THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN INC (EIN 32-0167398)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-08-14
IRS object ID
201512269349303881
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Return2015-08-14T15:46:58-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Address Line1200 OTTAWA AVE NW STE 300AddressLine1Txt
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MissionCONDUCTING 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.MissionDesc
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DescINFORM 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.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$29,128LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$17,936LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,753BOYAmt
EOY$11,192EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,093,177BOYAmt
EOY$3,509,607EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$163,791BOYAmt
EOY$93,206EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$163,791BOYAmt
EOY$93,206EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$671,954BOYAmt
EOY$1,667,822EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,257,432BOYAmt
EOY$1,748,579EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,929,386BOYAmt
EOY$3,416,401EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,093,177BOYAmt
EOY$3,509,607EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,512,985ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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$4,765,545CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,398,095CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$610,267CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$928,919CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$732,187CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,435,013TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,765,545CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,398,095CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$610,267CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$928,919CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$732,187CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,435,013TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,899,525SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,535,488PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$452CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$461CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$959CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$874CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$436CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,182TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,438,195TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,115GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.33871PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.29350PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$0LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$0GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp
Leasehold ImprovementsLeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,823OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,441DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,382BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,305OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,495DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,810BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$11,192TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$746,989TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$12,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$12,000RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$734,989RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$734,989TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,259,974TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$12,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$12,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,247,974ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,247,974TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CENTER IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC). MANAGEMENT HAS CONCLUDED THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE CENTER'S EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED FOR THE TAX PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2014, FOR U.S. FEDERAL AND MICHIGAN INCOME TAXES, THE TAX YEARS WHICH REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY MAJOR TAX JURISDICTIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN C BEBOWPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$156,355BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$31,212BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
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$12,478NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$200,045TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 AND DAVID S. KRUIS 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 BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE FULL DIRECTORSHIP ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ALL DIRECTORS SHALL SERVE ONE (1) YEAR TERMS. 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.
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:REFORM COALITIONS MANAGEMENT TOTAL FEES:285715
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:POLICY CONSULTING TOTAL FEES:12095
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:FREELANCE ENGAGEMENT CONSULT. TOTAL FEES:18926
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11GDESCRIPTION:OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TOTAL FEES:99421

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