Acec Michigan INC FY2021 filing

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Association of consulting engineers

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$155K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $100K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$155K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $70K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$925
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$891K
Spent
$725K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$457K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$891K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$891K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$725K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$725K
FY2022$966K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$457K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$457K
FY2022$540K
FY2023$591K
FY2024$634K
FY2025$792K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Nov 1958.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $725K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $155K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec Dir/Sec
$155,035Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President El
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
National Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ron Brenke$207,826$192,700$177,522$162,694$155,035

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

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

Programs and updates

Advocates for ethical and competent engineering consulting services.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Forum for sharing experiences and exchanging ideas. Business practice advice, training programs, conferences, seminars. Protect, promote and advance member business interests. Promote qualifications-based selection and quality assurance.

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$70K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$891K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$836K
Other incomeLn 4–11$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$725K
Ln 25
Programscol B$725K
Owns and owesPt X
$457K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$365K
Total assetsLn 16$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26$925
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$836K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$53K
Gains on assetsLn 7$428
Total revenueLn 12$891K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$365K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$365K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$85K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26$925
Net assetsLn 32$457K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$217K$365K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$65K$85K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$290K$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$925
Net assetsLn 32$290K$457K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$155K$155K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$109K$109K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$52K$52K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$20K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$22K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$16K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$175K$175K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$91K
Total functional expensesLn 25$725K$725K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.3M$158K$792K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.3M$43K$634K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.1M$52K$591K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$966K$83K$540K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $891K$725K$166K$457K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $891,492 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $877,947$836,339
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,405$2,069
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,659$53,084
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $913,011$891,492
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $331,090$343,778
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $497,837$381,295
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $828,927$725,073
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,084$166,419
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $891,492 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,150 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $833,189$833,189
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,641$1,641
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $428$428
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $53,084$53,084
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $886,701 · Unrelated business $3,150 · Excluded from tax $1,641$891,492
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $725,073 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $155,035$155,035
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $109,000$109,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,609$7,609
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,370$52,370
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,764$19,764
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $11,832$11,832
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,907$7,907
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,837$21,837
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,079$22,079
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,043$8,043
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,434$17,434
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,080$8,080
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,046$16,046
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $175,255$175,255
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,060$1,060
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,217$1,217
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $90,505$90,505
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $725,073 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$725,073
Part X · Balance sheet $457,502 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $216,584$364,893
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,363$1,363
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,039$5,978
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $65,172$85,268
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $290,158$457,502
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$925
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$925
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $290,158$456,577
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $290,158$456,577
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $290,158$457,502
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $456,577 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$891,492
XI-2 Total expenses$725,073
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$166,419
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$290,158
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$456,577

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