Devota Advocacy Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
863632213
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Fenton, MI, USA
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$118,100
Expenses
$110,883
Assets
$14,074
Liabilities
$33,333

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Bradley Swartz (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Bradley Swartz (Executive Director)
  • Marshall Averill (Board Chair)
  • Giovanni Spagnuolo (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Devota Advocacy Services DAS provides free tax preparation financial advocacy and housing stability support to low- and moderate-income Michigan residents. Through the IRS VITA program and year-round services DAS helps households file tax returns claim eligible credits resolve tax debt and prevent property tax foreclosure. By partnering with libraries senior centers and local governments DAS expands access to trusted financial support that increases income reduces financial stress and strengthens long-term household stability.

What it reported doing in 2024

Flagstar Bank Foundation Grant - Devota Advocacy Services DAS has helped hundreds of Michigan households achieve greater financial stability through free tax preparation and financial advocacy. DAS has returned hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax refunds and credits to residents helped families resolve multi-year tax issues and prevented property tax foreclosures through poverty exemptions and repayment plans. By partnering with local governments libraries and community organizations DAS continues to expand access to trusted financial support across Southeast Michigan.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.1%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 99.2%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.1%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.13; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 2.37; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 69.4%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.1% of revenue deployed · 99.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $110K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.