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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by DETROIT PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,943,447
Total expenses
$4,113,290
Contributions and grants received
$4,705,729
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$29,073
Other revenue
$208,645
Total assets, end of year
$2,653,310
Total liabilities, end of year
$974
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,652,336
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,729,029
Management and general expenses
$333,106
Fundraising expenses
$51,155
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,729,029

Program services were 90.7% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,705,729

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $475,190

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $29,073 · related or exempt $29,073

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $400,869

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $192,589

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $208,280 · excluded $208,280

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $42,903

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $42,538

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $365 · related or exempt $365

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $143,969 · program services $107,977 · management and general $18,716 · fundraising $17,276

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $178,401 · program services $133,800 · management and general $23,192 · fundraising $21,409

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $26,260 · program services $19,695 · management and general $3,414 · fundraising $3,151

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $49,711 · management and general $49,711

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $3,089 · management and general $3,089

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $25,398 · management and general $19,887 · fundraising $5,511

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $61,120 · management and general $61,120

  • 17 · Travel

    total $634 · management and general $634

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,575 · management and general $1,575

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,033 · management and general $7,033

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $3,084,483 · program services $3,084,483

  • 24b · Other expenses: IN-KIND EXPENSES

    total $414,071 · program services $383,074 · management and general $30,997

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

    total $113,738 · management and general $113,738

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,808 · fundraising $3,808

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $287,167 · end of year $205,761

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,136,424 · end of year $1,306,681

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $362,293 · end of year $1,112,896

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $44,740 · end of year $25,005

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $26,246

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $23,279

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,542 · end of year $2,967

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $400

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $13,387 · end of year $974

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $419,206 · end of year $409,200

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,402,973 · end of year $2,243,136

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY BY ENHANCING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT BY FACILITATING ACCESS TO WORLD-CLASS PROCESSES AND OPERATIONAL TOOLS.

  • Moving Forward programs, which served 115 youth through intensive case management and life-skills interventions, delivering more than 4,500 hours of direct support. Art, Music, Physical education, restorative circles, Singing class and more have been provided since school let out.

    Expenses $1,685,807

  • Through strategic partnerships, youth engagement initiatives, and community-based programming, Live in Peace significantly expanded its presence and impact within our CVI Zone. The organization strengthened school-based mentoring services across four Detroit schools, launched youth sports and leadership programs, increased access to critical community resources, and provided positive outlets for young people through education, recreation, and workforce development opportunities. Live in Peace also enhanced its organizational capacity through new equipment and transportation resources, while achieving a 36.59% reduction in its CVI score and earning a CVI Performance Grant in recognition of its measurable community violence intervention outcomes. Established and expanded school-based mentoring and violence prevention initiatives

    Expenses $1,307,583

  • A major accomplishment during the reporting period was the successful expansion of MHCR operations to full 24/7 crisis response coverage. The grant-funded Project Coordinator played a key role in supporting recruitment, onboarding, implementation activities, and cross-agency collaboration, contributing to the hiring of additional Behavioral Health Specialists (BHS) and Mental Health Communication Coordinators (MHCCs). These staffing investments increased the Citys capacity to provide around-the-clock behavioral health support.

    Expenses $735,639

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Patti Kukula

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $136,523
    From this org
    $136,523
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50
  • Anne Mervenne

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mike Bruggeman

    DPSF Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sharima Bulchak

    DPSF Treasurer Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amanda Kulikowski

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joshua Paauwe

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dave Persyn

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristine Raad

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Whitney Walton

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sid Taylor

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chuck Wilson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daryl Adams

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Todd Argust

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Letty Azar

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daran Carey

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Ewing

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ryan Friedrichs

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jacob Gilette

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Jozwiak

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RJ King

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Doug Krizanic

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Russell Schomberger

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brent Schroeder

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Claire Shaw

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sati Smith

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lashinda Stair

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Denise Starr

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Stokes

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donnell White

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Willaert

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
17 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202602299349302240

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