Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation
115 Erskine St Fl 2, Detroit, MI · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $72,561,677 | $79,055,522 | $1,600,155 |
| FY2024 | $84,390,253 | $88,235,463 | $8,603,426 |
| FY2023 | $77,242,425 | $76,646,039 | $12,448,636 |
| FY2022 | $61,743,492 | $67,729,669 | $11,852,250 |
| FY2021 | $74,043,951 | $64,660,183 | $17,838,427 |
| FY2020 | $58,996,318 | $55,388,298 | $8,454,659 |
| FY2019 | $60,994,405 | $61,363,891 | $4,846,639 |
| FY2014 | $37,551,181 | $37,709,392 | $86,757 |
| FY2013 | $40,827,302 | $40,582,334 | $244,968 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (EIN 38-3353746), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $72,513,508 | 100% |
| Program service revenue | $27,265 | <1% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $71,786,986 | 91% |
| Management & general | $7,268,536 | 9% |
| Fundraising | $0 | 0% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 100% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 91% of functional expenses, management & general 9%, and fundraising 0%.
- 91% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 69.7% of 333 Employment organizations nationwide (too few in MI for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 0.2 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 3rd percentile among 158 Employment organizations in MI.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.4% of 165 Employment organizations in MI.
- Total revenue rose from $40,827,302 in FY2013 to $72,561,677 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 4 and decreased in 4 of 8 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 5 of 9 reported years (FY2014, FY2019, FY2022, FY2024, FY2025).
- The highest revenue on record here is $84,390,253 in FY2024.
- Net assets grew from $244,968 to $1,600,155 between FY2013 and FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
- The IRS automatically revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on November 15, 2010; it was reinstated on December 15, 2011.
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
DETROIT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION (DESC) IS PART OF THE MICHIGAN WORKS! SYSTEM, WHICH IS A NETWORK OF 16 WORKFORCE AGENCIES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THIS SYSTEM HELPS RESIDENTS FIND NEW JOBS, RETAIN EMPLOYMENT, AND ADVANCE THEIR SKILLS.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 2019 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | J20 — Employment |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
| Automatic revocation | November 15, 2010 — reinstated December 15, 2011 |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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