Small Public Charity

Liberian Association of Michigan

Based in DETROIT, MI, Liberian Association of Michigan operates as a Small Public Charity. The organization reported $82K in revenue, $73K in expenses, $217K in total assets for fiscal year 2025.

EIN: 381909860 DETROIT, MI Promotion of International Understanding NTEE: Q20 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$82K

Total Expenses$73K

Total Assets$217K

Grant Records0

Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The Liberian Association of Michigan LAM was formed to promote the educational cultural social and economic well-being of Liberians and underserved communities. The organization exists to preserve and celebrate Liberian culture and heritage while providing community-based programs and resources that support health education youth development civic engagement humanitarian assistance and economic empowerment. LAM carries out its exempt purpose through cultural programming educational initiatives charitable outreach community partnerships health and wellness activities food access programs entrepreneurship support and services that strengthen families and improve quality of life within the communities it serves.

Where $100 goes at Liberian Association of Michigan

How Liberian Association of Michigan divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 8 years.

$22 Programs the work itself

$78 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $22 for programs

July 26th Program

34% of program spending

Prayer Breakfast

About 33% (cost not reported)

Birth Month Contest

About 33% (cost not reported)

Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Board Chairman David Gardiner

General Secretary Erika Clark

Board Vice Chairman Esi Collins

Vice President Harolyn Nimmo

Board Member Herretta Konneh Karva

Board Member Kelvin Mensah

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$82K	$73K	$217K
2024	$88K	$75K	$208K
2023	$127K	$113K	$195K
2022	$99K	$66K	$180K
2021	$55K	$41K	$136K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $55K to $82K (+49%), with total assets most recently reported at $217K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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