Southwest Housing Solutions

Public charity · Grantmaker Detroit, MI EIN: 38-2324335

Southwest Housing Solutions d/b/a miside housing's mission is caring professionals helping to improve the community through housing and real estate development.

Southwest Housing Solutions at a glance

Total assets
$32,690,058
-2.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$3,552,297
-17.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$190,231
+36.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$3,840,708
-18.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Southwest Housing Solutions funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Detroit

How Southwest Housing Solutions gives

  • Giving fell 97% from 2020 to 2023. 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$50K$100K$150K$200K3 grants2019 3 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $199K (2019). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Southwest Economic Solutions Detroit, MIPass Through Funding - NWA$5,200
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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$32,690,058$3,552,297$3,840,708——$190,231
2024$33,602,513$4,279,350$4,691,391——$139,749
2023$35,497,006$6,610,099$5,028,346$5,2001$853,162
2022$33,716,047$4,551,529$4,383,812$38,6951$485,479
2021$38,985,260$7,315,936$5,697,315$48,0001$-790,989
2020$39,717,523$4,979,196$5,105,044$171,6953$153,429
2019$37,769,873$4,844,142$4,713,794$198,6963$270,726

About Southwest Housing Solutions

Based on IRS filings

Southwest Housing Solutions is a public charity, based in Detroit, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $32.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $190K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Southwest Housing Solutions is led by Sean De Four, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 3 of 12 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

    3.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Thorland

    Executive Director - Miside Housing

    Executive Director → Executive Director - Swhs, 2022

    Executive Director - Swhs → Executive Director - Miside Housing, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    35.5 hrs/week

    $174K (2023) → $172K (2025)

  • Albert Fields

    Chair

    Chairperson → Director, 2021

    Director → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Tuck

    Housing Director of Operations

    Housing Director & Officer → Housing Director of Operations, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    35.5 hrs/week

    $115K (2019) → $121K (2025)

  • Janay Eisenmenger

    Director of Real Estate Development

    On filings since 2023

    37.5 hrs/week

    $133K (2023) → $127K (2025)

  • Gehad H. Alawan

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Rose

    Director

    Director - From → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diana Franco

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Outland

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn Brennan

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle R. Sherman

    COO & CFO

    COO & Treasurer → COO & CFO, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    3.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vanessa L. Johnson

    Vice Chair

    Secretary → Director, 2021

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (36)
  • Former: Juanita Hernandez (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Steven Kosuda (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Joseph M. Tasse (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Aleksandra A. Miziolek (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Brad Critchfield (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Chris Lezovich (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Doris Patrick (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Duane M. Lewis (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mark Lezotte (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Norma L. Huizar (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Miller (2020–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Angela Baldwin (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Avec O'Brien (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Elaine Buckberg (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Karen Pugh (2021–2023) — Human Resource Director
  • Former: Milton Mack (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Naheed Huq (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: David Kiefer (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Hector Hernandez (2022–2023) — Executive Director - Swes
  • Former: Laura Appel (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Shenise Foote (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dan Share (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • 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 Share (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Olga Stella (2019–2020) — Director - From
  • Former: Steven Gabrys (2019–2020) — Housing Director & Officer
  • Former: Terrence Pryor (2019–2020) — Assistant Vice President
  • Former: Janet Lawson (2020) — Director - From
  • Former: Linda West (2020) — Director - From
  • Former: Milt Mack (2020) — Director - From
  • Former: Seth Lloyd (2020) — Director - From
  • Former: Fred Leeb (2019) — Interim President & CEO - to
  • Former: John Van Camp (2019) — President & CEO -

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

Timothy Thorland — Executive Director - Miside Housing: $172KTimothy ThorlandExecutive Director - Miside…$172KJanay Eisenmenger — DIR of Real Estate Development: $127KJanay EisenmengerDIR of Real Estate Development$127KJennifer Tuck — Housing Director of Operations: $121KJennifer TuckHousing Director of Operations$121K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $172K, to Timothy Thorland (Executive Director - Miside Housing). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Southwest Housing Solutions

How large is Southwest Housing Solutions?

Southwest Housing Solutions reported $32.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.6M.

Where does Southwest Housing Solutions operate?

Southwest Housing Solutions has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Southwest Housing Solutions's EIN?

Southwest Housing Solutions's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2324335. 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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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