Neighborhood Service Organization
Nso is a detroit-based integrated health and human service agency that delivers community-based services and holistic programs for vulnerable populations. Nso provides behavioral health and primary care services, in addition to wrap-around services, for children, adults, and seniors that address barriers to housing, health, and wellbeing. Nso serves over 5,700 people annually in wayne and Oakland counties, Michigan. Founded in 1955, nso has a long history of being "always within reach" for neighbors who need it most in metropolitan detroit, including those experiencing homelessness.
Neighborhood Service Organization at a glance
- Total assets
- $27,946,110
- -7.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $19,912,082
- -6.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $64,789
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $23,742,601
- -3.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Neighborhood Service Organization funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $110K (2022) to $119K (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $110K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Partners 4 Health Detroit, MI | Provider Relief Funds | $109,932 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $27,946,110 | $19,912,082 | $23,742,601 | — | — | $64,789 |
| 2024 | $30,133,783 | $21,291,342 | $24,695,828 | — | — | $51,849 |
| 2023 | $34,858,699 | $26,290,230 | $24,810,245 | — | — | $67,376 |
| 2022 | $32,794,318 | $27,105,031 | $22,377,489 | $109,932 | 1 | $66,871 |
| 2021 | $27,742,882 | $29,704,984 | $21,287,257 | $119,161 | 1 | $17,806 |
| 2020 | $21,740,417 | $23,768,532 | $21,136,551 | — | — | $80,002 |
| 2019 | $21,376,498 | $22,813,785 | $20,943,426 | — | — | $189,020 |
About Neighborhood Service Organization
Based on IRS filings
Neighborhood Service Organization is a public charity, based in Detroit, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $27.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $65K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Neighborhood Service Organization is led by Linda Little, President & C.e.o. since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 9 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linda Little
President & C.e.o.
President & CEO → President & C.e.o., 2023
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$200K (2020) → $353K (2025)
Hakim W. Berry
Chair
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Ballinger
Previous Chair
First Vice Chair → Chair & Acting Treasurer, 2024
Chair & Acting Treasurer → Previous Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frances Turner
Senior Director & Clinical Innovation
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$126K (2023) → $148K (2025)
Jessica Goergen
Senior Director & Org. Effectiveness
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$112K (2024) → $116K (2025)
Barbara Jean Johnson
Director
Board Member → Board Member - First Vice Chair, 2021
Board Member - First Vice Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Terrell
Director
Board Member - Treasurer → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mildred C. Matlock
Director
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reginald K. Pelzer
Director
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert P. Jones
Director
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adams S. Forman
Director
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Shepherd
Director
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tyra Evans
Director
Board Member - Treasurer → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allah Young
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bridgett Feagin
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric W. Ayers
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hubert Massey Murals
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pastor Lorenzo Sewell
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terrance D. Reed
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tonya Thompson
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$39K (2020) → $105K (2025)
Brad O. Bishop
Chief Information Officer
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$104K (2022) → $146K (2025)
Katrina McCree
Chief Community Officer
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$129K (2022) → $164K (2025)
Carlton Keith McAfee
Controller
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$114K (2023) → $139K (2025)
Paris White
Vice President & Strategic Initiatives
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$154K (2023) → $194K (2025)
Kelly Thomas
Chief Human Resources Oper. Officer
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$168K (2024) → $168K (2025)
Diane Slon
Secretary
Board Member - Chair → Director, 2023
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caress Dean
Second Vice Chair
Board Member → Second Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Siva Kumar
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (42)
- Former: Jennifer Granger (2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin P. Smith (2023) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Vivian Pickard (2023) — Director
- Former: Dajuan Smith (2019–2022) — Chief Operating Officer - Partial Year
- Former: David E. Rudolph (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Hubert Massey (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: John Horton (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Kate Spratt (2019–2022) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Marsha A. Brogdon (2019–2022) — Board Member - Secretary
- Former: Ray C. Johnson (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Robert D. Biess (2019–2022) — Board Member - Second Vice Chair
- Former: Stephanie D. Jones (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tonita Cheatham (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Alexis C. Dishman (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Avani Sheth (2021–2022) — Chief Medical Officer
- Former: Daniel Baxter (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Niccala Lee (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Roxana Panah (2021–2022) — V.p. Talent Management
- Former: Susan Craft (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Debra Williams (2022) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: John Sczomak (2019–2021) — Unit Director
- Former: Lubna S. Izzathullah (2019–2021) — Physican
- Former: Richard L. Lichtenstein (2019–2021) — Board Member - Partial Year
- Former: Rosalind E. Denning (2019–2021) — Board Member - Partial Year
- Former: Sheila Renee Salters (2021) — Senior Director of Programs
- Former: Tracey Green (2021) — Nurse Practitioner
- Former: Alger P. Lahood (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Caroline Edwards (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Georgia A. Hill D. Min (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Harvey Amoe III (2019–2020) — Board Member - Second Vice Chair
- Former: Karen Noelle Clark PhD (2019–2020) — Board Member - Secretary
- Former: Lucretia M. Gaulden (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Marvin T. Cato (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Richard Marcolini MD (2019–2020) — Medical Director
- Former: Thomas E. Page (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Tyra Tomlin (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Allyson Farquhar-Boyle (2019) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Elizabeth J. Eldon (2019) — Assistant Medical Director
- Former: Gail L. Smith (2019) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Sheilah P. Clay (2019) — President & CEO
- Former: Terri Jenkins (2019) — Vice President Hr
- Former: William Weid-Wallis (2019) — Chief Operating Officer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $353K, to Linda Little (President and C.E.O.). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Neighborhood Service Organization
How large is Neighborhood Service Organization?
Neighborhood Service Organization reported $27.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $19.9M.
Where does Neighborhood Service Organization operate?
Neighborhood Service Organization has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Neighborhood Service Organization's EIN?
Neighborhood Service Organization's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-1561624. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 17, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
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