2013-06-14T15:15:06-05:00 2012-12-31 381357951 PLANTE & MORAN PLLC 750 TRADE CENTRE WAY STE 300 PORTAGE MI 49002 990 2012-01-01 320167398 THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN INC CENT 2693825800 136 E MICHIGAN AVENUE NO 1201 KALAMAZOO MI 490073936 DAVID S KRUIS 2693825800 2013-06-12 1 GAIL A SHUSTER-MORTON CPA P00058556 2695674500 2012 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z MR PHILIP H POWER 136 E MICHIGAN AVENUE NO 1201 KALAMAZOO MI 490073936 1026642 0 X WWW.THECENTERFORMICHIGAN.NET X 2006 MI 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. 10 9 8 50 0 0 3398095 610267 1440 1000 257 5179 0 0 3399792 616446 0 0 0 0 457080 786710 0 0 56771 720149 955199 1177229 1741909 2222563 -1125463 6938158 5796154 55860 39319 6882298 5756835 X 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. 0 0 1611835 1000 THIS CORPORATION WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, AND SERVICES WHICH ARE INTENDED TO BENEFIT BOTH ORGANIZATIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ACTIVITIES CONSISTENT WITH THOSE PURPOSES WILL INCLUDE THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH INTO PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES AFFECTING THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC INITIATIVES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CIVIC LEADERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS IN MICHIGAN AS TO MORE EFFECTIVE APPROACHES IN PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH DISSEMINATION OF WRITTEN MATERIALS AND SPONSORSHIP OF CONFERENCES OR FORUMS. WHILE THE CORPORATION HAS NO PLANS TO DO SO, ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ALSO PROVIDE THAT IT MAY MAKE DISTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. 1611835 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 40 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 MI X DAVID S KRUIS 2693825800 136 E MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 1201 KALAMAZOO MI 49007 JOHN C BEBOW 60.00 X X 172212 0 16940 KATHLEEN K POWER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES S HILBOLDT 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL HILLEGONDS 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR GLENDA D PRICE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS ROTHWELL 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR MARILYN SCHLACK 1.00 X 0 0 0 S MARTIN TAYLOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MURRAY 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE JANDERNOA 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP H POWER 40.00 X X 0 0 0 LOYAL A ELDRIDGE III 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID S KRUIS 1.00 X 0 0 0 RONNIE FRENCH 40.00 X 104917 0 16940 277129 0 33880 2 0 1 0 PUBLIC SECTOR CONSULTANTS INC 600 W ST JOSEPH ST SUITE 10 LANSING MI 489332265 CONSULTING SERVICES 384865 MARTIN-WAYMIRE 426 W OTTAWA ST LANSING MI 48933 CONSULTING SERVICES 123196 2 610267 610267 PROGRAM INCOME 900099 1000 1000 1000 959 959 414416 410196 4220 4220 4220 616446 1000 0 5179 189151 151322 18914 18915 496096 463504 17794 14798 51307 47849 1882 1576 50156 45125 2628 2403 9490 4322 3229 1939 14265 6497 4854 2914 564111 558634 2251 3226 144312 142312 1000 1000 44233 33961 7058 3214 20900 16100 2400 2400 49207 45553 2368 1286 1695 1017 339 339 13369 8022 2673 2674 LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION S 60000 60000 COMMUNICATIONS AND TECH 20127 15802 4238 87 UTITILIES 5780 4335 1445 PERIODICALS 4710 4480 230 3000 3000 1741909 1611835 73303 56771 1124009 1457950 5801294 4320384 8696 14146 16671 12997 4159 3674 6938158 5796154 55860 39319 55860 39319 X 79229 187875 6803069 5568960 6882298 5756835 6938158 5796154 -1125463 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2306167 126731 4765545 3398095 610267 11206805 2306167 126731 4765545 3398095 610267 11206805 8311279 2895526 18269 3098 707 257 959 23290 11230095 14965 0.25780 0.26370 X 1. PUBLIC SUPPORT MUST BE AT LEAST 10 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SUPPORT. PER CALCULATIONS BY THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE 2007-2012 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. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16671 12997 3674 3674 628446 12000 12000 616446 0 616446 1753909 12000 12000 1741909 0 1741909 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOHN C BEBOW 149712 0 22500 0 0 0 0 0 16940 0 189152 0 0 0 X 3 410196 EXCHANGE MEAN 0 0 0 CONTRIBUTIONS OF QUALIFIED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY F0RM 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 VEHICLES PART 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 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 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 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. OTHER FEES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER 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).