,737

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

DETROIT LIONS CHARITIES (THE "CHARITIES") IS THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY FUNDING EXTENSION OF DETROIT LIONS, INC. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, THE CHARITIES WAS GRANTED A D/B/A FOR CHARITIES: DETROIT LIONS FOUNDATION. THE CHARITIES INVEST IN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO EMPOWER YOUTH FOR LASTING, TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN OUR HOMETOWN OF DETROIT. THE CHARITIES SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PURSUE INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY WELL-BEING, EDUCATION, CANCER, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

DETROIT LIONS CHARITIES (THE "CHARITIES") IS THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY FUNDING EXTENSION OF DETROIT LIONS, INC. THE CHARITIES INVEST IN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO EMPOWER YOUTH FOR LASTING, TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN OUR HOMETOWN OF DETROIT. THE CHARITIES SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PURSUE INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY WELL-BEING, EDUCATION, CANCER, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

  • SUPPORTING THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT COMMUNITY THROUGH GRANTS TO LOCAL CHARITIES FOCUSING ON THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING AND OTHER WELLNESS INITIATIVES.

    Expenses $740,192 · Grants $740,192

  • SUPPORTING DETROIT AREA YOUTH PROGRAMS THROUGH EXERCISE, HEALTHY EATING AND TRANSPORTATION TO ACTIVITY BASED EVENTS. GRANTS ARE MADE TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT EMPOWER YOUTH FOR LASTING, TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN OUR HOMETOWN OF DETROIT.

    Expenses $511,140 · Grants $511,140

  • SUPPORT OF NATIONWIDE PROGRAMS PROMOTING MENTAL, PHYSICAL WELL-BEING INITIATIVES, AND PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN MICHIGAN BY SPONSORING THE STATE OF MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE WEEK AND COACH OF THE YEAR PROGRAM.

    Expenses $11,000 · Grants $11,000

  • PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN MICHIGAN BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO SCHOOLS IN NEED WITH EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, APPAREL AND/OR GRANT FUNDING THROUGH THE TOUCHDOWN IN YOUR TOWN PROGRAM.

    Expenses $635,727 · Grants $245,014

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Martha F Ford

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rodney P Wood

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kelly Kozole

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Allison Maki

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Elizabeth Kontulis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Martha P Morse

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sheila F Hamp

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • William C Ford Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jay B Colvin

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • DETROIT LIONS INC

    S · SPORTS TEAM · MI

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600149349301300

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