Metropolitan Affairs Coalition

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Detroit, MI501(c)(3)Since 1958Community DevelopmentEIN 38-1602801Revenue $206K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmac-web.org1001 Woodward Ave Ste 1400, 48226-1927 · Detroit, MITax-exempt since Oct 1960Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The work program of Metropolitan Affairs Coalition ("mac") promotes regional cooperation and dialogue, and works to advance policies and programs that respond to the region's challenges and opportunities with everyone at the table. Mac's main areas of focus include economic development, infrastructure, environment, education, and government effectiveness and efficiency.mac is the only group comprised of leaders in business, labor, government, and education who work cooperatively to address regional issues and serve as a catalyst for change. Mac works closely with its partner organization, the southeast michigan council of governments ("semcog"), and benefits from semcog's expertise, research, data collection, and analysis.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
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 $22K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $320K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$184K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
47
of 47 voting members
Looks good: 47 of 47 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$206K
-71% vs prior year
Spent
$601K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$536K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$206K
FY2025▼ -71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$280K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$721K
FY2025$206K
Expenses
$601K
FY2025▲ +142%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$227K
FY2024$248K
FY2025$601K
Net assets
$536K
FY2025▼ -42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$450K
FY2022$439K
FY2023$443K
FY2024$923K
FY2025$536K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 1960.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $514K Management & general 8% · $50K Fundraising 6% · $37K

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

50 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairperson
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes regional cooperation, economic opportunity, and sustainability through public-private partnerships to improve the quality of life in Southeast Michigan.

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3 programs · $499K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Growing our resilience, equity, and economy with nature ("green") - mac and semcog continued implementation of southeast michigan green, a regional initiative focused on expanding and enhancing the region's green infrastructure network through nature-based solutions that improve stormwater management, water quality, environmental…

$371Kprogram expense
02

Implementing Mac's 2025-2026 Policy Platform

The board of directors approved the 2025-2026 policy platform at the december 2024 board meeting. In 2025, the focus was on implementation. Midwest strategies provided quarterly reports on state policy issues, and dykema provided written reports on federal policy updates for the board.

$77Kprogram expense
03

Economic Development

Implementing southeast michigan's 2021 comprehensive economic development strategy ("ceds") and baseline research for the 2025 ceds, mac and semcog coordinated the development of southeast michigan's regional economic development strategy, increasing shared prosperity for a resilient economy, based on the three pillars of talent, place…

$51Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$206K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$601K
Ln 25
Programscol B$514K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$536K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$701K
Total assetsLn 16$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$184K
PeoplePt VI, VII
50
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a47
IndependentVI 1b47
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$206K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$374K
SavingsLn 2$327K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$701K
Total assetsLn 16$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$184K
Net assetsLn 32$536K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$748K$701K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K$184K
Net assetsLn 32$923K$536K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$546K$483K$46K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$10K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$399
InsuranceLn 23$486$486
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$18K$195$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$601K$514K$50K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $206K$601K−$395K$536K 990 PDF
FY2024 $721K$248K$473K$923K 990 PDF
FY2023 $225K$227K−$1K$443K 990 PDF
FY2022 $220K$212K$8K$439K 990 PDF
FY2021 $280K$243K$37K$450K 990 PDF
FY2020 $239K$230K$9K$417K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $205,887 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $734,500$273,500
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,553$1,180
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,770−$68,793
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $721,283$205,887
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $248,100$601,179
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $248,100$601,179
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $473,183−$395,292
Part VI · Governance 47 of 47 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body47
VI-1b Independent voting members47
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $205,887 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$57,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$216,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$273,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,180$1,180
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$68,793−$68,793
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$67,613$205,887
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $601,179 across 6 lines filed
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $482,756 · Management $45,781 · Fundraising $17,319$545,856
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,595 · Management $2,612 · Fundraising $1,532$13,739
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,611$3,611
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,069 · Fundraising $399$1,468
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $486$486
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,295 · Management $195 · Fundraising $17,529$36,019
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $514,257 · Management $50,143 · Fundraising $36,779$601,179
Part X · Balance sheet $720,765 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $429,487$373,872
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $318,328$327,393
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $261,000$19,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,008,815$720,765
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $85,316$184,498
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $85,316$184,498
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $440,127$424,141
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $483,372$112,126
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $923,499$536,267
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,008,815$720,765
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $536,267 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$205,887
XI-2 Total expenses$601,179
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$395,292
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$923,499
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,060
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$536,267

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

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