Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$205,887

Total expenses

$601,179

Contributions and grants received

$273,500

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$1,180

Other revenue

-$68,793

Total assets, end of year

$720,765

Total liabilities, end of year

$184,498

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$536,267

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$514,257

Management and general expenses

$50,143

Fundraising expenses

$36,779

Program service expenses (Part III)

$514,257

Program services were 85.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2025

• GROWING OUR RESILIENCE, EQUITY, AND ECONOMY WITH NATURE ("GREEN") - MAC AND SEMCOG CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN GREEN, A REGIONAL INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON EXPANDING AND ENHANCING THE REGION'S GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK THROUGH NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, WATER QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY. BUILDING ON THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR GREEN ADOPTED IN 2023, MAC COORDINATED REGIONAL PARTNERS TO ADVANCE POLICIES, PLANNING TOOLS, AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO ADDRESS INCREASING FLOODING, AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN'S WATERSHEDS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.THIS WORK FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO CONSERVE AND RESTORE NATURAL LANDSCAPES, INCREASE URBAN TREE CANOPY, EXPAND GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, PROTECT WETLANDS, AND IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO GREEN SPACES. MAC AND SEMCOG COORDINATED DATA COLLECTION, MAPPING, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WHERE NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS CAN MOST EFFECTIVELY REDUCE STORMWATER RUNOFF AND IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES THROUGHOUT THE CLINTON, HURON, ROUGE, AND DOWNRIVER WATERSHEDS.AS PART OF THIS INITIATIVE, MAC AND SEMCOG CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL PLANNING RESOURCES, INCLUDING UPDATES TO THE GREEN DASHBOARD AND ANNUAL GREEN IMPLEMENTATION TRACKING. THESE TOOLS SUPPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WATERSHED ORGANIZATIONS, AND REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS IN IDENTIFYING PRIORITY PROJECTS, EVALUATING ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, AND ALIGNING LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS WITH REGIONAL GOALS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. THIS WORK ALSO SERVES AS A FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN'S FORTHCOMING FLOODING AND RESILIENCE PLAN.SEMCOG AND MAC HAVE CONVENED AND SUPPORTED THE GREEN IMPLEMENTATION TEAM, BRINGING TOGETHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, COUNTY AGENCIES, WATERSHED COUNCILS, ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, STATE AGENCIES, AND OTHER REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS TO COORDINATE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES AND IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS. ONGOING COLLABORATION HELPED ALIGN LOCAL PLANS, PROJECTS, AND POLICIES WITH REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND RESILIENCY PLANNING.SEMCOG AND MAC ALSO PROVIDED RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND PLANNING SUPPORT TO ADVANCE REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE GOALS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED ENVIRONMENTAL AND STORMWATER ANALYSIS, ECOSYSTEM SERVICE EVALUATIONS, MAPPING OF CONSERVATION PRIORITIES, AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPT PLANS FOR LARGE-SCALE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WITHIN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN'S MAJOR WATERSHEDS.THIS WORK WILL LEAD TO EXPANDING SEMCOG'S REGIONAL PLANNING RESOURCES AND PROVIDE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WITH TECHNICAL INFORMATION NEEDED TO SUPPORT DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING AND PURSUE IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. MAC AND SEMCOG WILL CONTINUE PROMOTING THESE RESOURCES THROUGH REGIONAL COORDINATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND ENGAGEMENT WITH MEMBERS AND PARTNERS TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN'S GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK AND GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY.

  Expenses $371,246

• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - IMPLEMENTING SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN'S 2021 COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ("CEDS") AND BASELINE RESEARCH FOR THE 2025 CEDS, MAC AND SEMCOG COORDINATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN'S REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, INCREASING SHARED PROSPERITY FOR A RESILIENT ECONOMY, BASED ON THE THREE PILLARS OF TALENT, PLACE, AND BUSINESS. SINCE APPROVAL IN 2021, THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SIX STRATEGIES, 22 POLICIES, AND 99 ACTIONS BY SEMCOG, MAC, AND OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.IN 2023, SEMCOG WAS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ("EDD") FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. EDD'S ARE FOCUSED ON DRIVING A REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS THAT ENGAGES THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NON-PROFIT SECTORS TO ESTABLISH A STRATEGIC BLUEPRINT. EDD'S PREPARE AND MAINTAIN A REGION'S CEDS, ASSIST WITH IMPLEMENTATION, AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. AS A RESULT OF THIS DESIGNATION, MAC WILL PARTNER WITH SEMCOG IN EXPANDING ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOCUS. THIS INCLUDED PREPARING A SEMCOG/MAC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE IN 2025.MAC IS ALSO SUPPORTING THE FOLLOWING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES:- CONTINUING "IMPLEMENTATION OF BROADBAND IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN: EXPANSION, ENGAGEMENT AND EQUITY", A REGIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR BROADBAND APPROVED BY SEMCOG AND MAC IN 2022, WHICH FOCUSES ON INCREASING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO HIGH-SPEED INTERNET IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN BY CONNECTING WITH INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, ON POLICIES AND PRIORITIES, DEVELOPING RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP IMPROVE EXPANSION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE INTERNET, AS WELL AS ADDRESSING DIGITAL LITERACY AND THE DIGITAL DIVIDE- CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE MOBILITY INDUSTRY BY COLLABORATING WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES TO HELP CREATE THE NECESSARY WORKFORCE, TO EDUCATE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ON RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR FLEETS, AND TO SUPPORT REGIONAL INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE DETROIT REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL EPICENTER OF MOBILITY INITIATIVE, WORKING WITH THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF FUTURE MOBILITY, MICHAUTO, AND POLICY MAKERS TO ALIGN EFFORTSMAC WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION AND EQUITY IN EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THIS INCLUDES PROMOTING SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP STUDENTS AND WORKERS OVERCOME BARRIERS, PREPARING THE WORKFORCE FOR THE CHANGING NATURE OF JOBS, AND SUPPORTING THE GOVERNOR'S 60/30 INITIATIVE, RESKILLING AND UPSKILLING WORKERS FOR HIGH-GROWTH OCCUPATIONS, INCREASING AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND PROMOTING INNOVATIVE HIRING PRACTICES. MAC WILL ALSO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED BY THE HEALTHCARE TASK FORCE RELATED TO ADDRESSING CHALLENGES IN ATTRACTING, TRAINING, RECRUITING, AND RETAINING THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE THROUGH A CAREER PATHWAYS CAMPAIGN, ARTICLES, AND OTHER EFFORTS. THIS WILL HELP STABILIZE AND STRENGTHEN THE HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM AND INCREASE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND JOBS.

  Expenses $50,793

• IMPLEMENTING MAC'S 2025-2026 POLICY PLATFORM - THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE 2025-2026 POLICY PLATFORM AT THE DECEMBER 2024 BOARD MEETING. IN 2025, THE FOCUS WAS ON IMPLEMENTATION. MIDWEST STRATEGIES PROVIDED QUARTERLY REPORTS ON STATE POLICY ISSUES, AND DYKEMA PROVIDED WRITTEN REPORTS ON FEDERAL POLICY UPDATES FOR THE BOARD. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.IN ADDITION, IN 2025, MAC HELD VIRTUAL LEGISLATIVE ROUNDTABLES TO DISCUSS PROGRESS ON KEY ISSUES IN THE PLATFORM. BOTH MIDWEST STRATEGIES AND DYKEMA PROVIDED UPDATES ON KEY ISSUES AND PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS. AT THE OCTOBER 31, 2025 ROUNDTABLE, LEGISLATIVE STAFF FOR MAC MEMBERS WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THEIR ORGANIZATION'S KEY PRIORITIES. AMONG THE MOST COMMON ISSUES WERE ROAD FUNDING, MENTAL HEALTH, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND SCHOOL FUNDING. AT THE DECEMBER 2025 MEETING, MIKE SPENCE, MANAGER OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AT SEMCOG, FACILITATED A DISCUSSION ON THREE ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY MEMBERS: INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. BOARD MEMBERS COMMENTED ON INCENTIVES FOR MICHIGAN BUSINESSES, REFORMING THE SCHOOL AID FUND TO PROTECT SCHOOLS, TRANSIT APPROPRIATIONS, AND IDENTIFYING AND SUPPORTING ISSUES WHERE THERE IS CONSENSUS AMONG ALL THE MAC SECTORS. MAC WILL FOCUS ON MONITORING BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE POLICY AND LEGISLATION RELATED TO THESE ISSUES. DURING 2025, MAC SENT LETTERS TO A CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION OUTLINING MAC'S FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET PRIORITIES AND RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PROPOSED BUDGET. MAC ALSO SENT LETTERS ON THE FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION PRIORITIES AND SUPPORT FOR THE RENEWING OPPORTUNITY TO THE AMERICAN DREAM TO HOUSING ACT OF 2025. IN TERMS OF STATE ADVOCACY, MAC LAUNCHED A NEW LEGISLATIVE TRACKING DOCUMENT ON THE MAC WEBSITE TO MONITOR STATE BILLS.

  Expenses $77,451

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $14,767

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2025

Filed

17 July 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.2

Source object

202601989349301630

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