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The Empowerment Plan

Detroit, Michigan · EIN 45-3265365 · Human Services · tax-exempt since 2012

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 69.9 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended March 2025.

Graded against 50,356 human services nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.10.8 months91
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.97% of practices97
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.36
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.99% from one source17
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.78.3%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.6.9%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.15not scored

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Year by year

2015201620172019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Mar 2025Form 990$4.09M$4.33M−$247K$3.90M10.890B
Mar 2024Form 990$3.89M$3.69M$203K$4.12M13.491B
Mar 2023Form 990$3.41M$3.35M$54K$3.84M13.769B
Mar 2022Form 990$3.14M$3.21M−$65K$3.78M14.246C
Mar 2021Form 990$4.56M$3.27M$1.29M$3.85M14.169B
Mar 2020Form 990$3.82M$3.09M$728K$2.52M9.881B
Mar 2019Form 990$2.72M$2.57M$150K$1.80M8.458C
Dec 2017Form 990$1.86M$2.31M−$456K$1.31M6.851C
Dec 2016Form 990$2.46M$1.26M$1.20M$1.76M16.838C
Dec 2015Form 990$1.15M$1.33M−$173K$565K5.143C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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