Southwest Solutions Inc
The mission of Southwest Solutions d/b/a MISIDE community impact network (MISIDE) is to enhance the quality of life, success and self-sufficiency of individuals and families in detroit.
Southwest Solutions Inc at a glance
In short: Southwest Solutions Inc reported $6K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $5,750 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -98.9% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $18,460,458
- +15.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $10,421,665
- +72.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $6,989
- -39.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,277,789
- +12.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Southwest Solutions Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 9 (56%).
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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $2.5M (2019). In 2025 it reported $6K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Housing Solutions Detroit, MI | Pass Through Grant Funding | $383,198 |
| Southwest Economic Solutions Detroit, MI | Pass Through Grant Funding | $101,130 |
| Southwest Counseling Solutions Detroit, MI | Pass Through Grant Funding | $12,750 |
| Development Centers Inc Detroit, MI | Pass Through Grant Funding | $8,152 |
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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 | $18,460,458 | $10,421,665 | $8,277,789 | $5,750 | Total only | $6,989 |
| 2024 | $16,058,253 | $6,057,328 | $7,339,646 | $505,230 | 4 | $11,578 |
| 2023 | $2,210,431 | $6,964,657 | $6,763,874 | $166,395 | 2 | $3,838 |
| 2022 | $1,608,378 | $5,347,574 | $5,448,469 | $85,657 | 3 | $510 |
| 2021 | $3,745,275 | $7,566,735 | $5,458,524 | — | — | $260 |
| 2020 | $6,906,538 | $4,445,955 | $5,398,175 | — | — | $420 |
| 2019 | $5,120,648 | $5,799,460 | $7,885,389 | $2,499,998 | 1 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Southwest Solutions Inc
Based on IRS filings
Southwest Solutions Inc is a public charity, based in Detroit, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.5M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $6K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $7K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Southwest Solutions Inc is led by Sean De Four, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 7 of 31 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
10 hrs/week
$192K (2022) → $271K (2025)
Stephanie Miller
Chair
Director → Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Pugh
Human Resources Director
Human Resource Director → Human Resources Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
35.2 hrs/week
$105K (2021) → $123K (2025)
William Hutchins
Director of It
New on the 2025 filing
35.2 hrs/week
$107K (2025)
Doris Patrick
Director
On filings since 2020
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Lezotte
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vanessa Johnson
Director
On filings since 2020
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Baldwin
Director
On filings since 2021
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Appel
Director
On filings since 2022
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daicia Price
Director
On filings since 2024
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Brock
Director
On filings since 2024
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Tomassi-Miller
Director
On filings since 2024
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas Dubose
Director
On filings since 2024
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Smith
Director
On filings since 2024
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Hollier
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Al Fields
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aleks Miziolek
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Uhl
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Henry Ford III
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Tasse
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Edwards
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phillip Fisher
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephan Vivitsky
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle R. Sherman
COO & CFO
COO & CFO → COO & Treasurer, 2022
COO & Treasurer → COO & CFO, 2023
On filings since 2019
22.5 hrs/week
$213K (2019) → $232K (2025)
Ursula Price
Controller
On filings since 2021
$100K (2021) → $110K (2025)
Nathan Muzljakovich
Controller
On filings since 2022
$101K (2022) → $112K (2025)
Rosemarie Paczkowski
Controller
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$111K (2023) → $117K (2025)
Ron Rose
Vice Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Vice Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Avec O'Brien
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Munday
Vice Chair
On filings since 2024
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Outland
Secretary
On filings since 2024
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (41)
- Former: Albert Fields (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Brad Critchfield (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Duane M. Lewis (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Joseph M. Tasse (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Milton Mack (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Aleksandra A. Miziolek (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Chris Lezovich (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Steven Kosuda (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Elaine Buckberg (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Naheed Huq (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Norma Huizar (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Shenise Foote (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Hawkins (2024) — Director
- Former: David Keifer (2024) — Director
- Former: Laura S. Leblanc-Nichols (2024) — Executive Director of Philanthropy & External Affairs
- Former: Rodger Prong (2024) — Director
- Former: Hector Hernandez (2019–2023) — Executive Director - Swes
- Former: Timothy Thorland (2019–2023) — Executive Director - Swhs
- Former: David Kiefer (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: James Ebaugh (2023) — Executive Director - Swcs
- Former: Jamie Ebaugh (2021–2022) — Executive Director - Swcs
- Former: Alesdandra A. Miziolek (2022) — Director
- Former: Joseph Tasse Interim Ceo (2022) — To & Director
- Former: Daniel Share (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Dewayne Wells (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ashley McLeod (2021) — Director
- Former: Joseph M. Tasse Interim (2021) — President & CEO
- Former: Janet Lawson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Olga Stella (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Seth Lloyd (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: William Ward (2019–2020) — Executive Director - Counseling · Filing note: Term ended 082019
- Former: Kathleen McCann (2020) — Controller
- Former: Linda West (2020) — Director
- Former: Terrance Pryor (2020) — Director
- Former: Buzz Thomas (2019) — Director
- Former: Fred Leeb Interim (2019) — President & CEO - From to
- Former: John Van Camp Former (2019) — President & CEO -
- Former: Luis Garcia (2019) — Director
- Former: Mary Zatina (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Roxanna Panah (2019) — Solutions Hr Director
- Former: Stephen Ragan Senior Vp (2019) — Development & External Relations
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 $271K, to Sean De Four (President & CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Southwest Solutions Inc
How much does Southwest Solutions Inc give each year?
Southwest Solutions Inc reported $6K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $505K across 4 grants.
How large is Southwest Solutions Inc?
Southwest Solutions Inc reported $18.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.4M.
Where does Southwest Solutions Inc operate?
Southwest Solutions Inc has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Southwest Solutions Inc's EIN?
Southwest Solutions Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2672000. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 20, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 23, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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