Michigan College Access Network FY2024 filing

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Lansing, MI501(c)(3)Since 2007EducationEIN 36-4619621

Increase college readiness, participation, and completion in michigan, particularly among low-income students, first-generation college-going students, and students of color.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$415K 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
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $243K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$415K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $5.0M
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.9M
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.7M
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$12.7M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$8.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$14.7M
FY2024▲ +35%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.8M
FY2021$7.9M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$10.9M
FY2024$14.7M
FY2025$8.2M
Expenses
$12.7M
FY2024▲ +27%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$12.7M
FY2025$13.2M
Net assets
$8.7M
FY2024▲ +29%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$8.7M
FY2025$3.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · 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 Oct 2008.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $10.4M Management & general 17% · $2.2M Fundraising 1% · $111K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $415K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$175,704Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$124,694Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$114,239Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Fewins-Bliss’s $190K as Executive Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ryan Fewins-Bliss$189,731$175,704$136,798$122,400$122,715$91,698
Ashley Johnson————$143,497—
Jamie Doan$142,729$124,694$101,923$95,849——
Cyekeia Lee Left July 2025$119,911—————
Cyekeia Lee—$114,239$103,500———

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

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

Helps low-income, first-generation, and minority students in Michigan prepare for, enroll in, and graduate from college through community partnerships and support programs.

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3 program services account for $4.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Advisemi places americorps college advisors into high school buildings to support students completing college applications, the fafsa, and scholarship applications.

$2.3Mprogram expense
02

College completion corps places americorps completion coaches into tribal and community colleges to support students' retention, persistence and completion of a certificate or degree.

$1.4Mprogram expense
03

Detroit college access network (dcan) is a collaborative network between local schools, organizations, and the community. The mission of the network is to promote higher education in detroit and make a college degree or credential a reality for students in detroit.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 526 grants · $8.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$193,742
Michigan State UniversityMI · FY2024$165,805
Genesee Intermediate School DistrictFY2024$80,000
Bay City Public SchoolsFY2024$35,500
Northeast Michigan ConsortiumFY2024$20,000
Central Michigan UniversityMI · FY2024$20,000
Grow Benzie INCMI · FY2024$18,000
Montcalm Community CollegeFY2024$18,000
Public School Academies of Detroit - University Prep Science & MathFY2024$16,000
Detroit Leadership AcademyFY2024$15,500
Detroit Edison Public School Academy (v)FY2024$15,000
Jalen Rose Leadership AcademyFY2024$15,000
Read MuskegonMI · FY2024$15,000
Public School Academies of Detroit - University Preparatory Academy Art & DFY2024$15,000
SemcaMI · FY2024$15,000
Public School Academies of Detroit - University Preparatory AcademyFY2024$14,500
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$310K
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Money outPt IX
$12.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.4M
Managementcol C$2.2M
Fundraisingcol D$111K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$8.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$310K
Investment incomeLn 3$107K
Total revenueLn 12$14.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$933K
SavingsLn 2$4.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K
Other assetsLn 15$727K
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$8.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5121
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$3.0M$5.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$8.5M$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$6.8M$8.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.7M$1.7M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$263K$263K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$536K$430K$98K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.2M$3.4M$771K$58K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$116K$93K$21K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$549K$398K$140K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$363K$288K$70K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$105K$105K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$44K$44K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.8M$1.2M$600K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$61K$61K
Office expensesLn 13$224K$124K$93K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$217K$82K$125K$9K
TravelLn 17$561K$385K$164K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$14K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.0M$2.0M$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.7M$10.4M$2.2M$111K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8.2M$13.2M−$4.9M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $14.7M$12.7M$1.9M$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.9M$10.0M$877K$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.8M$8.4M$1.4M$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.9M$7.1M$873K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.8M$6.5M$1.3M$3.6M 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,657,793 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$7,996,385
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,243,998
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,240,383
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $310,373$310,373
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $107,037$107,037
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $310,373 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $107,037$14,657,793
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,718,565 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,680,297$1,680,297
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $262,565$262,565
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $430,428 · Management $98,430 · Fundraising $7,395$536,253
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,371,504 · Management $770,997 · Fundraising $57,925$4,200,426
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $92,711 · Management $21,201 · Fundraising $1,593$115,505
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $397,954 · Management $140,330 · Fundraising $10,543$548,827
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $287,618 · Management $70,277 · Fundraising $5,280$363,175
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $104,521$104,521
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $44,000$44,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,153,261 · Management $600,034$1,753,295
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $60,582$60,582
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $124,495 · Management $93,411 · Fundraising $6,570$224,476
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $82,110 · Management $125,293 · Fundraising $9,413$216,816
IX-17 TravelPrograms $384,983 · Management $163,500 · Fundraising $12,284$560,767
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,691$5,691
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,982 · Management $4,660$18,642
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,007,947 · Management $14,780$2,022,727
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,394,437 · Management $2,213,125 · Fundraising $111,003$12,718,565
Part X · Balance sheet $11,575,367 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $225,850$933,233
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,768,492$4,096,652
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,020,521$5,437,387
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $384,823$192,323
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $137,617$155,313
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $39,464$33,773
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $877,716$726,686
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,454,483$11,575,367
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $376,967$961,575
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $248,838$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $46,251$126,073
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,021,672$1,787,736
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,693,728$2,875,384
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,356,851$3,704,406
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,403,904$4,995,577
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,760,755$8,699,983
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,454,483$11,575,367
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,699,983 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,657,793
XI-2 Total expenses$12,718,565
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,939,228
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,760,755
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,699,983

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