Sun Community Development Corp
Entity Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Sun Community Development Corp |
| LARA ID | 803232314 |
| Type | Community development nonprofit |
| Status | Active |
| Registered Address | 1968 Severn Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 |
| Banks’ Role | Officer |
Sun Community Development Corp is a community development nonprofit controlled by Brian Roderick Banks — a 9-time convicted felon — and registered to his personal residence alongside 8 other enterprise entities.
Address Overlap — 1968 Severn Road
All Banks-controlled entities register to the same Grosse Pointe Woods address:
| Entity | LARA ID | Type |
|---|---|---|
| The Purpose Group, LLC | 803295082 | CMO (takes 72.67% of school revenue) |
| Purpose Foundation | 803294855 | Private 501(c)(3) |
| Banks Strategy & Consultants LLC | 802070120 | Consulting (receives judge campaign payments) |
| Anchor Rock Services, Inc. | 800770907 | Unknown |
| Sun Community Development Corp | 803232314 | Community development |
| City Hill Church | 802365641 | Religious |
| Great Lakes Vision for Evangelism | 802210862 | Religious |
| Anchor Rock Foundation | 802394934 | Dissolved nonprofit |
| Serenity Guardianship Services | 802290962 | Dissolved (UPL flag) |
The enterprise extracts money from Detroit’s poorest neighborhoods and routes it through entities registered in one of Metro Detroit’s wealthiest suburbs.
Connection to Banks Network
| Connection | Detail |
|---|---|
| Co-principal | Joseph Holland Jr — holds all financial officer roles across related entities |
| Revenue source | MacDowell Preparatory Academy ($4.9M/yr) + Purpose Charter Academy |
| Extraction | The Purpose Group, LLC — $348,489 unaccounted management fee gap |
| Political cover | Sherry Gay-Dagnogo — DPSCD board authorizes Banks’ charters |
Significance
A community development nonprofit at a convicted felon’s residential address — with zero independent governance — fits the enterprise pattern: create organizational shells across every sector (education, religion, community development, consulting) to capture public dollars and political access while obscuring common control.
See also: Institutional Capture — how siloed regulators miss the full picture.
Verify
- 🏛️ LARA COFS — Entity 803232314
- LARA name search: “Brian Banks” — 9 entity results
- Entity map: Entity Profiles
- Banks profile: Brian Roderick Banks — ICHAT SID 2029469K
All sources are public records.