Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 383068006
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2012–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Detroit, MI, USA
- Phone
- 3138421961
- Rating
- 89
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Alliance/Advocacy Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $2,090,699
- Expenses
- $2,002,427
- Assets
- $658,410
- Liabilities
- $222,557
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DAWN WIDMAN (PRESIDENT)
- MARY KAY HEIDKE (VICE PRESIDENT)
- RAQUEL GARCIA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- RAQUEL GARCIA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $99,538 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Southwest detroit environmental vision's mission is to work in coalition with residents, community organizations, schools and other community institutions, business and industry, and municipal agencies to improve the quality of life and reduce pollution-related health impacts in southwest detroit and the region.
What it reported doing in 2024
The healthy air program works to improve air quality and support decarbonization by facilitating the transition to cleaner technologies and practices. This is achieved through strategic partnerships, public education, and direct engagement with stakeholders to implement effective cleaner fuels strategies.to drive measurable reductions in pollution and advance climate solutions through strategic engagement, education, and collaborative partnerships with public and private sectors.sdev's healthy air program informed and engaged members of public and private businesses in reducing pollution. Sdev engaged and educated decision-makers to implement solutions to the climate crisis. Collaborations included projects involving university researchers, local, state, and federal agencies, private foundations, as well as the general public. We worked with companies and public agencies to eliminate over 3,800 tons of diesel pollution in 2022/2023 by replacing pre-emissions standard diesel vehicles with vehicles meeting or exceeding current u.s. Epa emissions standards for diesel engines.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 80% 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.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
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: 90
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 36
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 87%; rating input score 87
- Program expense ratio: 90.8%; rating input score 91
- Fundraising efficiency: $1,839.66 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 4.2%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.34; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 5%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -2.5% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 87% of revenue deployed · 90.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.8M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $100K · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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 10/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 54/100.