MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER (EIN 45-5190355)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202523219349319542
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2025-11-17T16:15:52-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlMICHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3135778400PhoneNum

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CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTIAN GREERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3135778400PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-17SignatureDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,168,450GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW MI-SCI ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF THE MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER IS TO INSPIRE CURIOUS MINDS OF ALL AGES TO DISCOVER, EXPLORE AND APPRECIATE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH IN A CREATIVE, DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Total Revenue$8,872,806CYTotalRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$635,867TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,294,061NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER IS TO INSPIRE CURIOUS MINDS OF ALL AGES TO DISCOVER, EXPLORE AND APPRECIATE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH IN A CREATIVE, DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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DescDURING THE YEAR, THE MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER WELCOMED 128,246 VISITORS, OFFERING HANDS-ON EXHIBITS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT INSPIRE CURIOSITY AND ENGAGEMENT WITH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM). THROUGH ADMISSIONS, WE ADVANCE OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE A CREATIVE AND DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES DISCOVER AND APPRECIATE STEM.Desc

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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

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J THOMAS MACFARLANE
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JACQUELINE DEDO
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ORLANDO BUSTOS
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STEVE AMBROSE
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THOMAS G STEPHENS
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BILL FOY
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CHRISTINE BARMAN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN NAUGLE
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE SAWIN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE CARLSON
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DON MANVEL
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EILEEN WEISER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GLENDA PRICE PH D
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GREGORY IOANIDIS
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON VAZZANO
BOARD MEMBER (BEG 04/24)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNY D'ANNA
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM DANAHY
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JODY INGLE
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARJACE MILES
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MARK SNYDER
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MICHAEL GARRETT
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MICKY BLY
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PATRICK CONROY
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ROGER MEYERS
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHELLY OTENBAKER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM SZCZEPANSKI
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTIAN GREER
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KATORA COLE
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFC (END 11/24)40.000.00$131,782$0$0Yes (X)
ANDREA HARP
CHIEF OF STAFF40.000.00$108,885$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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CONTI CORPORATION
6417 CENTER DRSTERLING HEIGHTSMI48312HVAC SERVICES$505,835
QUATRRO BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES
1850 PARKWAY PL STE 100MARIETTAGA30067ACCOUNTING SERVICES$169,720
TESSITURA NETWORK INC
PO BOX 203410DALLASTX753203410SOFTWARE SERVICES$169,302
WESTCOMM INC
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DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MUSEUM ADMISSIONS712110$1,492,130$1,492,130
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS923110$253,355$253,355
FACILITY RENTAL712110$123,901$123,901
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Fundraising$30,003FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$120,860ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,371ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$164,469TotalAmt
Management And General$164,469ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,000TotalAmt
Management And General$60,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,787TotalAmt
Program Services$6,843ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,944ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250,320TotalAmt
Program Services$249,427ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$856ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$236,964TotalAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$124,021ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,340ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Program Services$330,162ProgramServicesAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$1,431FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$14,362ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$441FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$72,074ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,141ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,871FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$1,579ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$959FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$3,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,700FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$108,140ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,131ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$567FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
COMMUNICATIONS$93,683$54,372$37,479$1,832
MEMBERSHIP FEES$22,459$17,505$3,082$1,872
PARTICIPATION PAYMENT$19,000$14,809$2,607$1,584
OTHER$6,482$5,053$889$540

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$4,517,434ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$998,254ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$544,312FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,125,786BOYAmt
EOY$417,640EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$901,767BOYAmt
EOY$3,936,095EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$204,152BOYAmt
EOY$146,673EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,699BOYAmt
EOY$112,018EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$418,578BOYAmt
EOY$374,509EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,358,344LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,415,351LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,539,870BOYAmt
EOY$2,942,993EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,267,852BOYAmt
EOY$7,929,928EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$603,645BOYAmt
EOY$622,525EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,952BOYAmt
EOY$13,342EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$786,597BOYAmt
EOY$635,867EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,618,814BOYAmt
EOY$2,246,172EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$862,441BOYAmt
EOY$5,047,889EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,481,255BOYAmt
EOY$7,294,061EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,267,852BOYAmt
EOY$7,929,928EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,812,806ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,692,869CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,172,636CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,344,637CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,518,784CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,863,051CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,591,977TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,692,869CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,172,636CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,344,637CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,518,784CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,863,051CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,591,977TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,501,040SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$14,090,937PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$46,570CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$46,221CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$49,198CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$69,788CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$122,340CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$334,117TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$148,653CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$148,653TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$20,074,747TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,707,382GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.70190PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80880PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$60,000DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$60,000TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER ENGAGED A MICHIGAN FIRM SPECIALIZING IN PUBLIC ISSUE MANAGEMENT TO FACILITATE CONTACT WITH STATE OFFICIALS REGARDING CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS FOR GRANTS. LOBBYING ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO INCLUDE INCREASED CONTACT WITH LOCAL LEGISLATORS TO PROMOTE MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER AND TO EXPLORE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES WITH LOCAL POLITICIANS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,106OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$9,106BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,745,176OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$784,989DepreciationAmt
Book Value$960,187BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$341,063OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$161,829DepreciationAmt
Book Value$179,234BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,262,999OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,468,533DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,794,466BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,942,993TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,155,440TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$282,634OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$282,634RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,872,806RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,872,806TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,342,634TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$282,634OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$282,634ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,060,000ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,060,000TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EXPENSE, COGS, LOSS ON ASSET DISPOSAL 282,634.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EXPENSE, COGS, LOSS ON ASSET DISPOSAL 282,634.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ILLUMINATEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$41,200GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$41,200CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$3,200RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$72,530FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$19,448OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$41,200GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$41,200CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$3,200RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$72,530FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$19,448OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$95,178DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$95,178NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTIAN GREERPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$297,540BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$60,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$357,540TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD ELECTRONICALLY BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CON AN ANNUAL BASIS, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW, COMPLETE, SIGN AND RETURN. KNOWN OR PERCEIVED CONFLICTS, IF ANY, ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND CEO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER HAS A PERSONNEL COMMITTEE THAT RESEARCHES AND PROPOSES CEO COMPENSATION FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION. THE PROCESS IS UNDERTAKEN REGULARLY, MOST RECENTLY IN 2024
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE ANY DOCUMENTS OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1:EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF TWO OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO MAY EXERCISE ALL POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS OF THE CORPORATION BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, EXCEPT THAT THEY WILL NOT HAVE THE POWER TO: AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS, ADOPT AN AGREEMENT OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION, APPROVE THE SALE, LEASE OR EXCHANGE OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE CORPORATION'S ASSETS, APPROVE THE DISSOLUTION OF THE CORPORATION, FILL VACANCIES ON THE BOARD, OR FIX COMPENSATION OF THE DIRECTORS SERVING.

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