Midwest Collaborative for Library Services INC FY2021 filing

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Lansing, MI501(c)(3)Since 1974EducationEIN 23-7436918Revenue $26.2M in FY2021

On file with the IRSmcls.org1407 Rensen St Suite 1, 48910-3657 · Lansing, MITax-exempt since Jul 1975Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To facilitate the sharing of information resources among the libraries of michigan and indiana; enhancing the availability of information resources to the citizens of michigan and indiana; encouraging the libraries of michigan and indiana to institute such cost-effective practices and procedures as may be possible through statewide inter-Library cooperation; enabling the libraries of michigan and indiana to connect and interact with regional and national electronic bibliographical communication systems.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$354K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$354K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.6M
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$26.2M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$25.8M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$10.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$26.2M
FY2021▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$28.4M
FY2021$26.2M
FY2022$26.3M
FY2023$26.7M
FY2024$25.4M
FY2025$24.9M
Expenses
$25.8M
FY2021▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$28.2M
FY2021$25.8M
FY2022$26.2M
FY2023$27.1M
FY2024$25.6M
FY2025$24.6M
Net assets
$10.6M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.4M
FY2021$10.6M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2025$10.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1975.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $25.3M Management & general 2% · $524K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $354K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$144,126Pt VII · Sec A
Shared Library Systems Man
$106,376Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Information Officer
$103,567Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Garrison’s $155K as Executive Director is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Garrison$154,828$156,922$149,905$144,314$144,126$115,994
Debbi Schaubman———$108,291$106,376$108,923
Mark Szidik—$106,090$108,024$105,014$103,567$105,935
Stephanie Davis—$103,766————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $25.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provided automated services (access to computer networks) and cooperative purchasing services which allowed members to operate cost effectively and offer expanded services to 648 members.

$25.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $11K · 2023–2023

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$26.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$357K
Other incomeLn 4–11$245K
Money outPt IX
$25.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$25.3M
Managementcol C$524K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.6M
Total assetsLn 16$15.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$357K
Other incomeLn 4–11$245K
Gains on assetsLn 7$159K
Total revenueLn 12$26.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100
SavingsLn 2$5.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$744K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$15.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M
Net assetsLn 32$10.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 656
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.2M$5.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.0M$7.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$804K$744K
Total assetsLn 16$17.2M$15.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.8M$4.6M
Net assetsLn 32$9.4M$10.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$163K$133K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.1M$247K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$113K$93K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$271K$222K$49K
Payroll taxesLn 10$116K$95K$21K
Investment management feesLn 11f$63K$51K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$609K$499K$110K
Office expensesLn 13$58K$48K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$15K$3K
TravelLn 17$31K$26K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$924
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$68K$55K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$14K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22.9M$22.9M
Total functional expensesLn 25$25.8M$25.3M$524K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $24.9M$24.6M$334K$10.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $25.4M$25.6M−$218K$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $26.7M$27.1M−$363K$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $26.3M$26.2M$124K$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $26.2M$25.8M$381K$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $28.4M$28.2M$200K$9.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $26,161,639 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,013,051$25,560,298
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $369,711$356,661
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $48,396$244,680
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,431,158$26,161,639
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,142,560$2,026,166
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $26,088,941$23,754,331
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $28,231,501$25,780,497
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $199,657$381,142
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $26,161,639 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $54,265 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,506,240$25,506,240
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $197,611$197,611
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$701−$701
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $159,050$159,050
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $245,174$245,174
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,805,679 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $355,960$26,161,639
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,780,497 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $133,332 · Management $29,465$162,797
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,116,268 · Management $246,697$1,362,965
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $92,822 · Management $20,514$113,336
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $222,209 · Management $49,108$271,317
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $94,800 · Management $20,951$115,751
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $51,468 · Management $11,374$62,842
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $498,696 · Management $110,212$608,908
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $47,576 · Management $10,514$58,090
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,838 · Management $3,279$18,117
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,693 · Management $5,678$31,371
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,183 · Management $924$5,107
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $55,474 · Management $12,260$67,734
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,722 · Management $3,034$16,756
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,885,406$22,885,406
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,256,487 · Management $524,010 · Fundraising $0$25,780,497
Part X · Balance sheet $15,149,263 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100$100
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,155,811$5,646,385
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $475,712$473,269
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $801,091$616,982
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $804,334$743,604
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,967,993$7,657,673
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,400$11,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,213,441$15,149,263
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,313,325$1,310,370
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,287,617$3,257,456
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $222,132$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,823,074$4,567,826
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,390,367$10,581,437
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,390,367$10,581,437
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,213,441$15,149,263
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,581,437 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$26,161,639
XI-2 Total expenses$25,780,497
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$381,142
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,390,367
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$809,928
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,581,437

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