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Nonprofit · EIN 38-1561624

NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION

Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48238

Financials

$26.3M$24.8M2022$21.3M$24.7M2023$19.9M$23.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$19,912,082$23,742,601-$3,830,519$27,946,110$3,903,449$24,042,661
September 30, 2024990$21,291,342$24,695,828-$3,404,486$30,133,783$2,382,819$27,750,964
September 30, 2023990$26,290,230$24,810,245$1,479,985$34,858,699$3,703,249$31,155,450
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$7,500,853
of which government grants
$7,199,871
Program service revenue
$11,805,837
Investment income
$64,789
Net gain from sales of assets
$422
Net income from fundraising events
$9,345
Other revenue
$540,603

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,534,797
Other salaries and wages
$10,566,175
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$14,586,602
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$109,471
Accounting fees
$483,342
Occupancy
$1,180,483
Travel
$188,929
Depreciation
$335,820
Program services (functional)
$16,277,441
Management and general (functional)
$7,465,160

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$30,133,783
Total assets, end of year
$27,946,110
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,903,449
Net assets, end of year
$24,042,661
Land, buildings and equipment
$660,191
Publicly traded securities
$1,865,560
Net assets without donor restrictions
$23,103,337
Net assets with donor restrictions
$939,324
Gross receipts
$20,701,197
Employees
399
Volunteers
70
Year formed
1955
State of legal domicile
MI

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LINDA LITTLEPRESIDENT AND C.E.O.
Officer
37.5$353,221
PARIS WHITEVICE-PRES., STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Officer
37.5$193,978
KELLY THOMASCHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OPER. OFF.
Officer
37.5$168,073
KATRINA MCCREECHIEF COMMUNITY OFFICER
Officer
37.5$164,321
FRANCES TURNERSR. DIRECTOR, CLINICAL INNOVATION
Highest-paid employee
37.5$148,152
BRAD O BISHOPCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Officer
37.5$146,496
CARLTON KEITH MCAFEECONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
37.5$139,346
JESSICA GOERGENSR. DIRECTOR, ORG. EFFECTIVENESS
Highest-paid employee
37.5$115,991
TONYA THOMPSONASSISTANT SECRETARY
Officer
37.5$105,219
HAKIM W BERRYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
CARESS DEANSECOND VICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
SIVA KUMARTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
DIANE SLONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
ROBERT BALLINGERPREVIOUS CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
ERIC W AYERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
13 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TYRA EVANSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRIDGETT FEAGINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ADAMS S FORMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BARBARA JEAN JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROBERT P JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MILDRED C MATLOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HUBERT MASSEY MURALSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
REGINALD PELZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TERRANCE D REEDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PASTOR LORENZO SEWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DENNIS SHEPHERDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GREGORY TERRELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALLAH YOUNGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 27 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LINDA LITTLEPRESIDENT AND C.E.O.
Officer
38$341,167
PARIS WHITEVICE-PRES., STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Officer
38$189,784
KELLY THOMASCHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OPER. OFF.
Officer
40$168,073
KATRINA MCCREECHIEF COMMUNITY OFFICER
Officer
40$161,785
FRANCES TURNERSR. DIRECTOR, CLINICAL INNOVATION
Highest-paid employee
40$146,190
BRAD O BISHOPCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Officer
40$139,757
JESSICA GOERGENSR. DIRECTOR, ORG. EFFECTIVENESS
Highest-paid employee
40$112,206
CARLTON KEITH MCAFEECONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$105,642
TONYA THOMPSONASSISTANT SECRETARY
Officer
38$102,199
ROBERT BOLLINGERCHAIR AND ACTING TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
HAKIM W BERRYCHAIR (FORMER)
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
CARESS DEANSECOND VICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
DIANE SLONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
ERIC W AYERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TYRA EVANSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRIDGETT FEAGINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ADAMS S FORMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BARBARA JEAN JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROBERT P JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MILDRED C MATLOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HUBERT MASSEY MURALSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
REGINALD PELZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TERRANCE D REEDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PASTOR LORENZO SEWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DENNIS SHEPHERDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GREGORY TERRELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALLAH YOUNGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 28 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LINDA LITTLEPRESIDENT AND C.E.O.
Trustee or director, Officer
37.5$391,557
KEVIN P SMITHCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
37.5$164,604
KATRINA MCCREECHIEF COMMUNITY OFFICER
Officer
37.5$160,489
PARIS WHITEVICE-PRES., STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Officer
37.5$154,048
BRAD O BISHOPCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Officer
37.5$144,080
FRANCES TURNERSR. DIRECTOR, CLINICAL INNOVATION
Highest-paid employee
37.5$125,664
CARLTON KEITH MCAFEECONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
37.5$113,775
TONYA THOMPSONASSISTANT SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
37.5$98,999
HAKIM W BERRYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
ROBERT BOLLINGERFIRST VICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
CARESS DEANSECOND VICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
TYRA EVANSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
ERIC W AYERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRIDGETT FEAGINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ADAMS S FORMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JENNIFER GRANGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BARBARA JEAN JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROBERT P JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MILDRED C MATLOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HUBERT MASSEY MURALSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
REGINALD PELZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
VIVIAN PICKARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TERRANCE D REEDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PASTOR LORENZO SEWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DENNIS SHEPHERDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DIANE SLONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GREGORY TERRELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALLAH YOUNGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
882 OAKMAN BLVD STE C, DETROIT, MI 48238-4019
In care of
% BARBARA SMALL
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LINDA LITTLE, 882 OAKMAN BOULEVARD C, DETROIT, MI 482384019
Signed the 990
LINDA LITTLE, PRESIDENT AND C.E.O.
Phone
(313) 961-4890
Return prepared by
GJC CPA'S & ADVISORS

Mission

NSO IS A DETROIT-BASED INTEGRATED HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY THAT DELIVERS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND HOLISTIC PROGRAMS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. NSO PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, IN ADDITION TO WRAP-AROUND SERVICES, FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND SENIORS THAT ADDRESS BARRIERS TO HOUSING, HEALTH, AND WELLBEING. NSO SERVES OVER 5,700 PEOPLE ANNUALLY IN WAYNE AND OAKLAND COUNTIES, MICHIGAN. FOUNDED IN 1955, NSO HAS A LONG HISTORY OF BEING "ALWAYS WITHIN REACH" FOR NEIGHBORS WHO NEED IT MOST IN METROPOLITAN DETROIT, INCLUDING THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • NSO PROVIDES CLINICAL SERVICES TO WAYNE COUNTY RESIDENTS AT FOUR DIFFERENT FACILITIES. THESE SERVICES ARE A PART OF NSO'S MISSION TO PROVIDE FULL WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO ITS CLIENTS.
    Expenses $6,027,219 · revenue $4,568,186
  • LIFE CHOICES PROVIDES SUPPORT AND A CENTRAL ACCESS POINT FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR EXTENDED FAMILIES. THE LIFE CHOICES STAFF ALSO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS, SECURE RESOURCES, AND PROVIDE INTERMITTENT LIFELONG SUPPORT SERVICES SO INDIVIDUALS MAY LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE.
    Expenses $4,649,554 · revenue $3,524,017
  • NSO PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO FORMERLY HOMELESS ADULTS AND CRISIS SERVICES FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. SPECIFICALLY, THE DETROIT HEALTHY HOUSING CENTER AND ONE OF THE HOMELESS RECOVERY SERVICES LOCATIONS PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE EDUCATION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND REFERRAL SERVICES FOR INDIVDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR DISENFRANCHISED.
    Expenses $5,600,668 · revenue $4,244,892

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
38-1561624
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1957
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$27,946,110
Income (IRS master file)
$20,701,197

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$19,912,082$23,742,601$27,946,110XML
990September 2024$21,291,342$24,695,828$30,133,783XML
990September 2023$26,290,230$24,810,245$34,858,699XML
990September 2022$27,105,031$22,377,489$32,794,318IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-1561624).

Questions about NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION

What is the EIN of NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION is 38-1561624.
Is NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1957.
Are donations to NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names LINDA LITTLE.
Who are the officers and directors of NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $353,221 (LINDA LITTLE, PRESIDENT AND C.E.O.).
How much revenue does NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $19,912,082, expenses of $23,742,601 and total assets of $27,946,110 at year end.

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