Nonprofit · EIN 81-1368616
DEVELOP DETROIT INC
Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48226
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $5,489,059 | $4,513,470 | $975,589 | $23,367,922 | $18,566,687 | $4,801,235 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,096,538 | $4,659,972 | $436,566 | $28,400,976 | $23,836,275 | $4,564,701 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,822,593 | $4,094,725 | $1,727,868 | $27,747,131 | $21,966,644 | $5,780,487 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,208,646
- Program service revenue
- $2,201,155
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $79,258
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $483,910
- Other salaries and wages
- $991,774
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,757,429
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $99,210
- Accounting fees
- $106,580
- Occupancy
- $697,943
- Travel
- $11,385
- Depreciation
- $91,484
- Program services (functional)
- $3,533,978
- Management and general (functional)
- $686,551
- Fundraising (functional)
- $292,941
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $28,400,976
- Total assets, end of year
- $23,367,922
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $18,566,687
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,801,235
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,028,429
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,181,719
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,619,516
- Gross receipts
- $5,489,059
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2015
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONYA MAYS | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 39.5 | $247,500 | $33,759 |
| CRAIG WILLIAN | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 39.5 | $185,000 | $33,833 |
| MARK MEIER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 38.75 | $160,000 | $29,044 |
| ANTHONY PIPITONE | CONSTRUCTION MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,000 | $6,250 |
| KATE KOHN-PARROTT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PAULATEER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA GRANNEMANN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA WORDEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRIE FARRELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GWEN BUTLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN KINLOCH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RON STALLWORTH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC CHATMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN WERDLOW | MEMBER (UNTIL 12/31/2025) Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONYA MAYS | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 39.5 | $251,323 | $41,444 |
| CRAIG WILLIAN | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 39.5 | $180,689 | $34,643 |
| MARK MEIER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $157,227 | $33,916 |
| ANTHONY PIPITONE | CONSTRUCTION MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,058 | $35,694 |
| OREN BRANDVAIN | DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY INVEST Highest-paid employee | 39.75 | $107,902 | $18,144 |
| KATE KOHN-PARROTT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PAULATEER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILL SMITH | TREASURER (UNTIL 5/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 5.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA GRANNEMANN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA WORDEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRIE FARRELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GWEN BUTLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN KINLOCH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RON STALLWORTH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN WERDLOW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC CHATMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA ALBERGHINI | MEMBER (UNTIL 7/2024) Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY ERICKSON | MEMBER (UNTIL 1/2024) Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONYA MAYS | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 39.5 | $273,349 | $44,834 |
| CRAIG WILLIAN | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 39.5 | $194,851 | $37,470 |
| MARK MEIER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $174,257 | $36,836 |
| OREN BRANDVAIN | DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT Highest-paid employee | 39.75 | $112,455 | $18,772 |
| KATE KOHN-PARROTT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PAULATEER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILL SMITH | TREASURER (LEFT DURING 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 5.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA GRANNEMANN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRIE FARRELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA WORDEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GWEN BUTLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA ALBERGHINI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY ERICKSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN KINLOCH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RON STALLWORTH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN WERDLOW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1452 RANDOLPH ST STE 300, DETROIT, MI 48226-2284
- In care of
- % SONYA MAYS
- Mailing address (990-N for 2015)
- 535 Griswold Street Suite 1600, Detroit MI 48226
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SONYA MAYS, 1452 RANDOLPH STREET 300, DETROIT, MI 48226
- Principal officer (990-N for 2015)
- Sonya Mays, 535 Griswold Street Suite 1600, Detroit MI 48226
- Signed the 990
- SONYA MAYS, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (313) 960-7700
- Website
- www.developdetroit.org
- Return prepared by
- AAFCPAS INC
Mission
SEE PAGE 1, QUESTION 1
Program accomplishments
- REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT - WE IMAGINE, DESIGN AND BUILD BEAUTIFUL HOUSING. WE CREATE MIXED-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES ACROSS DETROIT FOR THE FULL RANGE OF DETROITERS. OUR WORK IS AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO STABILIZING AND GROWING NEIGHBORHOODS DECIMATED BY THE RECENT HOUSING CRISIS.Expenses $3,533,978 · revenue $2,280,413
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-1368616
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $23,367,922
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,489,059
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $5,489,059 | $4,513,470 | $23,367,922 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,096,538 | $4,659,972 | $28,400,976 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,822,593 | $4,094,725 | $27,747,131 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,044,261 | $3,865,351 | $25,652,440 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2015 Officer: Sonya Mays | December 31, 2015 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 81-1368616).
Questions about DEVELOP DETROIT INC
- What is the EIN of DEVELOP DETROIT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DEVELOP DETROIT INC is 81-1368616.
- Is DEVELOP DETROIT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to DEVELOP DETROIT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DEVELOP DETROIT 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 DEVELOP DETROIT INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DEVELOP DETROIT INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DEVELOP DETROIT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SONYA MAYS.
- Who are the officers and directors of DEVELOP DETROIT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $247,500 (SONYA MAYS, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does DEVELOP DETROIT INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,489,059, expenses of $4,513,470 and total assets of $23,367,922 at year end.
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