THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN INC (EIN 32-0167398)
Tax period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed: 2014-05-15
IRS object ID: 201441359349302789
Schema version: 2013v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2014-05-15T10:14:18-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2013-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	381357951	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PLANTE & MORAN PLLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	750 TRADE CENTRE WAY STE 300	AddressLine1
City	PORTAGE	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	49002	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	320167398	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CENT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2693825800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	136 E MICHIGAN AVENUE NO 1201	AddressLine1
City	KALAMAZOO	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	490073936	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID S KRUIS	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2693825800	PhoneNum
Signature	2014-05-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	GAIL A SHUSTER-MORTON CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00058556	PTIN
Phone	2695674500	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MR PHILIP H POWER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	136 E MICHIGAN AVENUE NO 1201	AddressLine1
City	KALAMAZOO	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	490073936	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$961,959	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.THECENTERFORMICHIGAN.NET	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	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.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	11	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	50	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$610,267	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$928,919	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,000	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$975	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$5,179	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,467	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$616,446	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$932,361	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$786,710	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$784,468	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$46,947	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$955,199	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$975,342	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,741,909	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,759,810	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,125,463	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$827,449	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,796,154	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,093,177	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$39,319	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$163,791	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,756,835	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,929,386	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	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 OR FORUMS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$423,006	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$975	RevenueAmt
Desc	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, 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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$755,518	ExpenseAmt
Desc	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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$416,070	ExpenseAmt
Desc	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 IN 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.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,594,594	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	46	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	11	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAVID S KRUIS	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2693825800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	136 E MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 1201	AddressLine1
City	KALAMAZOO	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	49007	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PHILIP H POWER
CHAIRMAN	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN C BEBOW
PRESIDENT AND CEO	60.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$183,950	$0	$16,722
KATHLEEN K POWER
VICE PRESIDENT	10.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES S HILBOLDT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL C HILLEGONDS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR GLENDA D PRICE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS ROTHWELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR MARILYN SCHLACK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
S MARTIN TAYLOR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE JANDERNOA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LOYAL A ELDRIDGE III
SECRETARY	1.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID S KRUIS
TREASURER	1.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RON FRENCH
SENIOR WRITER	40.00			$106,694	$0	$17,572	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$290,644	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$34,294	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PUBLIC SECTOR CONSULTANTS INC	BusinessNameLine1

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	600 W ST JOSEPH ST SUITE 10	AddressLine1
City	LANSING	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	489332265	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	CONSULTING SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$215,920	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$928,919	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$928,919	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$975	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$975	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$975	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$874	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$874	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$31,191	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$29,598	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,593	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,593	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,593	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$932,361	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$975	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,467	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$200,671	TotalAmt
Program Services	$140,470	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,134	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,067	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$479,764	TotalAmt
Program Services	$437,755	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,002	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,007	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,130	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,331	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,422	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,377	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,903	TotalAmt
Program Services	$40,035	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,932	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,936	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,113	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,339	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,163	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$611	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,939	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,916	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,577	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$446	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$531,284	TotalAmt
Program Services	$530,962	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$298	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$138,493	TotalAmt
Program Services	$137,893	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$300	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$300	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,724	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,333	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,796	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,595	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,160	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,160	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,845	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,625	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,220	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,005	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,203	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$401	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$401	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,711	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,827	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,942	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,942	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION S	$60,000	$60,000
COMMUNICATIONS AND TECH	$50,653	$41,649	$6,463	$2,541
UTITILIES	$4,928	$3,100	$1,590	$238
CONTINGENCY	$3,846	$3,846

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,641	TotalAmt
Program Services	$150	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,462	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,759,810	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,594,594	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$118,269	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46,947	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,457,950	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,456,753	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,320,384	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,607,055	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$3,295	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,146	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,321	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$29,128	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$13,375	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,674	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,753	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,796,154	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,093,177	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,319	BOYAmt
EOY	$163,791	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,319	BOYAmt
EOY	$163,791	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$187,875	BOYAmt
EOY	$671,954	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,568,960	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,257,432	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,756,835	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,929,386	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,796,154	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,093,177	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$827,449	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$126,731	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,765,545	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,398,095	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$610,267	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$928,919	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,829,557	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$126,731	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,765,545	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,398,095	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$610,267	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$928,919	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,829,557	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$6,942,853	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,886,704	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,098	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$707	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$257	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$959	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$874	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,895	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$9,835,452	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$9,115	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.29350	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.25780	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances Test	1. PUBLIC SUPPORT MUST BE AT LEAST 10 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SUPPORT. PER CALCULATIONS BY THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE 2007-2013 PERIOD IS IN EXCESS OF 29%.2. THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN'S CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM THROUGH 2013 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING KEY PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES:THE MOST IN-DEPTH AND WIDESPREAD PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN THE STATE. EACH YEAR, IT IS THE CENTER'S MISSION TO HOLD APPROXIMATELY 200 NONPARTISAN COMMUNITY MEETINGS ACROSS THE STATE WITH 5,000 OR MORE STATE RESIDENTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. THESE "COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS," WHICH ARE FUNDED BY FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR STATE RESIDENTS TO GAIN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF STATE PUBLIC POLICY AND BUDGET ISSUES, ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE STATE, AND VOTE ON FUTURE POLICY PRIORITIES. IT IS THEN THE CENTER'S CHARGE TO TAKE THIS WIDE RANGING PUBLIC FEEDBACK, COMBINE IT WITH PUBLIC POLLING, AND DEVELOP ANNUAL "CITIZENS' AGENDAS" AND POLICY SCORECARDS. WE THEN CARRY FORTH THOSE CITIZENS' AGENDAS TO ELECTED LEADERS, WHO USE THIS SOURCE MATERIAL TO HELP SHAPE THEIR DECISION MAKING AND POLICY AGENDAS. MICHIGAN'S LEADING NONPROFIT NEWS SOURCE, BRIDGE MAGAZINE. THIS TWICE-WEEKLY ONLINE PUBLICATION REACHES APPROXIMATELY 50,000 READERS EACH MONTH ACROSS THE STATE AND FOCUSES ON IN-DEPTH REPORTING OF PUBLIC POLICY AND NONPARTISAN WATCHDOGGING AND FACT-CHECKING OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS. AGAIN, THIS WORK IS SUPPORTED BY FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY. 3. THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN, A REGISTERED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, IS GOVERNED BY BOARD OF TEN DIRECTORS: JOHN BEBOW, PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN, INC., FORMER NEWSPAPER EDITOR; JAMES S. HILBOLDT, RETIRED DIRECTOR, THE CONNABLE OFFICE, INC., A MICHIGAN TRUST BANK;PAUL HILLEGONDS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, DTE ENERGY, FORMER PRESIDENT, DETROIT RENAISSANCE, AND FORMER SPEAKER, MICHIGAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; MIKE JANDERNOA, MANAGING PARTNER, BRIDGE STREET CAPITAL; KATHLEEN K. POWER, RETIRED NEWSPAPER EXECUTIVE; PHILIP H. POWER, RETIRED NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER, VICE CHAIRMAN MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP.; GLENDA D. PRICE, PRESIDENT EMERITA, MARYGROVE COLLEGE; DOUGLAS ROTHWELL, PRESIDENT, DETROIT RENAISSANCE, AND FORMER CEO, MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; MARILYN SCHLACK, PRESIDENT, KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE; S. MARTIN TAYLOR, RETIRED DTE EXECUTIVE AND WELL-KNOWN METRO DETROIT CIVIC LEADER. MEMBERSHIP OF THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN STEERING COMMITTEE IS LISTED BELOW:RICHARD T. COLE, CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND RETAILING, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY; PAUL COURANT, FORMER PROVOST, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LIBRARIAN; PAUL DIMOND, OF COUNSEL, MILLER CANFIELD; ELISABETH GERBER, PROFESSOR, FORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN; LARRY GOOD, CHAIRMAN, CORPORATION FOR A SKILLED WORKFORCE; STEVE HAMP, CHAIR, MICHIGAN EDUCATION EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION AND THE NEW ECONOMY INITIATIVE, PAUL HILLEGONDS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, DTE ENERGY, FORMER PRESIDENT, DETROIT RENAISSANCE, AND FORMER SPEAKER, MICHIGAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; MIKE JANDERNOA, MANAGING PARTNER, BRIDGE STREET CAPITAL; JACK LESSENBERRY, PROFESSOR OF JOURNALISM, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, AND SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST, RADIO STATION WUOM; TOM LEWAND, PARTNER, BODMAN LLP; ANNE MERVENNE, PRESIDENT, MERVENNE & CO., WILLIAM G. MILLIKEN, FORMER GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN; MARK MURRAY, PRESIDENT, MEIJER STORES, INC. AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY; WILLIAM PARFET, CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF MPI RESEARCH; MILT ROHWER, PRESIDENT EMERITUS, THE FREY FOUNDATION; DOUG ROSS, FORMER STATE SENATOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; DOUG ROTHWELL, PRESIDENT, BUSINESS LEADERS FOR MICHIGAN; CRAIG RUFF, SENIOR POLICY FELLOW, PUBLIC SECTOR CONSULTANTS; JOHN A. ("JOE") SCHWARZ, FORMER MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND FORMER MICHIGAN STATE SENATOR; JAN URBAN-LURAIN, PRESIDENT, SPECTRA DATA AND RESEARCH, INC., AND SENIOR ADVISOR, CORPORATION FOR A SKILLED WORKFORCE; CYNTHIA WILBANKS, VICE PRESIDENT FOR STATE RELATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.4. SUPPORT COMES FROM GOVERNMENTAL AND OTHER SOURCES REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.BROAD AND DEEP PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN AND OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND JOURNALISM PROGRAMS IS BEST ILLUSTRATED BY OUR ROSTER OF SOME TWO DOZEN FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE PHILANTHROPIES WHO INVEST IN OUR PUBLIC SERVICE WORK. LIKEWISE, MORE THAN 5,000 STATE RESIDENTS VOLUNTEER TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES EACH YEAR AND, THROUGHOUT A CALENDAR YEAR, OUR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM REACHES MORE THAN 100,000 READERS AND, IN THE RECENT PAST, OUR TELEVISED NONPROFIT STATEWIDE POLITICAL DEBATE PROGRAMS, PRODUCED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PUBLIC TELEVISION, HAVE REACHED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STATEWIDE VIEWERS. 5. FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.THE MISSIONS AND DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN AND BRIDGE MAGAZINE ARE PUBLIC TO THEIR CORES AS OUTLINED IN OUR ANSWER TO QUESTION 4. SEE ALSO NUMBER 6 BELOW.6. PROGRAMS APPEAL TO A BROAD-BASED PUBLIC.OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS CAREFULLY ADHERE TO STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHICS. EACH YEAR, OUR CITIZENS' AGENDA REPORTS PUBLISH THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF WHO ATTENDS OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS. THAT DEMOGRAPHIC RECORD SHOWS THAT OUR OUTREACH, AND THE VOICES WE CAPTURE, MIRROR THE RACIAL, GEOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC DIVERSITY OF OUR STATE'S POPULATION.	FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$29,128	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$13,375	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$15,753	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$15,753	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$944,361	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$12,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$12,000	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$932,361	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$932,361	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,771,810	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$12,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$12,000	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,759,810	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,759,810	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN, INC. (THE "CORPORATION") IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC). MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. TAX YEARS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO TAX EXAMINATION BY THE STATE OF MICHIGAN AND THE IRS ARE 2010 - 2013, THE CORPORATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN C BEBOW	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT AND CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$150,750	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$33,200	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$16,722	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$200,672	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	2	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$31,030	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	EXCHANGE MEAN	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
F0RM 990, PART V, QUESTION 7(G):	THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DONTATIONS OF QUALIFIED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN 2013, THEREFORE, IT WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE ANY FORM 8899S.
PART V, QUESTION 7(H):	THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTRIBTUIONS OF CARS, BOATS, AIRPLANES, AND OTHER VEHICLES IN 2013, THEREFORE, NO FORM 1098-C'S WERE REQUIRED TO BE FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	YES, THE CONNABLE OFFICE, INC. HAS BEEN APPOINTED AGENT BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION TO SERVE AS CUSTODIAN AND INVESTMENT MANAGER OF THE FUNDS AND PROPERTY OF THE CORPORATION. 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, WHICH INCLUDES A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR BOOKKEEPING AND CLERICAL EXPENSES. MESSRS. ELDRIDGE AND KRUIS ARE EMPLOYED BY, OR HAVE AN INTEREST IN, THE CONNABLE OFFICE, INC. MR. HILBOLDT WAS A MANAGER OF HCN HOLDINGS, LLC AND RECEIVED A MANAGEMENT FEE FROM THE COMPANY IN THAT CAPACITY. PHILIP H. POWER AND KATHLEEN K. POWER ARE RELATED THROUGH MARRIAGE. THEY ALSO SERVED AS OFFICERS AND MANAGERS OF HCN HOLDINGS, LLC. BOTH RECEIVED A MANAGEMENT FEE FROM HCN HOLDINGS, LLC. IN ADDITION, MR. POWER WAS A MEMBER OF HCN HOLDINGS, LLC. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT HCN HOLDINGS, LLC WAS DISSOLVED EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2013. THE CORPORATION OCCUPIES OFFICE SPACE IN THE BUILDING OWNED BY PHILIP H. POWER (THROUGH A REVOCABLE GRANTOR TRUST). NO PAYMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED FROM THE CORPORATION TO MR. POWER ON ACCOUNT OF RENT OR OTHERWISE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	FOUR (4) OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE APPOINTED ANNUALLY BY THE POWER FOUNDATION, A MICHIGAN NON-PROFIT CORPORATION (THE "FOUNDATION"). THE REMAINING SIX (6) DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE FULL DIRECTORSHIP ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ALL DIRECTORS SHALL SERVE ON (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 11	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE FIRM HIRED TO PERFORM THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS SENT TO DAVID S. KRUIS, TREASURER, FOR INITIAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL AND THEN FORWARDED TO JOHN BEBOW, 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	PHILIP AND KATHY POWER COMPLETE THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF JOHN BEBOW, 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 11G	OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 530,962. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 298. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 24. TOTAL EXPENSES 531,284.
FORM 990, SECTION XII, LINE 2C:	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT (RECOMMENDED BY THE TREASURER).