2017-05-15T15:34:40-05:00 2016-12-31 BDO USA LLP 200 OTTAWA AVE NW STE 300 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503 990 2016-01-01 320167398 THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN INC % KARLA A CAMPBELL CENT 2693825800 136 E MICHIGAN AVENUE Suite 1201 KALAMAZOO MI 490073936 KARLA A CAMPBELL TREASURER 2693825800 2017-04-26 true Daniel Fuller P00238135 6167747000 2017-05-03 50.233.169.122 38868920171355000063 2017-05-15 P 7B80407CE6F4605B6AF93D28A5052FBD3D976E7F 96D23D8D7C8A9AC89CF3E23BB654D763CAA7DBF9 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z PHILIP H POWER 136 E MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 1201 KALAMAZOO MI 49007 9386412 false X www.thecenterformichigan.net X 2006 MI CONDUCTS RESEARCH INTO PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES AND EDUCATES CIVIC LEADERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS IN MICHIGAN AS TO MORE EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNANCE. 10 9 12 59 0 463904 8820636 26943 56547 -7162 5427 0 0 483685 8882610 0 0 0 0 1251018 1392411 0 0 133683 852096 875645 2103114 2268056 -1619429 6614554 1803285 8426011 6313 14485 1796972 8411526 X CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES AFFECTING PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, DEVELOPING PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP IN MICHIGAN AND EDUCATING CIVIC LEADERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS IN MICHIGAN AS TO MORE EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNANCE THROUGH DISSEMINATION OF WRITTEN MATERIALS AND SPONSORSHIP OF CONFERENCES OF FORUMS. false false 1230502 56547 INFORM PROGRAM: THE CENTER STRIVES TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT, BALANCED, THOUGHTFUL AND HIGH-QUALITY JOURNALISM, A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR MICHIGANDERS WITH A STAKE IN OUR STATE'S FUTURE. THE CENTER ALSO WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH VARIOUS MEDIA TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH REPORTING TO OUR PARTNERS, IN SO DOING, BUILDING JOURNALISM CAPACITY IN WAYS THAT SUPPORT MICHIGAN NEWS MEDIA, CITIZENS, BUSINESS AND PHILANTHROPY. THE CENTER'S MAJOR FOCUS IS BRIDGE MAGAZINE, A FREE ONLINE NEWS MAGAZINE. THE CENTER'S MICHIGAN TRUTH SQUAD EXAMINES AND FACT CHECKS POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS. 510926 ENGAGE PROGRAM: THE CENTER WORKS TO CALL FORTH CITIZEN VIEWS THROUGH OUR INTERACTIVE, SMALL-GROUP COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND OTHER PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TOOLS THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOUSANDS OF MICHIGAN CITIZENS EACH YEAR TO BETTER UNDERSTAND PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES, DISCUSS THEM WITH FELLOW CITIZENS AND DEVELOP COMMON GROUND POSITIONS. THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF BOTTOM-UP "DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY," THE CENTER SETS ITS POLICY PRIORITIES AND WORKS TO ENHANCE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN A DEMOCRACY. SINCE OUR FOUNDATION BEGAN, THE CENTER HAS ENGAGED MORE THAN 16,000 MICHIGAN CITIZENS IN OUR VARIOUS OUTREACH PROGRAMS, BY FAR THE LARGEST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORT IN MICHIGAN HISTORY. TO ASSURE STATISTICAL RIGOR AND LEGITIMACY OF OUR POLICY POSITIONS, THE CENTER IS CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE THE DEMOGRAPHY OF OUR PARTICIPANTS - IN GENDER, AGE, RACE AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION MATCHES THE DIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN'S POPULATION. 305858 ACHIEVE PROGRAM: THE CENTER WANTS TO PUT THOUGHTS INTO ACTION CALLING FORTH CITIZEN VOICES THROUGH PUBLIC OUTREACH WORK. THE CENTER INFORMS CITIZENS AND NOURISHES AND AMPLIFIES CITIZEN VIEWS THROUGH JOURNALISM, AND TAKES THE RESULTS INTO THE HALLS OF POWER AS LEGITIMATE EXPRESSIONS OF CITIZEN ATTITUDES. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE YEARS SINCE THE CENTER'S FOUNDING, ITS WORK HAS RESULTED IN CHANGING STATE LAW TO PREVENT LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS FROM REDUCING THE SCHOOL YEAR, CUTTING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE STATE'S PRISON SYSTEM BY $200 MILLION ANNUALLY AND SHARPLY INCREASING STATE SUPPORT FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOLING PROGRAMS. THE CENTER'S RECENT PUBLICATION, THE PUBLIC'S AGENDA FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, HAS PRECIPITATED WIDESPREAD DISCUSSION OF HOW BEST TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING IN MICHIGAN SCHOOLS. 2047286 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 18 0 true 12 true false false false false false false false false false false X 10 9 true false false false false true false true true false false true true true true false false true false false MI X KARLA A CAMPBELL 2693825800 136 E MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 1201 KALAMAZOO MI 49007 X PHILIP H POWER CHAIRMAN 40.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 JOHN C BEBOW PRESIDENT AND CEO 60.0 0.0 X X 220267 0 15046 KATHLEEN K POWER VICE PRESIDENT 10.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 LOYAL A ELDRIDGE III SECRETARY 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 JAMES S HILBOLDT RETIRED 6116 DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 PAUL C HILLEGONDS DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 DR GLENDA D PRICE DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS ROTHWELL DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 DR MARILYN SCHLACK DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MIKE JANDERNOA DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 PAULA D CUNNINGHAM DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 KARLA A CAMPBELL TREASURER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 DAVID ZEMAN SENIOR EDITOR 40.0 0.0 X 139752 0 22047 RONNIE FRENCH SENIOR WRiter 40.0 0.0 X 115664 0 21299 475683 0 58392 3 false true false PUBLIC SECTOR CONSULTANTS INC 600 W ST JOSEPH SUITE 10 LANSING MI 489332265 CONSULTING SERVICES 308106 MARTIN WAYMIRE 426 W OTTAWA ST LANSING MI 48933 ADVERTISING/MARKETIN 106239 2 8820636 503802 8820636 PROGRAM INCOME 900099 56547 56547 56547 4724 4724 0 0 0 0 0 504505 503802 703 703 703 0 0 0 0 8882610 56547 5427 0 0 0 0 235314 176485 28238 30591 0 914865 882976 16013 15876 0 161478 147739 8154 5585 80754 75371 2639 2744 0 4725 375 4350 6992 4196 1398 1398 0 0 45308 27185 9062 9061 186182 161839 3600 20743 106739 106336 403 50645 27550 4421 18674 89964 67884 4760 17320 0 11188 11188 51830 47689 2691 1450 0 681 681 0 0 3495 2097 699 699 22588 13553 4518 4517 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS 90578 90578 FREELANCE REPORTING 66055 66055 LEGISLATIVE LIAISON SERVICES 65000 65000 PUBLIC OPINION POLLING 67655 67655 6020 4854 894 272 2268056 2047286 87087 133683 0 0 1755498 1985665 0 6295442 28321 127499 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12534 13968 29128 25691 6932 3437 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1803285 8426011 6313 14485 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6313 14485 X 1756874 2355696 40098 6055830 0 0 1796972 8411526 1803285 8426011 6614554 X false true X true false X 610267 928919 732187 463904 8820636 11555913 0 0 610267 928919 732187 463904 8820636 11555913 7868056 3687857 959 874 436 1100 4724 8093 0 0 11564006 85615 0.31891 0.47786 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16823 16823 0 12305 8868 3437 3437 0 0 X 8894610 12000 12000 8882610 8882610 2280056 12000 12000 2268056 2268056 SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 THE CENTER IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CENTER APPLIES A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD FOR ALL TAX UNCERTAINTIES. TAX BENEFITS THAT HAVE A GREATER THAN FIFTY PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES ARE RECOGNIZED. BASED ON ITS EVALUATION, THE CENTER HAS CONCLUDED THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING RECOGNITION IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X false false false false false false false false false JOHN C BEBOW PRESIDENT AND CEO 183331 0 36936 0 0 0 0 0 15046 0 235313 0 0 0 DAVID ZEMAN SENIOR EDITOR 121141 0 18611 0 0 0 0 0 22047 0 161799 0 0 0 X 1 503802 FMV false true false FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2: THE CONNABLE OFFICE, INC. HAS BEEN APPOINTED AGENT BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO SERVE AS CUSTODIAN AND INVESTMENT MANAGER OF THE FUNDS AND PROPERTY OF THE ORGANIZATION. FOR THESE SERVICES, UNDER THE AGENCY AGREEMENT, THE CONNABLE OFFICE, INC. RECEIVES AN ANNUAL FEE OF 1% OF THE ASSETS MANAGED WITH A MINIMUM ANNUAL FEE OF $7,500. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION PAYS THE CONNABLE OFFICE, INC. $2,500 PER MONTH FOR ACCOUNTING, PAYROLL, FINANCIAL REPORTING AND RELATED SERVICES. LOYAL A. ELDRIDGE III AND KARLA A. CAMPBELL ARE EMPLOYED BY, OR HAVE AN INTEREST IN, THE CONNABLE OFFICE, INC. PHILIP H. POWER AND KATHLEEN K. POWER ARE RELATED THROUGH MARRIAGE. THE ORGANIZATION OCCUPIES OFFICE SPACE IN THE BUILDING OWNED BY PHILIP H. POWER (THROUGH A REVOCABLE GRANTOR TRUST). NO PAYMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED FROM THE ORGANIZATION TO MR. POWER ON ACCOUNT OF RENT OR OTHERWISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A: FOUR (4) OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION SHALL BE APPOINTED ANNUALLY BY THE POWER FOUNDATION, A MICHIGAN NON-PROFIT CORPORATION (THE "FOUNDATION"). THE REMAINING SIX (6) DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION SHALL BE ELECTED FOR STAGGERED THREE (3) YEAR TERMS BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE FULL DIRECTORSHIP ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. UPON IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION, TWO (2) DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED TO A ONE-YEAR TERM, TWO (2) DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED TO A TWO-YEAR TERM, AND TWO (2) DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED TO A THREE-YEAR TERM. THEREAFTER, TWO (2) DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED ANNUALLY AND SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS, OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS HAVE BEEN ELECTED. IF A VACANCY OCCURS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DUE TO THE DEPARTURE OF A DIRECTOR APPOINTED BY THE FOUNDATION, THE FOUNDATION SHALL APPOINT A DIRECTOR TO FILL THE VACANCY. IF A VACANCY OCCURS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DUE TO THE DEPARTURE OF A DIRECTOR ELECTED BY THE FULL DIRECTORSHIP, THE FULL DIRECTORSHIP SHALL ELECT A DIRECTOR TO FILL THE VACANCY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE FIRM WHOM PERFORMS THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE TREASURER FOR INITIAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL AND THEN FORWARDED TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY CLEARLY STATES THAT ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST BE DISCLOSED. SPECIFIC PROCEDURES ARE OUTLINED IN THE POLICY THAT ADDRESS THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT, THE PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING THE CONFLICT, AND ANY VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A: THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE PRESIDENT COMPLETE THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AND FORWARD THE REVIEW TO VARIOUS OFFICERS OF THE CENTER FOR THEIR REVIEW AND FURTHER COMMENTS. THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE CONNABLE OFFICE, INC. MAINTAINS A PUBLIC INSPECTION FILE ON BEHALF OF THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN, INC.