Public Charity

THE GUIDANCE CENTER

THE GUIDANCE CENTER is a Public Charity headquartered in SOUTHGATE, MI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $59.3M revenue, $56.5M expenses, $35.2M total assets. 52 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $12.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 381621700 SOUTHGATE, MI Community Mental Health Centers NTEE: F32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$59.3M
Total Expenses$56.5M
Total Assets$35.2M
Grant Records52
Funding Total$12.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

NUTURE DEVELOPMENT. FOSTER RESILIENCE. CULTIVATE WELL-BEING.

Where $100 goes at The Guidance Center

How The Guidance Center divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$87
The Guidance Center responds to the everchanging needs of southeast michigan residents and beyond to provide quality behavioral health and substance use treatment, educational opportunities, and community outreach…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO ASSIST JUVENILE PROBATION YOUTH AND AT-RISK YOUTH IN WAYNE COUNTY
$565,000
2024
KIDS-TALK CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER
$70,000
2024
RESEARCH SUBCONTRACT
$31,640
2024
OPERATING EXPENSES
$6,000

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alexander Sebastian
SECRETARY Cheryl Kohs
DIRECTOR Fatima Salman
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Gary Guetschow
CHAIRPERSON Gillian Bringard-Andrews
DIRECTOR Gina Wilson Steward

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Top Grant Purposes

Youth Development
$9,820,000 8 grants
General Support
$1,396,568 16 grants
Human & Social Services
$531,269 3 grants
Education
$373,288 5 grants
Health & Medicine
$253,362 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $59.3M $56.5M $35.2M
2024 $54.6M $54.6M $33.9M
2023 $54.7M $52.6M $37.0M
2022 $54.0M $46.3M $26.4M
2021 $40.6M $41.0M $18.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $40.6M to $59.3M (+46%), with total assets most recently reported at $35.2M.

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