Nonprofit · EIN 26-1476029
CULTURESOURCE
Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $9,506,492 | $6,072,031 | $3,434,461 | $9,014,956 | $255,663 | $8,759,293 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,123,254 | $5,220,687 | -$2,097,433 | $5,793,536 | $468,704 | $5,324,832 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,112,731 | $2,483,737 | $3,628,994 | $7,554,281 | $132,016 | $7,422,265 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,379,187
- Membership dues
- $59,755
- Program service revenue
- $106,099
- Investment income
- $21,206
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,437,975
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $201,809
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,086,532
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,506,354
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,014
- Accounting fees
- $47,960
- Occupancy
- $52,592
- Depreciation
- $6,736
- Program services (functional)
- $5,343,965
- Management and general (functional)
- $456,162
- Fundraising (functional)
- $271,904
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,793,536
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,014,956
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $255,663
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,759,293
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $20,136
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,299,237
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,460,056
- Gross receipts
- $9,506,492
- Employees
- 41
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- MI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omari Rush | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $211,808 | $11,882 |
| Elliot Broom | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Clague | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tiffany Ford | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Phil Gilchrist | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Katz | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Lewand | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dustin McClellan | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Hayley Murphy | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Angelique Power | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Robingson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Olga Stella | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DeLashea Strawder | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kylee Wills | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick Willingham | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Ott | Chair Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Marianne James | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Afa Dworkin | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMARI RUSH | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $194,308 |
| ELLIOTT BROOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AFA DWORKIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY FORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL GILCHRIST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIANNE JAMES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PETER KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM LEWAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT OTT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELIQUE POWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OLGA STELLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DELASHEA STRAWDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLEE MITCHELL WELLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK WILLINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMARI RUSH | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $174,070 |
| DIANA ABOUALI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT BROOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AFA DWORKIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY FORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL GILCHRIST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIANNE JAMES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PETER KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM LEWAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MORIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT OTT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELIQUE POWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OLGA STELLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DELASHEA STRAWDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLEE MITCHELL WELLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK WILLINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2937 EAST GRAND BLVD STE 315, DETROIT, MI 48202-3149
- In care of
- % ELIZABETH KOHLENBERG
- Signed the 990
- ELIZABETH KOHLENBERG, Director of Finance & Adm
- Phone
- (313) 831-1151
- Website
- www.culturesource.org
- Return prepared by
- The Clairmount Group
Mission
CultureSource advances creative and cultural expression in Southeast Michigan.
Program accomplishments
- Grantmaking: Through Grantmaking and Fiscal Sponsorship initiatives, CultureSource collaborates with funding partners and artistic projects to thoughtfully and expediently provide resources to the creative people and cultural organizations that support our vision of seeing Southeast Michigan flourish.Expenses $3,609,186 · grants $3,188,361 · revenue $104,024
- Convening:CultureSources primary service is convening the cultural sector of Southeast Michigan. Our regular gatherings for shared learning, leadership development, and networking to bring people, organizations, and ideas together to build skills and collaboration toward realizing our vision and supporting adaptive change in our field.Expenses $1,139,593 · grants $220,115 · revenue $60,080
- Changemaking: CultureSource supports arts and culture leaders and organizations in developing mindsets and strategies needed to navigate change, complexity, and uncertainty. In this area of our work, we facilitate learning labs, workshops on collaboration and innovation, and strategic reconsideration of pathways through experimentation and adaptive capacities skill-building.Expenses $466,554 · grants $29,500 · revenue $1,750
- Research: CultureSource regularly engages in practices of research, knowledge generation, and insight sharing to grow the arts and culture sectors capacity for great work. These practices also allow us to make data-driven decisions regarding how to be of the best and hightest use to the leaders, artists, organizations, philanthropists and policymakers who rely on us.Expenses $128,632
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-1476029
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,014,956
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,506,492
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $9,506,492 | $6,072,031 | $9,014,956 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,123,254 | $5,220,687 | $5,793,536 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,112,731 | $2,483,737 | $7,554,281 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,714,612 | $2,855,065 | $4,083,247 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-1476029).
Questions about CULTURESOURCE
- What is the EIN of CULTURESOURCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CULTURESOURCE is 26-1476029.
- Is CULTURESOURCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to CULTURESOURCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CULTURESOURCE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CULTURESOURCE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CULTURESOURCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of CULTURESOURCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $211,808 (Omari Rush, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does CULTURESOURCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,506,492, expenses of $6,072,031 and total assets of $9,014,956 at year end.
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