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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MICHIGANS CHILDREN.

Totals

Total revenue
$304,786
Total expenses
$677,279
Contributions and grants received
$304,234
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$552
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$84,278
Total liabilities, end of year
$51,523
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$32,755
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$569,913
Management and general expenses
$101,994
Fundraising expenses
$5,372
Program service expenses (Part III)
$569,913

Program services were 84.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $304,234

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $381 · excluded $381

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $171

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $171

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $171 · excluded $171

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $162,747 · program services $136,963 · management and general $24,154 · fundraising $1,630

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $285,314 · program services $240,111 · management and general $42,345 · fundraising $2,858

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $56,968 · program services $47,942 · management and general $8,455 · fundraising $571

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $31,231 · program services $26,283 · management and general $4,635 · fundraising $313

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,737 · program services $11,554 · management and general $2,183

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $1,000 · program services $1,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $50,679 · program services $42,555 · management and general $8,124

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,372 · program services $12,912 · management and general $2,460

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,874 · program services $3,255 · management and general $619

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $43,928 · program services $36,900 · management and general $7,028

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,576 · program services $3,844 · management and general $732

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,309 · program services $1,099 · management and general $210

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,802 · program services $1,513 · management and general $289

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES & MEMBERSHIPS

    total $3,983 · program services $3,345 · management and general $638

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $759 · program services $637 · management and general $122

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $412,395 · end of year $48,325

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $22,011

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $19,791

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,968 · end of year $2,220

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $66,204 · end of year $33,733

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $23,008 · end of year $31,124

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $54,281 · end of year $20,399

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $358,444 · end of year $32,755

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $45,834 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ENSURE THAT POLICYMAKERS PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF THE MOST CHALLENGED CHILDREN FROM CRADLE TO CAREER.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ENSURE POLICYMAKERS PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF THE MOST CHALLENGED CHILDREN FROM CRADLE TO CAREER.

  • DATA, INFORMATION, AND POLICY ANALYSIS - TO MAINTAIN AND BUILD EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OF STATE BUDGETS AND POLICIES AND POSITIVE CHILD OUTCOMES; MONITOR EVIDENCE-BASED AND PROMISING PROGRAM PRACTICES, ASSESS POLICY IMPACT, AND IDENTIFY POLICY SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES. IN THE CURRENT YEAR, MICHIGAN'S CHILDREN FACILITATED OR PARTICIPATED IN HUNDREDS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN FROM ADVOCACY PARTNERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND PEOPLE RECEIVING KEY SERVICES.

    Expenses $182,866

  • STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS/EDUCATION - TO PRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE NONPARTISAN INFORMATION ON THE IMPACT OF STATE AND FEDERAL BUDGETS, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ELECTIONS ON CHILD AND FAMILY OUTCOMES USING PRINT, BROADCAST, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. IN THE CURRENT YEAR, MICHIGAN'S CHILDREN PUBLISHED AND WIDELY DISSEMINATED EDITIONS OF ISSUES FOR MICHIGAN'S CHILDREN AND BUDGET BASICS, SEVERAL LEARNING FROM YOUTH AND FAMILIES HIGHLIGHTS, STAFF AND GUEST BLOGS, AND SPEAKING FOR KIDS E-BULLETINS. WE DISSEMINATED THOUSANDS OF PRINTED AND ELECTRONIC COPIES OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE POLICY PLAYBOOK WITH OUR PRIORITIES FOR 2024.

    Expenses $162,546

  • MOBILIZATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - TO SUPPORT INFLUENTIAL CHAMPIONS WHO PROMOTE POLICY AND PROGRAM CHANGE; IDENTIFY, ENGAGE, AND EDUCATE TARGETED GROUPS OF COMMUNITY ADVOCATES; BUILD AND MOBILIZE E-ADVOCACY AND GRASSROOTS NETWORKS; AND IDENTIFY, ASSESS, ASSEMBLE, AND LEVERAGE STRATEGIC COLLABORATIVE AND COLLECTIVE ACTION OPPORTUNITIES. IN THE CURRENT YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATED IN NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL EFFORTS IN COMMUNICATING WITH AND MOBILIZING MORE THAN 50,000 ADVOCATES AROUND THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.

    Expenses $142,228

  • DIRECT LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADVOCACY - THIS PROGRAM MAINTAINS AND DEVELOPS RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND THEIR STAFF; EDUCATES AND INFLUENCES TARGETED STATE AND FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS AND KEY STAFF THROUGH DATA, INFORMATION AND TESTIMONY; AND CONNECTS CHAMPIONS AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATES TO INFLUENCE DECISION-MAKERS ON PRIORITY ISSUES.

    Expenses $81,273

  • LOBBYING - DIRECT ADVOCATION OF SPECIFIC LEGISLATION AND POLICIES TO BENEFIT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN MICHIGAN.

    Expenses $1,000

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Terry Murphy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • John Ziraldo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Diana Wong

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jennifer Bowman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kristen Kangas-Kraft

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lee Fitzpatrick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Crystal Sanford-Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Tony Stamas

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kurt R Strehlke

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Matt Gillard

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $162,748
    From this org
    $122,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,748
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,880
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,868
    Filer's total
    $162,748

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
29 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543039349301139

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