Motor City Grounds Crew

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Organization Details

Formation Year

2012

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Aaron Smith

Phone

3137572672

Tax Period

2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31

Motor City Grounds Crew, founded in 2012, is a small nonprofit in the Community Improvement sector that reported $211K in total revenue in fiscal year 2019. Revenue fell 51% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. The organization ran a surplus of $57K, a strong 27% operating margin.

Mission

Clean, mow and maintain parks and vacant lots in the City of Detroit.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $86,051 Revenue: $1,193

PARK IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 1Weekly Ground Maintenance - Mow, weed whip, edge blow, leaf and debris clean up. This ensures that the parks are ready for the community to enjoy during the week and week end. 2 Park and Green Space Improvements - We support many organizations throughout the City of Detroit through community / neighborhood service projects. These projects consist of beautification and improvements to parks and green spaces. The types of projects can include setting up community gardens, overgrowth removal, small builds, and landscaping. Our support includes tool lending, project planning and execution, and volunteers.

Program 2

YOUTH SPORTS ACTIVATION This projects purpose is to make sports more inviting, inclusive, and inexpensive to the youth in our community. We will be able to bring free play and sports sampling to...

YOUTH SPORTS ACTIVATION This projects purpose is to make sports more inviting, inclusive, and inexpensive to the youth in our community. We will be able to bring free play and sports sampling to parks across the City of Detroit. Types of activities include flag football, soccer, kick ball, dodgeball, baseball, volleyball, frisbee golf, obstacle courses, and many more. These activities will be free to the youth and will have minimal adult input in order to give the youth opportunity the set the rules for how they want to play.

Program 3

Expenses: $59,578 Revenue: $10,511

TOOL LIBRARY The tool library is like a book library for tools and equipment used by residential homeowners and occupants. This project provides low cost services to those who may not have the...

TOOL LIBRARY The tool library is like a book library for tools and equipment used by residential homeowners and occupants. This project provides low cost services to those who may not have the resources for their home and yard improvements. Services we provide include 1 tool lending, 2 tool safety and maintenance training, 3 workshops. East Warren Tool Library was the first location, then we expanded to a satellite location in Flint, Michigan as Civic Park Tool Library and we will be facilities improvement at a third location.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2019)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $199,460

Program Service Revenue $11,704

Investment Income $0

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $211,164

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $98,134

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $145,629

Other Expenses $56,409

TOTAL EXPENSES $154,543

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2019	2018	Change
Revenue	$211,164	$431,377	-0.5%
Expenses	$154,543	$462,038	-0.7%
Net Income	$56,621	$-30,661	-2.8%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Bernard Theisen	Director	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
Patrice Moore	Treasurer	N/A	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Chris Dine	Director	N/A	Director	$0	$0	$0
Aaron Smith	President, Secretary	020.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2019	$211,164	$154,543	$79,966	$56,621
2018	$431,377	$462,038	$26,835	$-30,661