COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOOLS OF NORTHWEST MICHIGAN INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOOLS OF NORTHWEST MICHIGAN INC

EIN 27-0726563 · Educational Services (B90)

What they do

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOL (CIS) of NORTHWEST MICHIGAN COORDINATES HUMAN SERVICES and DELIVERS THEM to AT-RISK YOUTH IN THE NORTHWEST, MI AREA and to THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT of THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS or NON-TRADITIONAL EDUCATION SITES. COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS of NORTHWEST MICHIGAN WILL ENDEAVOR to ENABLE SAID YOUTH and THEIR FAMILIES to HAVE ACCESS to A BROAD RANGE of NEEDED SOCIAL and EDUCATIONAL SERVICES BY ESTABLISHING A COORDINATED DELIVERY SYSTEM of COMMUNITY RESOURCES WITHIN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING. THE MISSION of COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS of NORTHWEST MICHIGAN is to SURROUND STUDENTS WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT EMPOWERING THEM to STAY IN SCHOOL and ACHIEVE IN LIFE. CIS PROGRAMS PROVIDE BOTH PREVENTATIVE and INTERVENTION SERVICES INCLUDING ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE, CAREER EXPLORATION, COLLEGE FIELD TRIPS, SERVICE LEARNING, and ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. THE OBJECTIVE of COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS of NORTHWEST MI is to REDUCE THE NUMBER of SCHOOL DROPOUTS IN THE NORTHWEST, MI AREA.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $89.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders9 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

84.69%of revenue went to mission work89.6% of expenses · Program services

0.45%of revenue went to fundraising0.5% of expenses

$94.53spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

9.40%of revenue went to management and office costs9.9% of expenses

$1.07in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

65.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,440,137

Mission workProgram services$1,219,58284.69% of revenue89.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$135,3749.40% of revenue9.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$6,4170.45% of revenue0.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$78,7645.47% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,361,37394.53% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 89.6% mission · 9.9% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.53% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 90.4% mission · 9.2% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.31% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 89.6% mission · 9.8% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.40% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 89.9% mission · 9.9% management · 0.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 57.20% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 90.0% mission · 9.7% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.94% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 88.6% mission · 10.9% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.95% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 88.5% mission · 10.3% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.84% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 89.4% mission · 10.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.25% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,440,137

Expenses$1,361,373

Annual surplus $78,764 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,219,582 · 89.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$135,374 · 9.9% of expenses

Fundraising$6,417 · 0.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,440,137

Expenses$1,361,373

Assets$1,460,560

Income$1,440,137

Contributions$937,933

Mission work (program services)$1,219,582

Fundraising$6,417

Management and general$135,374

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (9)

CHARLIE POLZINCHAIRPERSON

DEB KNUDSTRUPSECRETARY

KATIE DORANDIRECTOR

LARRY MURTONDIRECTOR

LAUREE VANDERVEENTREASURER

NICK EDSONVICE- CHAIRPERSON

SHARALYN BRANDELLDIRECTOR

TAMMY HICKMANDIRECTOR

TAYLOR MALPASSDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2009
Location: 205 GROVE ST, MANCELONA, MI 49659-8018
County: Antrim
In care of: % AMY BURK
Primary officer: AMY BURK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailaburk@cisnwmi.org Phone(231) 356-4385

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: October 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: DAN SMITH & COMPANY PC
NTEE classification: Educational Services (B90)
IRS tax category: Educational Services