- Revenue 2024
- $8,575,461
- Expenses 2024
- $5,860,944
Program services were 75.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- N60
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 6445 E VERNOR HWY
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
BUILDING TOMORROW'S LEADERS THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED DEVELOPMENT - WHERE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT MEETS INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL, CREATING PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS THAT WORK.
Activities or mission (Part I)
DBG SUPPORTS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PERSONALIZED AND LONG-TERM SUPPORT.
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DBG UTILIZES EVIDENCE-BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS THAT LEAD TO PROVEN SUCCESS - ONE PERSON, ONE FAMILY, ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME. DBG DEVELOPED AN INNOVATIVE MODEL THAT YIELDS MEASURABLE RESULTS THROUGH PERSONALIZED, LONG-TERM SUPPORT, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY REMOVING OBSTACLES TO ADVANCEMENT. OUR IMPACT SPEAKS THROUGH NUMBERS THAT REPRESENT REAL LIVES CHANGED: 100% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE SINCE INCEPTION, 98% PROGRAM RETENTION RATE - NEARLY DOUBLE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 52%, STUDENTS ACHIEVE NEARLY TWO YEARS OF READING GROWTH IN JUST ONE YEAR, 98% OF GRADUATES PURSUE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, OVER 1,500 STUDENTS SERVED AND 350+ ALUMNI TO DATE, SERVICING 8-18 YEAR OLDS WHO RECEIVE HYPER-PERSONALIZED SUPPORT THROUGH MULTIPLE CUSTOMIZED PATHWAYS, ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, DAILY MEALS, STEAM PROGRAMS, INDIVIDUALIZED MENTORSHIP, DOOR TO DOOR TRANSPORTATION, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, EXTENSIVE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. WE HAVE FORMALLY MEASURED PROGRAM EFFICACY FOR OVER A DECADE AND CONCENTRATE ON DOMAINS THAT INDICATE LASTING IMPACT, SPECIFICALLY IN SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING. DBG STUDENTS RANK 25% HIGHER IN EXTRA-ACADEMIC FACTORS COMPARED TO PEERS GLOBALLY.
Expenses $4,402,091 · Grants $117,557
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Jeri FishmanJERI FISHMAN
BOARD CHAIR (BEGAN JAN 2025)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rakesh AnejaRAKESH ANEJA
BOARD CHAIR (THROUGH JAN 2025)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gary WilsonGARY WILSON
VICE CHAIR (BEGAN JAN 2025)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joseph SchmidtJOSEPH SCHMIDT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Deidra WilsonDEIDRA WILSON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeff AddisonJEFF ADDISON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dennis BlenderDENNIS BLENDER
TRUSTEE (THROUGH JUNE 2025)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Clifford BrownCLIFFORD BROWN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Julie Lodge-JarrettJULIE LODGE-JARRETT
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David MossDAVID MOSS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shawn RileySHAWN RILEY
TRUSTEE (THROUGH SEPT 2025)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Todd SachseTODD SACHSE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian VieauxBRIAN VIEAUX
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert YoungROBERT YOUNG
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matt RossettiMATT ROSSETTI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jaylen BradleyJAYLEN BRADLEY
TRUSTEE (BEGAN JULY 2025)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Casey IaccinoCASEY IACCINO
TRUSTEE (BEGAN JULY 2025)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cedric MutebiCEDRIC MUTEBI
TRUSTEE (BEGAN APRIL 2025)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Peter RemingtonPETER REMINGTON
TRUSTEE (BEGAN APRIL 2025)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jessica HauserJESSICA HAUSER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $167,409
- From this org
- $153,497
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,912
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $128,497
- Bonus
- $25,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,204
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,708
- Filer's total
- $167,409
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Khali SweeneyKHALI SWEENEY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $171,037
- From this org
- $153,497
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,540
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $128,497
- Bonus
- $25,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,204
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,336
- Filer's total
- $171,037
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Peter FezzeyPETER FEZZEY
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $257,508
- From this org
- $226,952
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,556
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $189,952
- Bonus
- $37,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,303
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,253
- Filer's total
- $257,508
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Katie SolomonKATIE SOLOMON
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $137,017
- From this org
- $107,387
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,630
- Hours/week
- 40
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
-
2024
- Revenue
- $8,575,461
- Expenses
- $5,860,944
- Contributions
- $8,500,099
- Grants paid
- $117,557
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2023
- Revenue
- $6,686,830
- Expenses
- $4,568,140
- Contributions
- $6,507,716
- Grants paid
- $76,128
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2022
- Revenue
- $4,587,313
- Expenses
- $3,535,071
- Contributions
- $4,177,047
- Grants paid
- $70,890
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,494,529
- Expenses
- $3,343,035
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,414,290
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,081,409
- Expenses
- $2,688,046
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,542,930
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,061,637
- Expenses
- $2,553,356
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,154,710
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,860,364
- Expenses
- $1,958,982
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,644,877
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,666,783
- Expenses
- $1,450,596
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,711,691
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,294,836
- Expenses
- $1,149,584
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,516,064
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $787,214
- Expenses
- $626,729
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,377,121
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $903,890
- Expenses
- $359,519
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,225,991
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.
Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2011
- Tax period
- 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011
- Principal officer
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Carlo SweeneyCARLO SWEENEY
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 672BIRMINGHAM MI 48012
As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 9 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$2,038,870
2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN
$170,000
2023 GRANT
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$152,725
2022 HUMAN SERVICES
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MICHIGAN HEALTH ENDOWMENT FUND
$150,000
2023 SEEDED AT THE TABLE 3.0: SPROUTING OUT
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2024 RECREATION & SPORTS
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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$100,000
2022 GENERAL OPERATING
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$100,000
2022 DOWNTOWN BOXING GYM: GRANT GIVEN TO SUPPORT YOUTH PROGRAM/SPORTS
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2024 IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF NBA FOUNDATION'S MISSION
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.