Mission
PROVIDING PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS FOR DETROITERS IN NEED.
Public Charity
SAY DETROIT
SAY DETROIT is a Public Charity headquartered in SOUTHFIELD, MI. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.5M revenue, $4.5M expenses, $11.6M total assets. 84 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $12.9M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 204786626
SOUTHFIELD, MI
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
NTEE: L12
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$4.5M
Total Assets$11.6M
Grant Records84
Funding Total$12.9M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Say Detroit
How Say Detroit divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$85
Programs
the work itself
$8
Management
running the organization
$7
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $85 for programs
$48
Rehabilitating the lipke center in detroit and turning it into the s.A.Y
$23
Provision of funding to many charitable organziations in the detroit metro area that align with the organization's mission
$14
Fund operations of the s.A.Y
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Provide services to children and families in need in Detroit, MI
$500,000
Provide services to children and families in need in Detroit, MI
$500,000
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
$400,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$386,382
HUMAN SERVICES
$328,600
Showing up to 5 of 84 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Al Papa
DIRECTOR
Arn Tellum
DIRECTOR
Benjamin Carter
DIRECTOR
Carmen Harland
DIRECTOR
Chad Audi
BOARD CHAIR
Charles Rothstein
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.5M | $4.5M | $11.6M |
| 2023 | $5.0M | $3.4M | $12.5M |
| 2022 | $2.9M | $3.2M | $9.8M |
| 2020 | $3.8M | $2.3M | $8.4M |
| 2019 | $2.5M | $1.9M | $6.9M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.5M to $3.5M (+41%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.