2013-11-13T14:01:46-07:00 2012-12-31 990 2012-01-01 381539991 CITIZENS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF MICHIGAN INC CITI 7345428001 38777 Six Mile Road Suite 208 Livonia MI 48152 Jeffrey Guilfoyle 7345428001 2013-07-09 2012 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Jeffrey Guilfoyle 38777 Six Mile Road Suite 208 Livonia MI 48152 1465140 0 X www.crcmich.org X 1916 MI The mission of CRC is to promote the development of informed public policy at all levels of Michigan government through the delivery of factual and unbiased analysis of the most critical issues pertinent to state and local government. 27 27 8 50 0 0 563008 927396 0 220796 181477 0 783804 1108873 0 0 795982 781510 0 119155 219651 421733 1015633 1203243 -231829 -94370 2820060 2849893 2318 51 2817742 2849842 The mission of CRC is to promote the development of informed public policy at all levels of Michigan government through the delivery of factual and unbiased analysis of the most critical issues pertinent to state and local government. 0 0 858976 0 Ongoing State and Local Government Research - CRC published the following: "Options to Address School District Accumulated Deficits," "Using State Shared Revenues to Incentivize Local Government Behavior," "State Bailouts to Erase School District Accumulated Deficits," "Michigan's Recall Election Law," "Reconcilable Differences: Toward Completion of the FY2013 State Budget," "Detroit City Government Organization: Departments, Funds, and Deficits," "Financing Special Education: Analyses and Challenges," "State Oversight: The New York Approach," "Differences in Proposed Consent Agreements Between the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan," "Options for Managing Medicaid Funding and Cost Growth," "Stabilized State Budget and Rainy Day Fund Deposits Improve State's Cash Position," "2009 Tax Revenue Comparison: Michigan and the U.S. Average," "Streamlining Local Government Service Delivery in Lenawee County." CRC's research continued to monitor the state's progress in resolving structural budget challenges. CRC's research also focused on several issues pertaining to local government fiscal health and efficiency. 21809 0 CRC Education Study - CRC published the following papers relating to its educations study: "Education Reform: Pre and Post Employment Teacher Training," "Education Reform: Teacher Performance Management Systems," "Education Reform: Teacher Tenure and Collective Bargaining." 46357 0 2012 Statewide Ballot Proposals - CRC published the following related to proposals on Michigan's statewide ballot in November 2012: "A Summary of the November 2012 Statewide Ballot Proposals," "Proposal 2012-01: Referendum on Public Act 4 of 2011, The Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act," Proposal 2012:02: Collective Bargaining Rights," "Proposal 2012-03: Renewable Energy," "Proposal 2012-04: Establishing the Michigan Quality Home Care Council and Providing Limited Collective Bargaining Rights to Home Health Care Workers," "Proposal 2012-05: Two-Thirds Vote to Increase State Taxes," "Proposal 2012-06: Vote Requirement for International Crossings," "Inserting Legal Code into the Michigan Constitution." 0 0 0 927142 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 MI X Jeffrey Guilfoyle 7345428001 38777 Six Mile Road Suite 208 Livonia MI 48152 Jeffrey D Bergeron 2 X X 0 0 0 Terence M Donnelly 2 X X 0 0 0 Aleksandra A Miziolek 2 X X 0 0 0 Michael G Bickers 1.00 X 0 0 0 Beth Chappell 1.00 X 0 0 0 Randall W Eberts 1.00 X 0 0 0 David O Egner 1.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Fournier 1.00 X 0 0 0 Eugene A Gargaro 1.00 X 0 0 0 John J Gasparovic 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ingrid A Gregg 1 X 0 0 0 Marybeth S Howe 1 X 0 0 0 Nick A Khouri 1 X 0 0 0 Daniel T Lis 1 X 0 0 0 Sarah L McClelland 1 X 0 0 0 Michael P McGee 1 X 0 0 0 Jim Murray 1 X 0 0 0 Paul R Obermeyer 1 X 0 0 0 Brian Peters 1 X 0 0 0 Kevin Prokop 1 X 0 0 0 Jay Rising 1 X 0 0 0 Lynda Rossi 1 X 0 0 0 Jerry E Rush 1 X 0 0 0 Michael A Semanco 1 X 0 0 0 Terence A Thomas Sr 1 X 0 0 0 Kent J Vana 1 X 0 0 0 Theodore J Vogel 1 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey P Guilfoyle 40 X X 150094 0 17060 150094 0 17060 1 0 1 1 Public Sector Consultants 230 North Washington Square Suite 300 Lansing MI 48933 Subcontractor on Special Project 189770 1 0 0 0 0 0 927396 0 927396 0 170997 0 0 170997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 366747 0 356267 0 10480 0 10480 0 0 10480 0 0 1108873 0 0 181477 0 0 0 0 167154 91935 33431 41788 0 342830 299819 23431 19580 122873 94612 13516 14745 111104 61830 28527 20747 37549 28844 4187 4518 0 0 22569 17337 2516 2716 218985 203998 14026 961 0 69038 53033 7698 8307 15779 14781 449 549 12507 2988 9420 99 3134 2413 345 376 2974 1229 1552 193 Fellowship 31670 31670 0 0 Supplies and Books 13350 9422 3570 358 Printing and Postage 11169 934 9832 403 20558 12297 4446 3815 1203243 927142 156946 119155 250 250 147557 101937 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57229 49575 10787 7654 2636879 2708229 24587 31823 2820060 2849893 2318 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2318 51 X 152492 83486 31470 132451 2633780 2633905 2817742 2849842 2820060 2849893 X -94370 0 0 0 0 126470 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 809403 1874247 661139 563008 927396 4835193 43985 29430 170527 0 0 243942 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 853388 1903677 831666 563008 927396 5079135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5079135 115812 66247 170527 216116 170997 739699 0 0 0 0 0 0 115812 66247 170527 216116 170997 739699 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 969200 1969924 1002193 779124 1098393 5818834 0.87288 0.7956 0.12712 0.1266 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2633780 125 0 0 0 0 2633905 2627780 6000 0 0 0 0 2633780 2613780 14000 0 0 0 0 2627780 1675055 938725 0 0 0 0 2613780 2069059 29963 0 0 0 422967 1676055 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22088 19002 3086 0 35141 30573 4568 7654 1235343 126470 0 0 0 126470 1108873 0 0 0 1108873 1203243 0 0 0 0 0 1203243 0 0 0 1203243 SchD_P05_S00_L04 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO ENSURE CONTINUED BUSINESS OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeffrey P Guilfoyle 140000 0 5600 0 4494 0 0 0 17060 0 167154 0 0 0 F990_P06_S0B_L11b Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The organization's process to review the Form 990 is: Upon Receipt of all comments, the President directs the bookkeeper to reconcile the comments by making corrections or changes or by providing an explanation. The President makes the final decision on how the Form 990 and required schedules are completed. F990_P06_S0B_L15 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The compensation of the president is reviewed annually by the executive committee. The executive committee includes members of the board of directors, all of whom are independent. The executive compensation policy includes a process of obtaining comparability data and recommendations are presented to the full board of directors for discussion and approval. Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 15b - The President makes recommendations to the executive committee on staff member salaries. The recommendations are then presented to the full Board for discussion and approval. F990_P06_S0C_L19 Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 CRC makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial information available to the public upon request. F990_P11_S00_L09 Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets equals the unrealized gain on investments. Additional third-party information was needed to enable the taxpayer to file a complete and accurate return. An extension of time to file was requested via Form 8868.