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Nonprofit · EIN 38-2440204

DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC

Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48210

Financials

$23.6M$23.1M2022$17.2M$22M2023$24.3M$22.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$24,317,348$22,862,350$1,454,998$18,463,954$4,875,461$13,588,493
September 30, 2024990$17,198,376$22,026,931-$4,828,555$14,738,867$3,766,977$10,971,890
September 30, 2023990$23,634,729$23,137,441$497,288$17,208,837$3,045,866$14,162,971
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$9,541,268
of which government grants
$8,219,376
Program service revenue
$14,480,854
Investment income
$145,359
Net rental income
$34,938
Net gain from sales of assets
$35,900
Other revenue
$149,867

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$10,035,568
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$12,685,789
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$67,696
Accounting fees
$29,021
Occupancy
$473,456
Travel
$117,283
Depreciation
$321,776
Program services (functional)
$22,455,344
Management and general (functional)
$400,613
Fundraising (functional)
$6,393

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$14,738,867
Total assets, end of year
$18,463,954
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,875,461
Net assets, end of year
$13,588,493
Land, buildings and equipment
$6,447,269
Publicly traded securities
$1,655,295
Net assets without donor restrictions
$11,996,786
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,591,707
Gross receipts
$25,567,373
Employees
269
Volunteers
94
Year formed
1983
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 / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
SEAN DE FOURPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
9.38$0$271,468$40,532
MICHELLE R SHERMANCOO & CFO
Officer
7.5$0$232,341$25,683
NANETTE WADEDIRECTOR OF STATEGIC INITATIVES
Highest-paid employee
37.5$138,876$0$90
PAMELA WEAVEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
37.5$117,794$0$18,201
RACHELL WILLIAMSDIRECTOR OF PATH PROGRAM
Highest-paid employee
37.5$110,958$0$4,872
KEVIN OUTLANDCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.25$0$0$0
LAURA TOMASSI-MILLERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.25$0$0$0
DAICIA PRICESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.25$0$0$0
CAMARRAH MORGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
ELIZABETH BROCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
GARY SALZARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
LISA PERUGIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
MELISSA VANDER LAANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
NICHOLAS DUBOSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
STEPHANIE MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
SEAN DE FOURPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
9.38$0$266,948$39,383
MICHELLE R SHERMANCOO & CFO
Officer
7.5$0$255,622$24,386
CATHERINE L LIESMAN - CEO TO09/2023, CONSULTANT TO 12/2023
Former
37.5$150,339$0$1,535
NANETTE WADEDIRECTOR OF HEALTH PROGRAM
Highest-paid employee
37.5$129,312$0$1,382
GLORIA SALTER-REIDCFO (CONTROLLER) (THROUGH 10/2023)
Officer
37.5$121,017$0$3,149
ESTER PALMER-CYROWSKIMANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM DIR.
Highest-paid employee
37.5$117,077$0$1,781
SALLY BONDDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
37.5$115,390$0$1,307
PALLAVI MUNIKRISHNAPROGRAM DIRECTOR (THROUGH 06/2024)
Highest-paid employee
37.5$109,400$0$0
TANISHA BLACK SENIOR DIRQUALITY AND CORPORATE COMPILANCE
Highest-paid employee
37.5$108,911$0$0
DAICIA PRICECHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.24$0$0$0
NICHOLAS DUBOSECHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0.25$0$0$0
CHERYL HAWKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
CHERYL MUNDAYDIRECTOR (TO 12/2023)
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
ELIZABETH BROCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
FREDERICK TONEYDIRECTOR (TO 12/2023)
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
KEVIN OUTLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
LAURA TOMASSI-MILLERDIRECTOR (TO 12/2023)
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
RODGER PRONGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
SHARON SMITHDIRECTOR (TO 12/2023)
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
STEPHANIE MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
SUBHASH GULATIDIRECTOR (TO 12/2023)
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CATHERINE LIESMANCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
37.5$143,431$1,981
GLORIA SALTER-REIDCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
37.5$130,336$3,491
NANETTE WADECHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
37.5$125,605$525
ESTER ESPIRITUMANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM DIR.
Highest-paid employee
37.5$114,049$1,231
PALLAVI MUNIKRISHNAPROGRAM DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
37.5$101,941$0
CHERYL HAWKINSCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RODGER PRONGVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KEVIN OUTLANDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ELIZABETH K BROCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICHOLAS DUBOSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUBHASH C GULATIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHERYL MUNDAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAICIA PRICEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHARON SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA TOMASSI-MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FREDERICK TONEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
5716 MICHIGAN AVENUE 3000, DETROIT, MI 48210-3039
In care of
% SEAN DE FOUR
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SEAN DE FOUR, 5716 MICHIGAN AVENUE 3000, DETROIT, MI 48210
Signed the 990
CHARLES ALLEN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Phone
(313) 531-2500
Return prepared by
BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

Mission

DEVELOPMENT CENTERS, INC. D/B/A MISIDE EARLY YEARS (MIEARLYYEARS) IS A MICHIGAN NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN, INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO GREAT HEALTHCARE, QUALITY EDUCATION, A COMFORTABLE HOME, AND THE MONEY THEY NEED TO BUILD A LIFE THEY DESIRE.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • MIHEALTH: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ADULT AND CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE SERVICES INCLUDE ASSESSMENT, INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPY, SKILL BUILDING, CASE MANAGEMENT, PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS AND MEDICATION REVIEWS, AS WELL AS CRISIS INTERVENTION.
    Expenses $10,057,005 · revenue $13,414,403
  • MIWEALTH: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES JOB SEARCH AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR PARTICIPANTS REFERRED FROM THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR THE PARTNERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRAINING AND HOPE AND WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT PROGRAMS. THE CAREER CENTER SERVICES PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL DETROIT RESIDENTS AND INCLUDES JOB COACHING AND PLACEMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT AND LIFE SKILLS, REFERRALS TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS AND A VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRAINING COMPONENT, WHICH ASSESSES PARTICIPANTS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF TRAINING PROGRAM AND ASSISTS PARTICIPANTS IN ENROLLMENT, ATTENDANCE, COMPLETION OF TRAINING AND UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT.
    Expenses $2,659,960
  • MIEARLY YEARS: THE PROGRAM SERVES INFANTS AND CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE FIVE, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES AND PREGNANT WOMEN THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST DETROIT. THE SERVICES INVOLVE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AS WELL AS PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT. FAMILIES REFERRED MAY HAVE A CHILD WITH ATTACHMENT DIFFICULTIES, A DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY OR AN ADJUSTMENT TO CHILD CARE OR SCHOOL OR THEY MAY NEED PARENTING RESOURCES OR PARENTING EDUCATION.
    Expenses $9,738,379 · revenue $1,066,451

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
38-2440204
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1984
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E33Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$18,463,954
Income (IRS master file)
$25,567,373

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$24,317,348$22,862,350$18,463,954XML
990September 2024$17,198,376$22,026,931$14,738,867XML
990September 2023$23,634,729$23,137,441$17,208,837XML
990September 2022$22,884,700$22,825,372$16,659,149IRS
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 38-2440204).

Questions about DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC

What is the EIN of DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC is 38-2440204.
Is DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
Are donations to DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC 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 DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC 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 DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC 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 DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names SEAN DE FOUR.
Who are the officers and directors of DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 3 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does DEVELOPMENT CENTERS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $24,317,348, expenses of $22,862,350 and total assets of $18,463,954 at year end.

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