Detroit Police Athletic League Incorporated

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
383314318
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Detroit, MI, USA
Phone
3138331600
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Family Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,030,413
Expenses
$4,473,045
Assets
$16,233,054
Liabilities
$375,418

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

23 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • FREDERICK HUNTER (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • FREDERICK HUNTER (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $186,785 total reported compensation
  • MONICA DEJESUS (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER): $133,061 total reported compensation
  • GERI MANN (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $129,409 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Detroit pal, working in partnership with the police department and community volunteers, has the mission to help youth find their greatness through athletic programs and youth enrichment opportunities. The overarching goal of detroit pal is to help provide young people with the support and tools necessary for them to achieve their highest potential as adults. Detroit pal harnesses the powerful draw of sports participation to engage children in positive youth development experiences while teaching our great model focusing on goalsetting, resilience, embracing a healthy lifestyle, accountability, and teamwork. Detroit pal has been serving youth for over 50 years as a trusted source that adds value to the community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Detroit pal has been running diamond sports leagues for more than 50 years. Diamond sports involves baseball, softball, and the t-ball program. Our fall 2024 fall ball league, was created to develop outdoor play during the pandemic and had 8 teams representing 114 youth and 16 volunteers. The combined number for all diamond sports was 104 teams representing 1405 youth and 208 volunteers. The diamond sports league continues to grow since the pandemic. The teams were involved in the program an average of 8 hours per week for a 10-week program that taught life lessons through sports including goalsetting, resilience, embracing health, and accountability. Our league is successful because we were able to run sports in a safe, positive way. Many new youth get involved while many returning player continue their passion for the game and their skill development. We were able to host many games at the corner ballpark, the location of the old tiger stadium off of Michigan near trumbull.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 25
  • Transparency & Controls: 72
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 25%; rating input score 25
  • Program expense ratio: 28.1%; rating input score 28
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.1%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.63; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.9% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 25% of revenue deployed · 28.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $187K · 23 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $117K reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 31 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 25/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 28/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 18/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.