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MICHIGAN SAVES INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
MICHIGAN SAVES INC (EIN 27-1388004)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-11-11
IRS object ID
201303169349300350
Schema version
2012v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2013-11-11T08:32:33-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HALL & ROMKEMA PLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13495 COOLIDGE ROADAddressLine1
CityEAST LANSINGCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code48823ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN271388004EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHIGAN SAVES INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlMICHNameControl

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1230 N WASHINGTON SQUARE SUITE 300AddressLine1
CityLANSINGCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code48933ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJULIE METTY BENNETTName
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitle
Date Signed2013-10-30DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJOE A ROMKEMAName
Phone5173378900Phone
Date Prepared2013-11-11DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeXAddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer PersonJULIE METTY BENNETTNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1230 N WASHINGTON SQUARE SUITE 300AddressLine1
CityLANSINGCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code48933ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts11625019GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.MICHIGANSAVES.ORGWebSite
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State Legal DomicileMIStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTHE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), OR COMPARABLE SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PURPOSES, THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION IS TO CREATE STATEWIDE, INNOVATIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE ENERGY FINANCING SYSTEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF UTILITY CUSTOMERS IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, AND TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES RELATED THERTO.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Nbr Independent Voting Members13NbrIndependentVotingMembers
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Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
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Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year17481InvestmentIncomePriorYear
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Other Revenue Prior Year32828OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year197550OtherRevenueCurrentYear
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Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year0SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year8061830OtherExpensePriorYear
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Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year1941885RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
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Total Liabilities BOY1784388TotalLiabilitiesBOY
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY14841515NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
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Mission DescriptionTHE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), OR COMPARABLE SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PURPOSES, THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION IS TO CREATE STATEWIDE, INNOVATIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE ENERGY FINANCING SYSTEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF UTILITY CUSTOMERS IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, AND TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES RELATED THERTO.MissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense9387844Expense
DescriptionTHE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), OR COMPARABLE SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PURPOSES, THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION IS TO CREATE STATEWIDE, INNOVATIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE ENERGY FINANCING SYSTEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF UTILITY CUSTOMERS IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, AND TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES RELATED THERTO.Description
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Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
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Report Invest Oth SecuritiesfalseReportInvestOthSecurities
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Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmttrueIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To OrganizationsfalseMoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivities
GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
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Prior Excess Benefit TransactionfalsePriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
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TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl OrgfalseTransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingfalseComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members13NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members13NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicytrueConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered PersonstrueAnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring EnforcementfalseRegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower PolicytrueWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicytrueDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

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Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PUBLIC SECTOR CONSULTANTSBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number5174844954TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1230 N WASHINGTON SQUARE SUITE 300AddressLine1
CityLANSINGCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code48933ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (13 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationOfficerOfficer
IRENE DIMITRY
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MALIK GOODWIN
DIRECTOR0.50X000
MICHAEL MCGEE
DIRECTOR0.50X000
KEN MCCOLLUM
DIRECTOR0.50X000
DAVID ALLEN
DIRECTOR0.50X000
STEPHANIE MINOTT
DIRECTOR0.50X000
THOM PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR0.50X000
TERI VAN SUMEREN
DIRECTOR0.50X000
SUE WARREN
DIRECTOR0.50X000
CONAN SMITH
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JULIE HALES-SMITH
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TOM JENSEN
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FALLON HALL
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (3 entries)

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PUBLIC SECTOR CONSULTANTS
230 N WASHINGTON SQUARE SUITE 300LANSINGMI48933ADMINISTRATIVE1168381
BUILDING SCIENCE ACADEMY
343 S UNION STREETSPARTAMI49345CONSULTING149225
DELTA INSTITUTE
600 W ST JOSEPH STREET SUITE 1GLANSINGMI48933CONSULTING127087
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K3NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants11240956GovernmentGrants
Total Contributions11240956TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column186513TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income186513RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

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Total Revenue Column197550TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income197550RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue197550TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column11625019TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income384063RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total13760Total
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Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

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OTHER EXPENSES308792308792
SUPPLIES2206422064

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total9387844Total
Program Services9387844ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY8766685BOY
EOY4980821EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1348271BOY
EOY2217679EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY4273772BOY
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Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY16601819EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1784388BOY
EOY1760304EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1784388BOY
EOY1760304EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY12604340BOY
EOY14841515EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY12604340BOY
EOY14841515EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY14388728BOY
EOY16601819EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses2237175ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit RequiredtrueFederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit PerformedtrueFederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year9953406CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year11240956CurrentTaxYear
Total32673001Total

Total170 Total170

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year9953406CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year11240956CurrentTaxYear
Total32673001Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total45960Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total3550Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc384063GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.99850PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.99770PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionAGENCY BOND SECURITIESDescription
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Method Of ValuationFMethodOfValuation
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Program Related9403319TotalOfBookValueProgramRelated
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt11625019TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal11625019RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form99011625019TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt9387844TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal9387844ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form9909387844TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonPUBLIC SECTOR CONSULTANTS INCNamePerson
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipSEE PART VRelationship
Amount Of Transaction1255287AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionSEE PART VDescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenues

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierADDITIONAL INFORMATIONIdentifier
Return ReferenceSCHEDULE L PART VReturnReference
ExplanationPART IV B ENTITY IS MORE THAN 35 OWNED BY JEFF WILLIAMS FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION PART IV D CONTRACT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESExplanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONFORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), OR COMPARABLE SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PURPOSES, THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION IS TO CREATE STATEWIDE, INNOVATIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE ENERGY FINANCING SYSTEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF UTILITY CUSTOMERS IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, AND TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES RELATED THERTO.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS PREPARED BY A THIRD PARTY AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE MANAGER.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.