Public Charity

FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - DETROIT

FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - DETROIT, of DETROIT, MI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $864K in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, $1.3M in total assets. 35 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 821577991 DETROIT, MI Youth Violence Prevention NTEE: I21 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$864K
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$1.3M
Grant Records35
Funding Total$3.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - DETROIT HAS A MISSION OF IMPACTING GENERATIONAL CHANGE BY EMPOWERING YOUTH WHO ARE FACING THE GREATEST OBSTACLES THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL MENTORS - 12+ YEARS, NO MATTER WHAT. 92% GO ON TO ENROLL IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, SERVE OUR COUNTRY, OR ENTER THE WORKFORCE. 83% GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL OR EARN A GED, 93% AVOID JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT, AND 98% WAIT TO PARENT UNTIL AFTER THEIR TEEN YEARS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Andre Clemons
BOARD MEMBER Christine Feuell
BOARD MEMBER Connie Fontaine
BOARD MEMBER David Kelly
CHAIR Deborah Wahl
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Derschaun Brown

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Top Grant Purposes

CHAPTER SUPPORT
$1,623,370 6 grants
Public Safety
$1,100,000 1 grant
TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY
$300,000 2 grants
TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.
$200,000 3 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$134,409 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $864K $1.5M $1.3M
2024 $1.7M $1.5M $2.0M
2023 $992K $1.3M $1.9M
2022 $2.0M $1.0M $2.1M
2021 $1.0M $896K $1.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.0M to $864K (-15%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3M.

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