Public Charity

DETROIT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

DETROIT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION is a Public Charity headquartered in DETROIT, MI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $72.6M revenue, $79.1M expenses, $17.4M total assets. 56 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $17.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 383353746 DETROIT, MI Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$72.6M
Total Expenses$79.1M
Total Assets$17.4M
Grant Records56
Funding Total$17.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF DESC IS TO CULTIVATE LOCAL WORKFORCE TALENT TO ALIGN WITH THE NEEDS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH KEY WORKFORCE AGENCIES, FAITH- AND COMMUNITY- BASED ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS, AND PHILANTHROPIC, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES.

Officers & Directors

CHAIR Alice Thompson
TREASURER Chris Uhl
PRESIDENT & CEO Dana Williams
VICE CHAIR Dannis Mitchell
DETROIT AT WORK BRAND MANAGER Diana Prosi
DIRECTOR Gail Taylor

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Top Grant Purposes

COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$3,625,000 4 grants
YOUTH SVCS STATEWIDE
$2,522,591 5 grants
PUBLIC SERVICE
$2,000,000 1 grant
CAREER/TECHNICAL ED
$1,500,000 1 grant
IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS ENHANCING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN BLACK COMMUNITIES.
$900,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $72.6M $79.1M $17.4M
2024 $84.4M $88.2M $23.6M
2023 $77.2M $76.6M $26.5M
2022 $61.7M $67.7M $25.2M
2021 $74.0M $64.7M $24.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $74.0M to $72.6M (-2%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.4M.

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