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.

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71¢ 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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FY2020 · 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
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
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.7 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
$59K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
53
of 53 voting members
Looks good: 53 of 53 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$239K
Spent
$230K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$417K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$239K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$280K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$721K
FY2025$206K
Expenses
$230K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$227K
FY2024$248K
FY2025$601K
Net assets
$417K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$450K
FY2022$439K
FY2023$443K
FY2024$923K
FY2025$536K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1960.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $164K Management & general 16% · $38K Fundraising 12% · $28K

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

57 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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
Vice-Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 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 · $164K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Principles for Michigan's Prosperity

Mac continued to focus on public policy issues related to economic revitalization, government effectiveness and efficiency, and the environmental, infrastructure, and education needs of the region and state.

$79Kprogram expense
02

Economic Development Strategy

Through participation on the economic development strategy task force, mac board members were integral in advancing a new strategy that will serve as a roadmap for short-term and long-term success in southeast michigan.

$72Kprogram expense
03

Building One Community

Mac continued to promote efforts that encourage and strengthen regional cooperation to enhance the vitality and economy of southeast michigan. See schedule o for additional information about this PROGRAM.IN place of the in-person shining light regional cooperation awards due to the pandemic, mac's partner, the detroit free press…

$12Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$239K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$236K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$230K
Ln 25
Programscol B$164K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$417K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$472K
Total assetsLn 16$476K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K
PeoplePt VI, VII
57
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a53
IndependentVI 1b53
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$236K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$239K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$155K
SavingsLn 2$317K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$472K
Total assetsLn 16$476K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K
Net assetsLn 32$417K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$205K$472K
Total assetsLn 16$446K$476K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$59K
Net assetsLn 32$408K$417K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$217K$154K$36K$26K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$11K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19−$2K−$2K$188
InsuranceLn 23−$808−$808
All other expensesLn 24e$604$160$444
Total functional expensesLn 25$230K$164K$38K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $239K$230K$9K$417K 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
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Part I · Summary $238,620 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $237,550$236,400
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,513$2,220
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,265$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $252,328$238,620
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 $239,016$229,649
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $239,016$229,649
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,312$8,971
Part VI · Governance 53 of 53 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body53
VI-1b Independent voting members53
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 $238,620 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$236,400
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$236,400
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,220$2,220
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,220$238,620
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $229,649 across 5 lines filed
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $154,054 · Management $36,337 · Fundraising $26,326$216,717
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,254 · Management $1,677 · Fundraising $1,964$14,895
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms −$1,947 · Management $188−$1,759
IX-23 InsuranceManagement −$808−$808
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $160 · Management $444$604
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $163,521 · Management $37,838 · Fundraising $28,290$229,649
Part X · Balance sheet $476,348 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $101,027$155,213
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $104,416$316,635
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$4,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $445,630$476,348
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,307$59,242
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $37,307$59,242
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $408,323$417,106
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $408,323$417,106
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $445,630$476,348
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $417,106 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$238,620
XI-2 Total expenses$229,649
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,971
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$408,323
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$188
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$417,106

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