THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN INC (EIN 32-0167398)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-06-14
IRS object ID
201321669349300952
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Timestamp2013-06-14T15:15:06-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN381357951EIN

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Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1

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CityPORTAGECity
StateMIState
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Name Name

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CityKALAMAZOOCity
StateMIState
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Officer Officer

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Facts And Circumstances Test1. PUBLIC SUPPORT MUST BE AT LEAST 10 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SUPPORT. PER CALCULATIONS BY THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE 2007-2012 PERIOD IS IN EXCESS OF 25%.2. THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN'S CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM THROUGH 2015 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, 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; 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; BILL 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.FactsAndCircumstancesTest

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbying

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis16671OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation12997Depreciation
Book Value3674BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings3674TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt628446TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities12000DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F99012000RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal616446RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990616446TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt1753909TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities12000DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F99012000ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal1741909ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9901741909TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonJOHN C BEBOWNamePerson
TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOTitle
Base Compensation Filing Org149712BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org22500BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org0DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org16940NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org189152TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions3NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990410196NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesEXCHANGE MEANMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (10 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
CONTRIBUTIONS OF QUALIFIED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYF0RM 990, PART V, QUESTION 7(G):THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DONTATIONS OF QUALIFIED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN 2012, THEREFORE, IT WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE ANY FORM 8899S.
CONTRIBUTIONS OF CARS, BOATS, AIRPLANES, AND OTHER VEHICLESPART V, QUESTION 7(H):THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTRIBTUIONS OF CARS, BOATS, AIRPLANES, AND OTHER VEHICLES IN 2012, THEREFORE, NO FORM 1098-C'S WERE REQUIRED TO BE FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2YES, 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 IS A MANAGER OF HCN HOLDINGS, LLC AND RECEIVES A MANAGEMENT FEE FROM THE COMPANY IN THAT CAPACITY. PHILIP H. POWER AND KATHLEEN K. POWER ARE RELATED THROUGH MARRIAGE. THEY ALSO SERVE AS OFFICERS AND MANAGERS OF HCN HOLDINGS, LLC. BOTH RECEIVE A MANAGEMENT FEE FROM HCN HOLDINGS, LLC. IN ADDITION, MR. POWER IS A MEMBER OF HCN HOLDINGS, LLC. 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 7AFOUR (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 11THE 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 12CTHE 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 15APHILIP 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 19THE CONNABLE OFFICE, INC. MAINTAINS A PUBLIC INSPECTION FILE ON BEHALF OF THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN, INC.
OTHER FEESFORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER FEES FOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 558,634. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,251. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,226. TOTAL EXPENSES 564,111.
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).

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