Entity Profiles
Banks controls a web of entities, all registered to 1968 Severn Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 — his personal residence in an affluent suburb, while his schools serve Detroit’s poorest children.
Money Flow
STATE OF MICHIGAN (per-pupil funding)
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│ MacDowell ($4.9M/yr) │ │ Purpose Charter Academy │
└──────────┬───────────┘ └──────────┬─────────────┘
│ 72.67% │
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┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ THE PURPOSE GROUP, LLC (CMO) │
│ Sole Member: Brian Banks (9 convictions) │
│ $348,489 unaccounted "management fee" gap │
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- Purpose Charter Academy — K-8 Charter School K-8 charter school in Detroit authorized by DPSCD. Run by Brian Banks (9 convictions, claimed J.D. not confirmed by bar records). Managed by Purpose Group LLC. DOE certificate issued 3 days after school year started.
- MacDowell Preparatory Academy — Financial Extraction MacDowell Preparatory Academy Detroit — $4.9M revenue, 3% math proficiency, managed by Purpose Group LLC
- The Purpose Group, LLC — The Extraction Engine Banks' management company takes 72.67% of all school revenue. Sole member: a convicted felon with 9 convictions (6 felony). Organized by attorney Gary E. Perlmuter with aggressive liability shields.
- Purpose Foundation — Two Felons, Four Positions 501(c)(3) private foundation where two convicted felons hold all four officer positions. Banks: President + Director. Holland: Secretary + Treasurer. Zero independent governance.
- Banks Strategy & Consultants LLC — Judge Payments Banks' consulting firm receives campaign payments from sitting judges. Chronic administrative neglect — lost good standing, batch-filed 3 overdue annual statements on one day.
- PACs — Dark Money and Felon Treasurers Three political committees controlled by convicted felons. $14,500+ in campaign finance fines. Dark money mailers via OFA Michigan. Holland (convicted drug offender) as PAC treasurer.