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Progress Michigan

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Lansing, MI501(c)(4)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 26-0900990Revenue $4.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSprogressmichigan.org614 Seymour Ave, 48933-1120 · Lansing, MITax-exempt since Sep 2008

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The organization's mission is to provide a strong, credible voice that holds public officials and government accountable; assists in the promotion of progressive ideas and uses state-of-the-art web-based news media to creatively build grassroots support for progressive ideas.

94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 317 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $2.1M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$169K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% 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
$4.4M
+134% vs prior year
Spent
$4.8M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$757K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2024▲ +134%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$4.4M
Expenses
$4.8M
FY2024▲ +216%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$4.8M
Net assets
$757K
FY2024▼ -38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$853K
FY2022$875K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$757K

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.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $4.5M Management & general 4% · $203K Fundraising 2% · $93K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Doug Pratt
Secretarytreasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jenn Root
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Patrick Schuhn
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Samuel Inglot
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Holds officials accountable and promotes progressive ideas using online media.

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1 program · $4.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Progress Michigan provided a strong, credible voice for givernment accountability and the promotion of progressive ideas by building partnerships with nearly 100 state partners working in labor, environment, education, human service, civil liberties and other organizations and providing communications services as needed.

$4.5Mprogram 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
ProgressnowFY2024$1.0M
Strategic Victory FundFY2024$970K
America VotesFY2024$115K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$2.1M
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Grants paid · 32 grants · $6.3M · 2020–2024
Progress Michigan EducationMI · FY2024$825,000
Michigan Civic Action FundMI · FY2024$400,000
Planned Parenthood Advocates of MichiganMI · FY2024$100,000
Detroit ActionCA · FY2024$100,000
Action for LiberationMI · FY2024$100,000
Forward MichiganMI · FY2024$90,000
Progress NowVA · FY2023$150,000
Mi PoderMI · FY2023$100,000
Emgage Action INCFL · FY2023$100,000
Center for Change a Northrn Mi Advocacy GroupMI · FY2023$100,000
Progress Michigan PoliticalFY2022$1,500,000
Progress Michigan EducationMI · FY2022$189,349
We the People Action FundMI · FY2021$840,243
Tides AdvocacyCA · FY2021$566,683
Michigan LeagueFY2021$127,500
Progress Michigan PoliticalFY2021$55,000
Emgage Foundation INCFL · FY2021$50,000
Pontiac Policy Action FundMI · FY2021$50,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$138K
Investment incomeLn 3$367
Money outPt IX
$4.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.5M
Managementcol C$203K
Fundraisingcol D$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$757K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$898K
Total assetsLn 16$926K
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$138K
Investment incomeLn 3$367
Gains on assetsLn 7$367
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$898K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$898K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$926K
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
Net assetsLn 32$757K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6317
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$1.3M$898K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$926K
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K$169K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$757K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.4M$3.4M
Management feesLn 11a$1.1M$942K$111K$55K
Legal feesLn 11b$50K$39K$3K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$6K$366$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$272$272
Information technologyLn 14$18K$11K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$25K$25K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$175K$98K$61K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$3K$11K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.8M$4.5M$203K$93K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.4M$4.8M−$457K$757K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.5M$338K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$3.9M$21K$875K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$2.8M−$1.2M$853K 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.0M$4.7M$1.4M$2.0M 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 $4,368,933 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,804,940$4,267,891
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $113,264$137,800
I-10 Investment income$367
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$54,849−$37,125
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,863,355$4,368,933
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $450,000$3,387,980
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,074,913$1,437,571
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,524,913$4,825,551
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $338,442−$456,618
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 $4,368,933 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$69,969
VIII-1e Government grants$4,197,922
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,267,891
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $137,800$137,800
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $367$367
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$37,125−$37,125
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $138,167 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$37,125$4,368,933
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,825,551 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,387,980$3,387,980
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $942,461 · Management $110,878 · Fundraising $55,439$1,108,778
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $38,776 · Management $2,518 · Fundraising $9,064$50,358
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,640 · Management $366 · Fundraising $1,318$7,324
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,877$9,877
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $272$272
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,615 · Management $3,538 · Fundraising $3,538$17,691
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,808 · Fundraising $2,477$7,285
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,585$24,585
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,820 · Management $8,820$17,640
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $97,609 · Management $61,152 · Fundraising $16,420$175,181
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,342 · Management $10,527 · Fundraising $4,711$18,580
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,529,705 · Management $202,879 · Fundraising $92,967$4,825,551
Part X · Balance sheet $925,505 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,310,052$898,237
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $793$16,843
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,394$10,425
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,337,239$925,505
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,225$12,037
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $100,786$156,858
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $124,011$168,895
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,213,228$756,610
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,213,228$756,610
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,337,239$925,505
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $756,610 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,368,933
XI-2 Total expenses$4,825,551
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$456,618
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,213,228
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$756,610

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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