Totals
- Total revenue
- $791,563
- Total expenses
- $729,875
- Contributions and grants received
- $585,610
- Grants paid
- $19,008
- Program service revenue
- $195,593
- Investment income
- $4,830
- Other revenue
- $5,530
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,308,797
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $584,166
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $724,631
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $547,861
- Management and general expenses
- $160,726
- Fundraising expenses
- $21,288
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $547,861
Program services were 75.1% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$50,575
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$188,238
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$346,797
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2a · Program service revenue: Program service fees
total $195,593 · related or exempt $195,593
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3 · Investment income
total $4,830 · excluded $4,830
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$4,375
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$50,575
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$4,375
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11d · All other revenue
total $5,530 · related or exempt $5,530
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11e · Other revenue, total
$5,530
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $5,000 · program services $5,000
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $14,008 · program services $14,008
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $113,843 · program services $73,341 · management and general $25,943 · fundraising $14,559
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $272,936 · program services $256,963 · management and general $15,973
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $35,820 · program services $22,875 · management and general $12,945
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $27,648 · program services $23,777 · management and general $2,898 · fundraising $973
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $48,106 · management and general $48,106
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $64,447 · program services $58,687 · management and general $5,760
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $12,438 · program services $9,671 · management and general $2,086 · fundraising $681
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13 · Office expenses
total $15,281 · program services $6,299 · management and general $8,513 · fundraising $469
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14 · Information technology
total $8,322 · program services $759 · management and general $6,023 · fundraising $1,540
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $56,205 · program services $48,235 · management and general $6,780 · fundraising $1,190
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17 · Travel
total $15,364 · program services $11,523 · management and general $2,305 · fundraising $1,536
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $6,248 · program services $2,161 · management and general $3,981 · fundraising $106
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20 · Interest
total $984 · management and general $984
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,206 · program services $1,206
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23 · Insurance
total $8,065 · program services $6,126 · management and general $1,939
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24e · All other expenses
total $23,954 · program services $7,230 · management and general $16,490 · fundraising $234
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $14,623 · end of year $38,469
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $263,448 · end of year $450,331
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $431,296 · end of year $277,694
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $775 · end of year $2,760
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $4,000
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$456,919
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,206
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $455,713
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $46,370 · end of year $79,830
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $28,199 · end of year $45,488
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
end of year $431,728
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $19,000 · end of year $19,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $46,370 · end of year $87,950
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $166,838 · end of year $446,907
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $496,105 · end of year $277,724
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
ABW helps formerly incarcerated individuals living in Washtenaw County to build stable, successful, and fulfilling lives. We support these returned citizens by forging strong relationships with our mentoring teams, community resources, and committed advocates. The benefits are a richer community, reduced recidivism, and increased public safety.
Activities or mission (Part I)
A Brighter Way ABW helps formerly incarcerated individuals make a successful return to society. Our primary activities to achieve this are mentoring programs, advocacy, and direct support for basic needs.
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ABW helps formerly incarcerated individuals living in Washtenaw County to build stable, successful, and fulfilling lives. We support these returned citizens by forging strong relationships with our mentoring teams, community resources, and committed advocates. In 2024, we continued to expand mentoring and housing services, including a program for services and mentoring to elder clients, provided rent diversion services, and provided direct housing services to participants.
Expenses $547,861 · Grants $19,008 · Revenue $201,123
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Adam Grant
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $82,097
- From this org
- $68,788
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,309
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jeanne Ross
Board Member and Development Director
- Total calculated
- $31,746
- From this org
- $31,200
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $546
- Hours/week
- 20
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Al Newman
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Larry O'Connell
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Bonnie Billups
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Mary King
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Cynthia Harrison
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Joe Thomas
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Glynis Anderson
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Leroy Harris
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Kimberly Thomas
Board Member until November 2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 12 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533169349308903
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