Detroit Magic Child Development
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS
- Income
- $139,009
- Spending
- $113,369
- Reserves
- 2.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $26,566, member
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $35,000 spent. Collaborated with Comerica Foundation and Big Institute to provide financial literacy to 130 students through real world simulations of credits scores, loans, jobs, etc. Allowing students to experience the real world and making smart decisions.
- $15,000 spent. Social and Emotional sessions were conducted to 75 students with behavioral problemswas able to address issues of the students through counseling, and building trust in the students, where they felt comfortable to express themselves, making it easy to curve the problems that they were having.
- $10,000 spent. Criminal Justice sessions gave the students a broader understanding of the judicial systemThe laws and their rights, the court system, what a defendant and a plaintiff is, thejob of a defense attorney and prosecutor, to criminal conviction and civil suits.
- $50,000 spent. CONTRACTED MENTORS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONL PROGRAMS AND MENORING SERVICES TO SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on February 15, 2011 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on December 15, 2014.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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