Wayne State University Alumni Association
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Wayne State University Alumni Association at a glance
In short: Wayne State University Alumni Association reported $950 in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $950 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -88.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $674,806
- +15.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $160,691
- +0.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $15,691
- +8.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $73,745
- -18.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Wayne State University Alumni Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $950 (2025) to $12K (2019). In 2025 it reported $950 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne State University Detroit, MI | Support university programs of likely benefit and interest to alumni, provide students opportunities to interact with alumni, and various other programs | $7,944 |
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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 | $674,806 | $160,691 | $73,745 | $950 | Total only | $15,691 |
| 2024 | $587,022 | $159,588 | $90,283 | $7,944 | 1 | $14,508 |
| 2023 | $503,640 | $154,567 | $142,149 | $1,500 | Total only | $9,177 |
| 2022 | $486,322 | $152,463 | $136,293 | $3,350 | Total only | $6,174 |
| 2021 | $501,109 | $185,901 | $132,725 | $4,300 | Total only | $5,901 |
| 2020 | $445,192 | $182,523 | $154,790 | $9,954 | 1 | $7,370 |
| 2019 | $416,781 | $185,909 | $184,357 | $11,900 | 1 | $7,936 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Wayne State University Alumni Association
Based on IRS filings
Wayne State University Alumni Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Detroit, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $675K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $950 in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $16K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wayne State University Alumni Association is led by Regina Baker, President & Board Member since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Regina Baker
President & Board Member
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → President & Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Caborn
Former Treasurer
Former Treasurer → Board Member & Interim Treasurer, 2024
Board Member & Interim Treasurer → Former Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Annette Walker
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leda McIntyre Hall
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Ogrady
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Schramm
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rochelle Miller
Vice President & Board Member
Board Member → Vice President & Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Wood
Secretary & Board Member
Board Member → Secretary & Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shameeka Ward
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bilal Hammoud
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Smolenski
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ieisha Norris
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lyndsey Crum
Treasurer
Board Member & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
3.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tara Reid
Secretary & Board Member
Board Member → Secretary & Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Binu Cherian
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Curt Schoenjahn
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jocelyn Rainey
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Makini Jackson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Rogers
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (37)
- Former: Brandon Ivory (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ernestine Lyons (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Komal Shah Kapoor (2021–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Shyam Bhakta (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Annessa Morley (2022–2024) — Board Member & Treasurer -
- Former: Tia Finney-Sadler (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Tosha Padgett Brown (2022–2024) — President
- Former: Kerry LaPlante (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Reaves (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Abhijit Nikhade (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Najwa Abouhassan (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Mack (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Zhongcong Xie (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Harmanpreet Singh (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Jenkins-Williams (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Vinay Khanna (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Adijat Ogunyemi (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Adelaide Pascaris (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Alrick Duncan (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Beth Konrad (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel Patton (2019–2021) — Board Member -
- Former: Peter Frade (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Raymond Cloud (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Stanley Simek (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Tosha Padgett Johnson (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Elizabeth Darga (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Rana Elmir (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Rhonda Dean (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Rose Moten (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Sandy Colvin (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Tiana Dudley (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Edward Ewell Jr. (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Eva Garza Dewaelsche (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Frank Jeney (2019) — President
- Former: John Walus (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Russell Esq. (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Patricia Hubbell (2019) — Board Member-
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.
Frequently asked questions about Wayne State University Alumni Association
How much does Wayne State University Alumni Association give each year?
Wayne State University Alumni Association reported $950 in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $8K across 1 grant.
How large is Wayne State University Alumni Association?
Wayne State University Alumni Association reported $675K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $161K.
What is Wayne State University Alumni Association?
Wayne State University Alumni Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Detroit, MI. It holds $675K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Wayne State University Alumni Association operate?
Wayne State University Alumni Association has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Wayne State University Alumni Association's EIN?
Wayne State University Alumni Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7080478. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 13, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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