Detroit Public Safety Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$4.9m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$4.1m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$2.7m
$974 liabilities
Net assets
$2.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
32
6.0y av
Staff
4
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Anne Mervenne
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Detroit Public Safety Foundation's network
32 people17 organisationsi32 people and 17 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (32). Violet dotted lines (17) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
32 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 32 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Mervenne Chair | Chairman | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Amanda Kulikowski | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brent Schroeder | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Charles Simms | Honorary Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Chuck Wilson | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Daryl Adams | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dave Persyn | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Denise Starr | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Donnell White | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Doug Krizanic | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Daran Carey | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Elizabeth Brooks | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Eric Ewing | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| James Nicholson | Chairman Emeritus | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jay Mahabir (also filed as Jay Mahabir) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James E White | Honorary Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Julie Jozwiak | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lashinda Stair | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Letty Azar | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mike Bruggeman | Vice Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mike Willaert | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Kerrigan | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Reginald Turner | Chairman Emeritus | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| RJ King | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Russell Schomberger | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Robert Stokes | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ryan Friedrichs | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sharima Bulchak | Secretary/Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sid Taylor (also filed as Sid Taylor) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sati Smith | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Todd Argust | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Whitney Walton | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Patti Kukula | Executive Director | since 2021 |
| Patricia Chylinski | Executive Director | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patti Kukula | Executive Director | 50 | $137k | ||
| Anne Mervenne | Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mike Bruggeman | DPSF Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sharima Bulchak | DPSF Treasurer Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Amanda Kulikowski | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joshua Paauwe | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dave Persyn | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristine Raad | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Whitney Walton | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sid Taylor | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chuck Wilson | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Daryl Adams | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Todd Argust | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Letty Azar | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Daran Carey | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric Ewing | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Friedrichs | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jacob Gilette | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Julie Jozwiak | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| RJ King | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Doug Krizanic | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Russell Schomberger | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brent Schroeder | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Claire Shaw | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sati Smith | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lashinda Stair | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Denise Starr | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Stokes | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Donnell White | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Willaert | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Detroit Public Safety Foundation
- EIN
- 300056848
- Address
- 1301 3rd St Ste 547, Detroit, MI, 48226-2503
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- To promote public safety by enhancing the capabilities of the detroit police department and the detroit fire department by facilitating access to world-class processes and operational tools. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B99 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2003
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
- Principal officer
- Max Chiddister (Form 990-N, tax year 2010)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDaryl Adams
≥8years on the filingsDenise Starr
≥8years on the filingsDoug Krizanic
≥8years on the filingsElizabeth Brooks
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.7m
- Total liabilities
- $974
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.7m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 4
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3m | $3.1m | Deficit $139k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.