Public Charity

DETROIT CHILDREN'S FUND

DETROIT CHILDREN'S FUND, of DETROIT, MI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.9M in revenue, $5.6M in expenses, $6.4M in total assets. 36 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 462499615 DETROIT, MI Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.9M
Total Expenses$5.6M
Total Assets$6.4M
Grant Records36
Funding Total$8.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE DETROIT CHILDREN'S FUND IS TO MAKE HIGH-POTENTIAL INVESTMENTS TO EXPAND SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS, GREATLY IMPROVE LOWER PERFORMING SCHOOLS, AND DISCOVER AND DEVELOP TALENTED EDUCATORS SO THAT EVERY CHILD IN DETROIT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION.

Sample Grants Received

$1,001,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$6,150
$1,000,000
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$20,500
2023
SUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 36 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Adam Levinson
DIRECTOR Anup Popat
DIRECTOR Arn Tellem
DIRECTOR Bill Emerson
DIRECTOR Darienne Driver
DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS Dr Irma Hamilton

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Top Grant Purposes

COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$4,334,300 5 grants
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
$1,959,849 1 grant
INVEST STRATEGY SPRT
$666,700 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$306,657 7 grants
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION AND THE DETROIT COMMUNITY
$210,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.9M $5.6M $6.4M
2024 $6.3M $3.5M $7.2M
2023 $4.6M $4.2M $4.4M
2022 $6.7M $5.5M $4.8M
2021 $5.1M $5.9M $3.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $5.1M to $3.9M (-25%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.4M.

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