- Revenue 2024
- $32,025,572
- Expenses 2024
- $30,284,983
Program services were 89.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- J30
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 26966 SOUTHFIRLD RD
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
GESHER HUMAN SERVICES IS A BRIDGE TO HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE AT WORK, AT HOME, AND IN THE COMMUNITY. GESHER'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND INCLUSION PROGRAMMING SERVES ALL METRO DETROITERS WHILE MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.
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GESHER OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TAILORED TO DIVERSE COMMUNITY NEEDS. WHETHER ENTERING OR RE-ENTERING THE JOB MARKET, FACING AGE-RELATED CHALLENGES, OR DEALING WITH DISABILITIES, GESHER PROVIDES TARGETED SUPPORT.1. BUSINESS AND CAREER SERVICES:PERSONALIZED CAREER COACHING, TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING, NETWORKING, AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AT VARIOUS CAREER STAGES.2. RECHARGE! PROGRAM: GROUP COUNSELING FOR INDIVIDUALS AGED 50+, ADDRESSING THEIR UNIQUE CONCERNS, PROVIDING ASSESSMENTS, GOAL-SETTING, AND OVERCOMING AGE-RELATED BARRIERS.3. WOMEN TO WORK PROGRAM:SUPPORTING WOMEN IN ENTERING OR RE-ENTERING THE WORKFORCE, OFFERING JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND MICROSOFT OFFICE COMPUTER TRAINING THROUGH THE SPRINGBOARD TO SUCCESS PROGRAM.4. TICKET TO WORK PROGRAM:IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, THIS VOLUNTARY PROGRAM AIDS INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SSDI AND/OR SSI IN ACHIEVING FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE.5. NEW EXPERIENCES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM:PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOB SEEKERS 18 AND OVER WITH LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT TO BUILD SKILLS THROUGH PAID INTERNSHIPS.6. JEWISH OCCUPATIONAL INTERNSHIP (JOIN) PROGRAM:OFFERS COLLEGE STUDENTS PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIPS, EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, AND NETWORKING EXPERIENCES IN VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL FIELDS.7. COMPUTER TRAINING PROGRAM:OPERATING IN OAKLAND AND WAYNE COUNTIES, IT PROVIDES ONSITE AND ONLINE CLASSES TO UPGRADE SKILLS AND ALIGN WITH JOB MARKET DEMANDS.8. MICHIGAN WORKS! OFFICE:SUPPORTS JOB SEEKERS WITH TRAINING AND SERVICES, OFFERING CUSTOMIZED RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS TO BUSINESSES.9. OAKLAND80 INITIATIVE:AIMING TO INCREASE POST-SECONDARY DEGREES FOR OAKLAND COUNTY RESIDENTS BY 2030 TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC STABILITY AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.10. DETROIT AT WORK! OFFICE:PROVIDES INFORMATION ON IN-DEMAND CAREER PATHWAYS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE DURFEE INNOVATION CENTER.11. ECYCLE OPPORTUNITIES:A DIVISION OF GESHER FOCUSING ON RESPONSIBLE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING AND EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS FACING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.12. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES:COLLABORATES WITH MICHIGAN REHABILITATION SERVICES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS.13. JANITORIAL AND CLEANING SERVICES:SINCE 1986, GESHER HAS OFFERED SUPERIOR JANITORIAL SERVICES WITH A WELL-TRAINED WORKFORCE.14. SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT AND SKILL BUILDING:MAXIMIZES THE POTENTIAL OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES SEEKING COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT THROUGH JOB SEARCH SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND ONGOING POST-EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT.15. YOUTH PROGRAMS:OFFERS TRAINING, SUPPORT, AND COUNSELING FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING SUMMER LINKUP AND SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION PROGRAMS.16. ABILITYONE PROGRAM:PROVIDES JOBS FOR PEOPLE WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES, ALLOWING PARTICIPANTS TO LEVERAGE LEARNED SKILLS IN VARIOUS SECTORS.17. HR SOLUTIONS GROUP:PROVIDES OUTSOURCED HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTIONS FOR NON-PROFITS AND SMALL TO MID-SIZED COMPANIES LACKING INTERNAL HR RESOURCES.GESHER'S HOLISTIC APPROACH AIMS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS ACROSS DIVERSE DEMOGRAPHICS TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL AND ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN THE WORKFORCE.
Expenses $20,493,770 · Grants $2,225,886 · Revenue $14,074,400
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GESHER'S COMPREHENSIVE SPECTRUM OF COMMUNITY SERVICES CATERS TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES, PROMOTING DIGNITY, ENGAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF LIFE.1. DOROTHY AND PETER BROWN JEWISH COMMUNITY ADULT DAY PROGRAM:A NON-SECTARIAN PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JEWISH SENIOR LIFE, OFFERING SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR FAMILIES. FEATURES ENGAGING PROGRAMMING, SOCIALIZATION, THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES, AND FLEXIBLE HOURS.2. ENCORE PROGRAMMING FOR ACTIVE ADULTS (55+):TAILORED PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO DEEPLY ENGAGE OLDER ADULTS WITH THEIR COMMUNITY, PROVIDING MENTAL STIMULATION, ENJOYMENT, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTION.3. MEMORY CLUB:SPECIFICALLY FOR SENIORS WITH MEMORY CONCERNS, PROVIDING SOCIALIZATION, MEMORY-BOOSTING TIPS, PHYSICAL EXERCISE, FIELD TRIPS, AND SUPPORT GROUPS.4. CHOICES PROGRAM:ENRICHING ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, UTILIZING A PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING MODEL. PARTICIPANTS DETERMINE THEIR OWN ACTIVITIES, BOTH IN-PERSON AND THROUGH VIRTUAL PROGRAMS.5. CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS PROGRAM:PROVIDES EDUCATION, ENRICHMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL ARTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR GESHER PARTICIPANTS, COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO OFFER A VARIETY OF ART-BASED CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES.6. LIFE PROGRAM (OAKLAND COUNTY) & BRIDGES PROGRAM (WAYNE COUNTY):SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN PURSUING INTERESTS, LIVING INDEPENDENTLY, AND MAKING IMPORTANT DECISIONS BY LINKING THEM WITH VARIOUS SERVICES.7. PARTNERSHIP WITH MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:ASSISTS THOSE FACING FINANCIAL CHALLENGES, SUCH AS LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT AND HOME FORECLOSURE, THROUGH HOMEBUYER AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS COVERING TOPICS LIKE FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND CREDIT REPAIR.8. THERAPEUTIC SUPPORTS:INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, ADDRESSING EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES THROUGH PERSONALIZED AND HOLISTIC APPROACHES.9. LOIS AND MILTON ZUSSMAN ACTIVITY CENTER: CLUBHOUSE DESIGNED SETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES, OFFERING A WELCOMING COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERE WITH SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, CULINARY EXPERIENCES, VOCATIONAL SUPPORT, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.GESHER'S COMMITMENT TO INDIVIDUALIZED CARE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND HOLISTIC WELL-BEING IS EMBODIED THROUGH ITS DIVERSE PROGRAMS, FOSTERING INCLUSIVITY AND SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN VARIOUS LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES.
Expenses $3,634,219 · Revenue $1,434,072
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FROM 24-HOUR CARE TO INDEPENDENT LIVING WITH SUPPORT, GESHER PROVIDES A FULL CONTINUUM OF RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO ENSURE ALL RESIDENTS GET THE EXACT LEVEL OF HOUSING AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO LIVE A FULFILLING LIFE. THIS SERVICE CONTINUUM INCLUDES ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION FOR MEDICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC APPOINTMENTS, GROCERY SHOPPING, PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATIVE THERAPY, SOCIAL OUTINGS, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CLINICAL SERVICES, EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL SUPPORT, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION.
Expenses $3,030,878 · Revenue $2,050,478
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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Dani GillmanDANI GILLMAN
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Chad TechnerCHAD TECHNER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David DevineDAVID DEVINE
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jean PhelanJEAN PHELAN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Barbara BressackBARBARA BRESSACK
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Adele WeislerADELE WEISLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Andy MeisnerANDY MEISNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Billy HarrisBILLY HARRIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Charlie ShawCHARLIE SHAW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dan SerlinDAN SERLIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David JaffeDAVID JAFFE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Eva ShapiroEVA SHAPIRO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Evan LeibhanEVAN LEIBHAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Gail StewartGAIL STEWART
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Jared RosenbaumJARED ROSENBAUM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John KesslerJOHN KESSLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jon ModianoJON MODIANO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Joshua EichenhornJOSHUA EICHENHORN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Linda Schlesinger-WagnerLINDA SCHLESINGER-WAGNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Richard ShapackRICHARD SHAPACK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Yoni TorgowYONI TORGOW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Zain IsmailZAIN ISMAIL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Paul BlattPAUL BLATT
PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Total calculated
- $317,149
- From this org
- $275,309
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $41,840
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $275,309
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $23,489
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,351
- Filer's total
- $317,149
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Eric AdelmanERIC ADELMAN
EXECUTIVE VP & CAO
- Total calculated
- $243,512
- From this org
- $207,348
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,164
- Hours/week
- 48 + 2 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $207,348
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $17,962
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,202
- Filer's total
- $243,512
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James WillisJAMES WILLIS
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND COO
- Total calculated
- $226,067
- From this org
- $196,959
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,108
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $196,959
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $17,338
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,770
- Filer's total
- $226,067
The first 25 listed. 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
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2024
- Revenue
- $32,025,572
- Expenses
- $30,284,983
- Contributions
- $12,134,726
- Grants paid
- $2,225,886
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2023
- Revenue
- $23,504,244
- Expenses
- $23,349,912
- Contributions
- $10,212,252
- Grants paid
- $2,035,732
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2022
- Revenue
- $21,798,123
- Expenses
- $21,486,079
- Contributions
- $9,213,769
- Grants paid
- $2,128,332
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
- $20,848,047
- Expenses
- $21,116,688
- Assets (EOY)
- $31,465,191
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $22,476,479
- Expenses
- $19,153,779
- Assets (EOY)
- $23,605,383
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $19,803,842
- Expenses
- $21,132,938
- Assets (EOY)
- $19,990,808
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $21,718,964
- Expenses
- $20,910,777
- Assets (EOY)
- $18,770,818
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $21,606,186
- Expenses
- $20,974,167
- Assets (EOY)
- $17,483,708
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $20,820,177
- Expenses
- $21,145,597
- Assets (EOY)
- $17,093,747
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $21,180,632
- Expenses
- $20,704,861
- Assets (EOY)
- $16,394,029
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $19,967,196
- Expenses
- $20,212,212
- Assets (EOY)
- $16,775,678
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $19,618,895
- Expenses
- $19,786,653
- Assets (EOY)
- $16,691,253
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $19,497,526
- Assets (EOY)
- $15,578,315
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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
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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JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT
$7,003,487
2022 TO SUPPORT THE ELDERLY
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JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT
$4,551,064
2024 TO SUPPORT THE ELDERLY
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JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT
$3,695,610
2023 TO SUPPORT THE ELDERLY
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$912,980
2022 TO SUPPORT JEWISH COMMUNITY
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$527,804
2023 TO SUPPORT JEWISH COMMUNITY
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$417,357
2024 TO SUPPORT JEWISH COMMUNITY
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2024 EMPLOYMENT & HUMAN SERVICES
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2022 EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM/GENERAL OPERATIONS/HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM
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MICHIGAN HEALTH ENDOWMENT FUND
$150,000
2024 IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPORTED AND TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT
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2023 EMPLOYMENT
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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KADIMA NONPROFIT HOUSING CORPORATION
501(C)(3) · HOUSING · MI · controlled entity
Declared as related by
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KADIMA NONPROFIT HOUSING CORPORATION
On its 2024 return
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On its 2023 return
Taxable family
From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.
Disregarded entities on its 2024 return
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HR SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC
HR SERVICES · MI · income $16,677 · assets $488,979
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ECYCLE OPPORTUNITIES LLC
RECYCLING · MI · income -$174,544 · assets $0
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 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.