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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL ACTION FUND.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 10 November 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$398,082 changed to $383,497
Investment income
$17,794 changed to $3,209
Program services expenses
$354,517 changed to $338,326
Management and general expenses
$29,794 changed to $45,985
Program service expenses (Part III)
$354,517 changed to $338,326

Listed under a different title

  • Conan Smith: Director, Board Chair then PRESIDENT &
  • Richard Bowman: Director, Secretary and Treasurer then SECRETARY/TR
  • Trent Wolf: President then FORMER PRESI

Totals

Total revenue
$398,082
Total expenses
$395,527
Contributions and grants received
$380,000
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$17,794
Other revenue
$288
Total assets, end of year
$193,863
Total liabilities, end of year
$18,642
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$175,221
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$354,517
Management and general expenses
$29,794
Fundraising expenses
$11,216
Program service expenses (Part III)
$354,517

Program services were 89.6% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $380,000

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $17,794 · related or exempt $17,794 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $288 · related or exempt $288 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $40,485 · program services $36,436 · management and general $4,049 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $40,485 · program services $36,437 · management and general $4,048

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,092 · program services $5,483 · management and general $609

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $6,773 · program services $6,096 · management and general $677

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $21,716 · management and general $10,500 · fundraising $11,216

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,164 · management and general $5,164

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $186 · management and general $186

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,064 · management and general $1,064

  • 24a · Other expenses: Contracts - Program Related

    total $270,065 · program services $270,065 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: General and Administrative Expenses

    total $3,497 · program services $0 · management and general $3,497 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $203,682 · end of year $75,459

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $105,907 · end of year $118,404

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $136,923 · end of year $18,642

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,104 · end of year $52,147

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $160,562 · end of year $123,074

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The MEC Action Fund's purpose is to advocate for and educate the public and the legislature about matters, including ballot proposals, laws, and proposed legislation, that benefit the public health and welfare and to bring about positive change in Michigan's environmental agenda.

  • The organization investigated methods of advancing policy proposals with potential for benefiting public health and welfare and bringing about positive change in Michigan's clean energy, environmental agenda.

    Expenses $99,517 · Revenue $99,517

  • Harnessing the collective efforts of coalition partners to defend recent clean energy policies

    Expenses $155,000 · Grants $155,000 · Revenue $155,000

  • Securing state budget appropriations to advance equitable vehicle electrification and building decarbonization.

    Expenses $100,000 · Grants $100,000 · Revenue $100,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Trent Wolf

    President

    Total calculated
    $40,485
    From this org
    $40,485
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    15 + 25 related

  • Amy Trotter

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lauren Bigelow

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Rustem

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Conan Smith

    Director, Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

  • Richard Bowman

    Director, Secretary and Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
3 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202523079349303082

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