Southwest Counseling Solutions

Public charity · Grantmaker Detroit, MI EIN: 38-2042021

The mission of Southwest Counseling Solutions d/b/a miside health (mihealth) is to enhance the quality of life, success and self-sufficiency of children, individuals, families, and communities in detroit. Our broad range of programs include but are not limited to: behavioral health and substance use counseling; services designed for children, youth and their families; affordable and supportive housing; veteran's programs; homeownership support; real estate and commercial property development; financial coaching; job training; and adult literacy.

Southwest Counseling Solutions at a glance

In short: Southwest Counseling Solutions gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$100,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$100,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$100,000
Total assets
$13,010,610
+39.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Southwest Counseling Solutions funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Southwest Economic Solutions Inc: $100KSouthwest Economic SolutionsInc$100K

The largest 2025 recipient was Southwest Economic Solutions Inc ($100K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Detroit

How Southwest Counseling Solutions gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2022) to $100K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Southwest Economic Solutions Inc Detroit, MIGeneral Support$100,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$13,010,610$25,242,054$22,238,573$100,0001$36,867
2024$9,324,406$17,712,350$19,042,306$100,0001$71,844
2023$10,716,418$20,860,265$21,131,969$100,0001$40,753
2022$10,774,157$21,665,275$20,459,462$100,0001$2,686
2021$10,435,524$23,926,279$19,913,277——$34
2020$8,223,074$20,776,288$19,183,476——$152
2019$6,093,649$19,856,474$20,228,446——$135,229

About Southwest Counseling Solutions

Based on IRS filings

Southwest Counseling Solutions is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Detroit, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $100K. Net investment income was $37K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Southwest Counseling Solutions is led by Sean De Four, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 5 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sean De Four

    President & CEO

    President & CEO → CEO, 2022

    CEO → President & CEO, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    9.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Ebaugh

    Executive Director - Mihealth

    New on the 2025 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $159K (2025)

  • Mark Lezotte

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2020

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Miller

    Director

    Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Engelhardt

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Munday

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dorlester Sharp

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Riya Desai

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Selena Schmidt

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Someswara Navuluri

    Psychiatrist

    On filings since 2022

    37.5 hrs/week

    $246K (2022) → $249K (2025)

  • Jaswant Purohit

    Psychiatrist

    New on the 2025 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $183K (2025)

  • Ratnaker Pai

    Psychiatrist

    New on the 2025 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $184K (2025)

  • Stephanie Stevenson

    Psychiatrist

    New on the 2025 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $180K (2025)

  • Doris Patrick

    Vice Chair

    Secretary → Director, 2021

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle R. Sherman

    COO & CFO

    Treasurer → COO & Treasurer, 2021

    COO & Treasurer → COO & CFO, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    5.6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ursula Price

    Controller

    On filings since 2021

    37.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Monica Woodson

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (46)
  • Former: Milton Mack (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jamie Ebaugh (2022–2024) — Executive Director - Mihealth
  • Former: Marquita Felder - Director (2022–2024) — Children, Youth & Family
  • Former: Nkechi Kalu Ulinfun (2023–2024) — Practitioner
  • Former: Derrick Smith (2024) — Director
  • Former: Joseph M. Tasse (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Albert Fields (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Aleksandra A. Miziolek (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Brad Critchfield (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Chris Lezovich (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Duane M. Lewis (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ron Rose (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Steven Kosuda (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Vanessa Johnson (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Angela Baldwin (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Avec O'Brien (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Elaine Buckberg (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Naheed Huq (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: David Kiefer (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Laura Appel (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Norma Huizar (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Shenise Foote (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Alesdandra A. Miziolek (2022) — Director
  • Former: Joseph Tasse Interim Ceo (2022) — To & Director
  • Former: Dewayne Wells (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ashley McLeod (2021) — Director
  • Former: Daniel M. Share (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jamie Ebaugh Interim (2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Joseph M. Tasse Interim (2021) — President & CEO
  • Former: Karen Pugh (2021) — Human Resource Director
  • Former: David A. Ippel (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Dotti Sharp (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: William Ward (2019–2020) — Executive Director
  • Former: Dan Share (2020) — Director - From
  • Former: Darryl Evans (2020) — Director
  • Former: Janet Lawson (2020) — Director - From
  • Former: Linda West (2020) — Director - From
  • Former: Milt Mack (2020) — Director - From
  • Former: Olga Stella (2020) — Director - From
  • Former: Seth Lloyd (2020) — Director - From
  • Former: Terrence Pryor (2020) — Director - From
  • Former: Dorothy Pugh (2019) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Fred Leeb (2019) — Interim President & CEO - to
  • Former: John Van Camp (2019) — President & CEO -
  • Former: Maria Ibarra-Frayre (2019) — Director
  • Former: Rickey Wright (2019) — Director & In Memoriam

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

Someswara Navuluri — Psychiatrist: $249KSomeswara NavuluriPsychiatrist$249KRatnaker PAI — Psychiatrist: $184KRatnaker PAIPsychiatrist$184KJaswant Purohit — Psychiatrist: $183KJaswant PurohitPsychiatrist$183KStephanie Stevenson — Psychiatrist: $180KStephanie StevensonPsychiatrist$180KJames Ebaugh — Executive Director - Mihealth: $159KJames EbaughExecutive Director - Mihealth$159K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $249K, to Someswara Navuluri (Psychiatrist). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Southwest Counseling Solutions

How much does Southwest Counseling Solutions give each year?

Southwest Counseling Solutions gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $100K across 1 grant.

How large is Southwest Counseling Solutions?

Southwest Counseling Solutions reported $13.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $25.2M.

What is Southwest Counseling Solutions?

Southwest Counseling Solutions is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Detroit, MI. It holds $13.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Southwest Counseling Solutions operate?

Southwest Counseling Solutions has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Southwest Counseling Solutions's EIN?

Southwest Counseling Solutions's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2042021. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 4, 2021)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 26, 2022)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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