Progress Michigan Education is a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that promotes solutions for Michigan through independent research, public Education, and the use of new media and internet outreach campaigns.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$108K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $154K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $3.8M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.9M
+456% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2024▲ +456%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.0M
FY2021$842K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$702K
FY2024$3.9M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +178%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$2.8M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +133%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$833K
FY2024$1.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2008.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $2.6M Management & general 5% · $127K Fundraising 1% · $23K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$107,530Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Samuel Inglot’s $108K as Executive Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lonnie Scott——$132,140$131,026$129,878
Samuel Inglot$107,530————
Sam Inglot—$95,969———

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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Promotes solutions for Michigan through research, public education, and online outreach.

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1 program · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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With the support of partners, Progress Michigan Education collaborates with social justice nonprofits in Michigan to educate the media and the public about the important social justice issues including: water issues, immigration reforms, criminal justice reform and transportation justice.

$2.6Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
For MichiganFY2024$325K
New Venture FundFY2024$125K
Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$3.8M
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $3.7M · 2020–2022
Rising Voices (rvaff)FY2022$14,884
We the People - MiMI · FY2021$2,724,929
Tides AdvocacyCA · FY2021$469,253
Michigan Coalition onFY2021$84,411
East Kentwood High SchoolFY2021$6,000
Allied Media Projects INCMI · FY2020$95,000
482 ForwardMI · FY2020$75,000
Mothering JusticeMI · FY2020$75,000
Detroit Action CommonwealthMI · FY2020$75,000
Tides AdvocacyCA · FY2020$30,000
Progress GeorgiaMA · FY2020$25,000
Freshwater FutureMI · FY2020$13,000
St Ignace Visitors BureauMI · FY2020$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$127K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$234K
Other assetsLn 15$158K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$503K$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$249K$234K
Total assetsLn 16$888K$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$833K$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$123K$105K$15K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$432K$367K$51K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$12K$2K$428
Other employee benefitsLn 9$87K$79K$5K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$44K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$24K$4K$817
OccupancyLn 16$17K$15K$2K$524
TravelLn 17$11K$10K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$13K$2K$462
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.0M$2.0M$26K$162
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.6M$127K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.9M$2.8M$1.1M$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $702K$1.0M−$303K$833K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.6M−$24K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $842K$4.5M−$3.7M$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.0M$7.3M$3.7M$4.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,901,779 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $687,608$3,839,779
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,160$62,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$570$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,543$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $701,741$3,901,779
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $886,105$705,288
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $118,430$2,087,719
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,004,535$2,793,007
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$302,794$1,108,772
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $3,901,779 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$825,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,014,779
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,839,779
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $62,000$62,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $62,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,901,779
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,793,007 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $104,961 · Management $14,818 · Fundraising $3,704$123,483
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $367,191 · Management $51,402 · Fundraising $12,946$431,539
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,122 · Management $1,712 · Fundraising $428$14,262
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $79,425 · Management $5,408 · Fundraising $2,623$87,456
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,693 · Management $3,398 · Fundraising $1,457$48,548
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,938$10,938
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,093 · Management $4,207 · Fundraising $817$29,117
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,864 · Management $2,098 · Fundraising $524$17,486
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,550 · Management $1,061$10,611
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,110 · Management $1,851 · Fundraising $462$15,423
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,163$3,163
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,972,574 · Management $26,154 · Fundraising $162$1,998,890
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,044 · Management $1,047$2,091
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,642,627 · Management $127,257 · Fundraising $23,123$2,793,007
Part X · Balance sheet $1,958,496 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $503,135$1,551,744
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,367$11,367
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,647$3,207
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $249,183$233,760
X-15 Other assets$158,418
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $888,118$1,958,496
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $55,027$16,633
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $55,027$16,633
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $759,091$1,673,561
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $74,000$268,302
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $833,091$1,941,863
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $888,118$1,958,496
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,941,863 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,901,779
XI-2 Total expenses$2,793,007
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,108,772
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$833,091
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,941,863

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