Deo Gratias Ministries Detroit
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 832372300
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2020–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2019
- Location
- Detroit, MI, USA
- Phone
- 3137430477
- Rating
- 93
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $34,892
- Expenses
- $49,879
- Assets
- $431,202
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ROBERT SADLER (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- ROBERT SADLER (PRESIDENT)
- MARIE BROSNAN (SECRETARY)
- MARINA BEBES (TREASURER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
At deo gratias ministries detroit, we work together to create a safe social and spiritual environment, while providing respectful holistic service in response to need and fostering transformation through hospitality and community.
What it reported doing in 2025
During the 3 month short year period ending 6/30/25 we continued to fulfill our mission of hospitality, caring, and compassionate service to vulnerable people. - we operated the deo gratias cafe 5 days a week for 4 hours each day, serving an average of 150 people each day, offering free drinks, snacks and lunches. - the deo gratias food pantry served an average of 50 families per week, giving them a week's worth of groceries, including fresh produce, meat, dairy, baked goods, and dry goods. We gave an additional 15-20 families per week bags of food intended to last three to four days. We also provided household items and pet food upon request. - we grew herbs and vegetables in our community garden that were distributed in the food pantry. - our case manager helped guests to identify community resources and, when needed, assisted guests in accessing those resources. - we provided tutoring in reading and math to elementary children and adults. - we held a faith-sharing group once a week for guests who wanted to give and receive support in their faith journey. - we provided food, outdoor shelters, and medical care for neighborhood community cats. We also worked with cat rescue organizations to re- home neighborhood stray cats and kittens.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 96
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 40
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -43%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.64; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -10.2% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 17.7% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 87.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $44K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.