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HUMANS FIRST DETROIT

EIN 47-4688867 DETROIT, MI

Revenue 2024
$5,095,108
Expenses 2024
$5,656,737

Program services were 74.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
S31
Classification
2000
Street
440 BURROUGHS ST STE 200

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

CIVILLA IS A NONPROFIT DESIGN STUDIO DEDICATED TO CHANGING THE WAY OUR PUBLIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS WORK. OUR PROCESS IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN. WE COLLABORATE WITH LEADERS, LISTEN TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND LEARN FROM STAFF WITHIN INSTITUTIONS TO DESIGN EFFECTIVE SERVICES THAT BUILD A MORE BEAUTIFUL, CIVIL SOCIETY FOR ALL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CIVILLA IS A DESIGN STUDIO DEDICATED TO CHANGING THE WAY OUR PUBLIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS WORK.

  • WASHINGTON: CREATING AN INTEGRATED AND MORE HUMAN-CENTERED MODEL FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS DELIVERY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ENTERPRISE COALITION.

    Expenses $1,014,261

  • CONNECTICUT: IMPROVING THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS DELIVERY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, WITH A FOCUS ON SNAP, CASH ASSISTANCE, AND MAGI MEDICAID.

    Expenses $958,883

  • MICHIGAN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AGENCY: DEVELOPING A MODERN AND HUMAN-CENTERED PROCESS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS DELIVERY IN MICHIGN. CIVILLA PARTNERED WITH LEO TO RESEARCH AND DESIGN TOOLS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY NAVIGATORS AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS ACCESS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

    Expenses $779,360

  • CHILD WELFARE: CIVILLA PARTNERED WITH MDHHS AND CHANGE AND INNOVATION TO SUPPORTING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MODERN COMPREHENSIVE CHILD WELFARE INFORMATION SYSTEM (CCWIS) TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR FRONTLINE STAFF AS WELL AS MICHIGAN'S CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES. PROJECT RESOURCE: CIVILLA IS PARTNERING WITH MDHHS TO DEVELOP DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ESA STAFF. THROUGH USER FEEDBACK, TECHNOLOGY OPTIMIZATION, AND SUSTAINABLE GOVERNANCE PROCESSES, THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP STAFF EFFICIENTLY ACCESS POLICY INFORMATION, BUSINESS PROCESSES, JOB AIDS, AND TRAINING MATERIALS.MI BRIDGES 3.0: CIVILLA IS PARTNERING WITH MDHHS TO ENHANCE THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MIBRIDGES PLATFORM'S CORE FUNCTIONALITY AND EXPAND ITS IMPACT FOR MICHIGAN RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS BY EXPLORING NEW CROSS-AGENCY INTEGRATIONS AND OTHER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.NON-PARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION: CIVILLA PARTNERED WITH THE U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION TO REDESIGN THE LOOK AND FEEL OF THE NATIONAL MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM (NVRF), WHICH IS THE NATIONWIDE FORM VOTERS IN ANY STATE CAN USE TO REGISTER TO VOTE. PRACTICA: DEVELOPING AND OPERATING AN ONLINE LEARNING PROGRAM FOR GOVERNMENT STAFF AND PARTNERS TO GROW THEIR CAPACITY IN HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN AND DELIVER IMPACT AT SCALE.OTHER: SPEAKING FEES & TRAININGS PERFORMED & OTHER GENERAL FUNDS

    Expenses $1,453,357

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.

  • MICHAEL BRENNAN

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $382,300
    From this org
    $354,920
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,380
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $273,800
    Bonus
    $81,120
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,380
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $382,300

  • KEN WHIPPLE

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • SRIKANT INAMPUDI

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CYNTHIA ROUND

    EXECUTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • WINNIE LIAO

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • LENA SELZER

    COO

    Total calculated
    $334,343
    From this org
    $291,601
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,742
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,582
    Bonus
    $66,019
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $41,742
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,000
    Filer's total
    $334,343

  • ADAM SELZER

    SENIOR DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $278,877
    From this org
    $239,679
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,198
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,142
    Bonus
    $39,537
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $39,198
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $278,877

  • GABRIELA DORANTES

    DESIGN DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $214,835
    From this org
    $196,277
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,558
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,898
    Bonus
    $32,379
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,558
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $214,835

  • RACHAEL CARSON

    DESIGN DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $198,476
    From this org
    $180,266
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,210
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,146
    Bonus
    $30,120
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,210
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,000
    Filer's total
    $198,476

  • KARI LARSON

    OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $190,736
    From this org
    $175,721
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,015
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,146
    Bonus
    $25,575
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,015
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $190,736

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
    $5,095,108
    Expenses
    $5,656,737
    Contributions
    $4,781,863
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $9,784,377
    Expenses
    $5,082,048
    Contributions
    $9,520,265
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $5,407,214
    Expenses
    $4,224,507
    Contributions
    $5,344,218
    Grants paid
    $0

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

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,303,626
    Expenses
    $3,083,242
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,650,332

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,231,325
    Expenses
    $2,274,965
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,276,582

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,979,367
    Expenses
    $1,958,833
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,376,183

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,515,174
    Expenses
    $1,275,210
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,371,937

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,784,281
    Expenses
    $1,018,859
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,236,891

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $611,254
    Expenses
    $480,163
    Assets (EOY)
    $221,323

  • 2015 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $106,562
    Expenses
    $76,911
    Assets (EOY)
    $29,651

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.

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

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 13 October 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 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.