Residents in Action Llc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
932087181
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Jackson, MI, USA
Phone
5177459459
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$392,569
Expenses
$366,076
Assets
$107,414
Liabilities
$18,800

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BOB POWELL (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TASHIA CARTER (EXECUTIVE DI)
  • TOBY BERRY (NONPROFIT AD)
  • RHONDA FARRELL-BUTLER (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Operating from the perspective of, it takes a village, and with the mindset that those closest to the problem have the solutions, residents in action, inc. Acts as a trusted resource with the lived experience and connections to authentically engage the people that we live, work and play with daily. Ria members and partners are committed to progress the community by supporting each other, working together, strategically, collaboratively, and efficiently to dismantle the systems that perpetuate racial inequity. We aim to successfully brainstorm, plan, implement and execute strategies led by residents (the people) to lift up, our community and one another; we advocate for and promote grassroots initiatives and take collective action to challenge the status quo and to positively impact outcomes.

What it reported doing in 2025

Homeless prevention and assistance project service description: the homeless project focuses on preventing homelessness by providing immediate support and connecting at-risk individuals and families with affordable housing resources, emergency shelter options, and supportive services. The project collaborates with local housing agencies and nonprofits to provide temporary housing and connects individuals with workforce development and financial counseling services. Persons benefited: this project served 200 individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness, offering tailored support services to ensure long-term stability. Relevant information: the project has contributed to a 10% reduction in homelessness among clients in the community by addressing root causes and helping secure stable housing for at-risk residents.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 87% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.3%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 76.5%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2,617.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.7%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.29; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -52.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 36.9% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -10.1% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.3% of revenue deployed · 76.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $280K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.