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← COUNCIL OF MICHIGAN FOUNDATIONS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COUNCIL OF MICHIGAN FOUNDATIONS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,085,801
Total expenses
$7,880,501
Contributions and grants received
$6,062,855
Grants paid
$525,560
Program service revenue
$2,494,923
Investment income
$4,520,254
Other revenue
$7,769
Total assets, end of year
$44,001,855
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,363,721
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$42,638,134
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,567,551
Management and general expenses
$1,161,972
Fundraising expenses
$150,978
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,567,551

Program services were 83.3% 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

    $6,062,855

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $1,649,120 · related or exempt $1,649,120

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE INCOME

    total $820,286 · related or exempt $820,286

  • 2c · Program service revenue: WEBSITE SERVICES

    total $20,450 · unrelated business $20,450

  • 2d · Program service revenue: JOB POSTINGS & SPONSORSHIPS

    total $2,900 · unrelated business $2,900

  • 2e · Program service revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $2,167 · related or exempt $2,167

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $675,085 · excluded $675,085

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,499,815

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

    securities $1,645,466 · other assets $9,180

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $3,854,349 · other assets -$9,180

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,845,169 · excluded $3,845,169

  • 11a · Other revenue: UBI PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENTS

    total $7,769 · unrelated business $7,769

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,769

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $525,560 · program services $525,560

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $578,898 · program services $428,115 · management and general $132,377 · fundraising $18,406

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,699,004 · program services $1,996,003 · management and general $617,185 · fundraising $85,816

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $216,430 · program services $160,057 · management and general $49,491 · fundraising $6,882

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $247,128 · program services $182,759 · management and general $56,511 · fundraising $7,858

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $195,224 · program services $144,375 · management and general $44,642 · fundraising $6,207

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $121,800 · program services $114,492 · management and general $7,308

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,400 · management and general $17,400

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $51,658 · management and general $51,658

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $17,058 · management and general $17,058

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,838,920 · program services $1,794,763 · management and general $36,657 · fundraising $7,500

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $51,973 · program services $37,498 · management and general $12,708 · fundraising $1,767

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $123,716 · program services $87,903 · management and general $31,441 · fundraising $4,372

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $105,666 · program services $80,145 · management and general $22,407 · fundraising $3,114

  • 17 · Travel

    total $196,599 · program services $149,587 · management and general $41,273 · fundraising $5,739

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $706,351 · program services $706,351

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $59,527 · program services $36,063 · management and general $20,600 · fundraising $2,864

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES

    total $59,771 · program services $39,142 · management and general $18,111 · fundraising $2,518

  • 24b · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS

    total $50,945 · program services $38,559 · management and general $10,874 · fundraising $1,512

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    total $16,873 · program services $10,222 · management and general $5,839 · fundraising $812

  • 24d · Other expenses: OVERHEAD CHARGED TO SPE

    total $0 · program services $35,957 · management and general -$31,568 · fundraising -$4,389

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,879,493 · end of year $5,343,119

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,621,561 · end of year $1,636,393

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,821,764 · end of year $4,211,432

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $121,292 · end of year $307,465

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

    $673,709

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

    $616,825

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $124,158 · end of year $56,884

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $28,684,024 · end of year $32,073,478

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $40,454 · end of year $373,084

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $126,948 · end of year $122,675

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,468,925 · end of year $1,055,926

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $113,416 · end of year $185,120

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,923,693 · end of year $17,726,566

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,659,764 · end of year $24,911,568

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO LEAD, STRENGTHEN AND SUPPORT MICHIGAN'S COMMUNITY OF PHILANTHROPY.

  • AS A MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION OF FOUNDATIONS & CORPORATE GIVING PROGRAMS, CMF PROVIDES RESOURCES TO MEMBERS THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS. CMF IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF FOUNDATIONS & CORPORATE GIVING PROGRAMS REGARDING LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY ISSUES THAT AFFECT CHARITABLE GIVING & THE NONPROFIT SECTOR.

    Expenses $3,924,148 · Grants $525,560 · Revenue $2,471,573

  • CMF HAS AN OFFICE IN LANSING THAT WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN. THE OFFICE OF FOUNDATION LIAISON WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2003 TO MANAGE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN FOUNDATIONS AND STATE GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF MICHIGAN CITIZENS. FUNDED BY FOUNDATIONS, THE OFFICE OF THREE STAFF IS LOCATED IN LANSING WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO THE GOVERNOR.

    Expenses $1,265,809

  • THE STATEWIDE EQUITY FUND IS A CMF MEMBER-DRIVEN FUND TO EMPOWER MICHIGAN PHILANTHROPY TO STRATEGICALLY POOL RESOURCES TOWARD EQUITABLE SYSTEMIC CHANGE.

    Expenses $941,509

  • CMF, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS, HAS DEVELOPED A TWO-YEAR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TO INTRODUCE RECENT DIVERSE COLLEGE GRADUATES TO THE FIELD OF PHILANTHROPY, WITH THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF INCREASING THE DIVERSITY OF FOUNDATION STAFF. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, FELLOWS WORK APPROXIMATELY FOUR DAYS PER WEEK WITH MEMBER FOUNDATIONS AND ONE DAY PER WEEK WITH CMF.

    Expenses $436,085

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kyle Caldwell

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $333,235
    From this org
    $280,705
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,530
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $280,705
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,880
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,650
    Filer's total
    $333,235
  • Olivia Arnold

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Zosia Eppensteiner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Egner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Poteat

    TRUSTEE (ENDED 11/07/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Margo Pernick

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ridgway White

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Culler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Camille Gerville-Reache

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Punita Dani Thurman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wendy Jackson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Megan Johnston

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Darin McKeever

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donna Niester

    TRUSTEE (ENDED 05/09/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Khalilah Burt Gaston

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Grannemann

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maha Freij

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shannon Polk

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Holli Seabury

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Faye Alexander Nelson

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenee Velasquez

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Isaiah Oliver

    VICE CHAIR (ENDED 07/20/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Renee Johnston

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vincent Tilford

    TREASURER (ENDED 11/07/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lizabeth Ardisana

    CHAIR-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melanca Clark

    CHAIR-ELECT/CHAIR (ENDED 11/07/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dave Mengebier

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Randy Van Antwerp

    CFO/COO

    Total calculated
    $222,373
    From this org
    $177,159
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,214
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,159
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,716
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,498
    Filer's total
    $222,373
  • Andrea Judd-Shurmur

    DIRECTOR OF LEARNING SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $135,357
    From this org
    $114,493
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,864
    Hours/week
    45
  • Regina Bell

    CHIEF POLICY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $224,678
    From this org
    $194,075
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,603
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,075
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,353
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,250
    Filer's total
    $224,678
  • Bridget McGuiggan

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $193,333
    From this org
    $161,451
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,882
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,451
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,145
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,737
    Filer's total
    $193,333
  • William Corkill

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF IT

    Total calculated
    $182,233
    From this org
    $156,737
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,496
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,737
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,674
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,822
    Filer's total
    $182,233
  • Dana Linnane

    DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND P

    Total calculated
    $218,945
    From this org
    $175,570
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,375
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,570
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,557
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,818
    Filer's total
    $218,945

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
IN OCTOBER 2021 CMF HIRED A FIRM TO CONDUCT A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS OF THE VARIOUS STAFF POSITIONS THAT WAS COMPLETED IN EARLY 2022. THIS STUDY DEVELOPED SKILL LEVELS WHICH ARE BEING USED TO SET COMPENSATION LEVELS WHEN HIRING NEW EMPLOYEES, PROMOTING AND PROVIDING MERIT INCREASES FOR EXISTING EMPLOYEES.

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

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
2023
Filed
28 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500309349300010

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