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Michigan Press Association

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Lansing, MI501(c)(6)Since 1944Mutual / membership EIN 38-1216132Revenue $377K in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 15, 2026

On file with the IRSmichiganpress.org1642 Yosemite Dr, 48917-5822 · Lansing, MITax-exempt since Nov 1944

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501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 17 volunteers and 3 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $289K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$65K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$377K
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$340K
Net assets
$321K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$377K
FY2025▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$266K
FY2021$398K
FY2022$418K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$276K
FY2025$377K
Expenses
$340K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$344K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$449K
FY2023$329K
FY2024$319K
FY2025$340K
Net assets
$321K
FY2025▲ +18%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$297K
FY2022$197K
FY2023$298K
FY2024$272K
FY2025$321K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1944.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
James Tarrant
Executive Director
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
Stephanie Angel
President-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Hiner
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Schaefer
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Elchert
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kate Carey
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ml Elrick
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Tarrant$72,000$79,313$104,040$108,040$92,035$104,040

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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Association represents the general interest of the newspapers of Michigan. In conjunction with these activities, they sponsor conferences, workshops and monitor public policy. The Association has over 320 members.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$377K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$279K
Other incomeLn 4–11$91K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$340K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$321K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$386K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$279K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$91K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$377K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$427
SavingsLn 2$64K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$289K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$386K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
Net assetsLn 32$321K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K$64K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$273K$289K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$366K$386K
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K$65K
Net assetsLn 32$272K$321K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$150
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$115K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$109K
Office expensesLn 13$13K
Information technologyLn 14$12K
OccupancyLn 16$885
TravelLn 17$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$28K
InsuranceLn 23$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24−$106K
Total functional expensesLn 25$340K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 15, 2026 $377K$340K$38K$321K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 16, 2025 $276K$319K−$43K$272K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 10, 2024 $493K$329K$164K$298K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 12, 2023 $418K$449K−$31K$197K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 15, 2021 $398K$361K$38K$297K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 15, 2021 $266K$344K−$77K$195K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $377,321 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $377$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $230,223$279,327
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,612$6,828
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $37,899$91,166
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $276,111$377,321
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $700$150
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $223,192$235,732
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $95,597$103,774
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $319,489$339,656
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$43,378$37,665
Part VI · Governance 17 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $377,321 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $279,327$279,327
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,962$4,962
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,866$1,866
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,625 · Excluded from tax $81,541$91,166
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $288,952 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $88,369$377,321
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $339,656 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$150
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$79,080
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$115,249
IX-9 Other employee benefits$22,102
IX-10 Payroll taxes$19,301
IX-11b Legal fees$26,021
IX-11c Accounting fees$4,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$6,755
IX-11f Investment management fees$1,910
IX-11g Other fees for services$109,149
IX-13 Office expenses$12,758
IX-14 Information technology$12,266
IX-16 Occupancy$885
IX-17 Travel$5,083
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$27,713
IX-23 Insurance$2,837
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)−$105,603
IX-25 Total functional expenses$339,656
Part X · Balance sheet $386,371 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $427$427
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $81,498$63,578
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,996$33,777
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $272,519$288,589
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $366,060$386,371
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,848$1,595
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $55,001$63,748
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $93,849$65,343
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $272,211$321,028
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $272,211$321,028
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $366,060$386,371
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $321,028 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$377,321
XI-2 Total expenses$339,656
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,665
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$272,211
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,152
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$321,028

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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