Michigan Founders Fund (mff) helps entrepreneurs and their teams become active participants in the communities where they operate throughout the state of Michigan. Mff will provide educational programming and resources that equip entrepreneurs to become stronger leaders and help them build diverse, equitable and inclusive company cultures. Mff programming will enable entrepreneurs to consider the impact of the business on multiple stakeholders, society and the environment. Mff will provide evidenced-based data that empowers entrepreneurs to make charitable financial and service contributions to support the ongoing work of mff and other nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations dedicated to advancing entrepreneurs and students in stem and generating positive, sustainable public benefits to communities throughout Michigan. Mff will collaborate with other 501(c)(3) organizations to promote their work and organize service activities for entrepreneurs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $194K a year · 15% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$152K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $490K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$786K
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.9M
+61% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$611K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$937K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +46%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$584K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$611K
FY2024▲ +51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$381K
FY2023$404K
FY2024$611K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2022.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.3M Management & general 17% · $283K Fundraising 3% · $57K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $152K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$152,293Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rishi Moudgil’s $152K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Rishi Moudgil$152,293——
Trista Van Tine—$134,303$125,435

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

Empowers Michigan entrepreneurs to build inclusive companies and contribute to their communities.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Michigan founders fund (MFF) helps entrepreneurs and their teams become active participants in the communities where they operate throughout the state of michigan. MFF will provide educational programming and resources that equip entrepreneurs to become stronger leaders and help them build diverse, equitable and inclusive company…

$1.3Mprogram expense

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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$490K
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Grants paid · 15 grants · $420K · 2022–2024
Whatseatlike INCFY2024$30,000
Strut Motors INCFY2024$30,000
Farmish INCFY2024$30,000
Reciprocity LLCFY2024$30,000
Kimmie G LLCFY2024$10,000
Alivio Medical LLCFY2024$7,500
Athlytic LLCFY2024$7,000
Betterplay StudiosFY2023$50,000
Peadbo INCFY2023$50,000
Total Reentry SolutionsFY2023$50,000
Episls INCFY2023$15,000
Life Magnetics INCFY2022$33,334
Justair Solutions INCFY2022$33,334
Evenscore INCFY2022$33,334
Keep Growing DetroitMI · FY2022$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$283K
Fundraisingcol D$57K
Owns and owesPt X
$611K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$786K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$953K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$786K
Net assetsLn 32$611K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$408K$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$421K$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$786K
Net assetsLn 32$404K$611K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$177K$177K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$335K$217K$67K$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$22K$7K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$277K$110K$167K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$47K$47K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$14K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$37K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$651K$651K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$63K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.3M$283K$57K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.7M$207K$611K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.1M$23K$404K 990 PDF
FY2022 $937K$584K$353K$381K 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 $1,887,693 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,168,392$1,867,737
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,109$19,956
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,171,501$1,887,693
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $200,000$176,900
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $365,601$395,325
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $582,988$1,108,966
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,148,589$1,681,191
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,912$206,502
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,887,693 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$952,968
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$914,769
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,867,737
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19,956$19,956
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19,956$1,887,693
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,681,191 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $176,900$176,900
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $216,842 · Management $67,050 · Fundraising $51,362$335,254
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,635 · Management $6,736 · Fundraising $5,312$33,683
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $26,388$26,388
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $109,693 · Management $167,111$276,804
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $47,305$47,305
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,840 · Management $9,904$23,744
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,651 · Management $2,268$38,919
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $651,432$651,432
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,773$3,773
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $63,001 · Management $3,988$66,989
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,341,072 · Management $283,445 · Fundraising $56,674$1,681,191
Part X · Balance sheet $1,396,799 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $408,456$1,369,299
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,516$27,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $420,972$1,396,799
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,271$37,791
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$748,328
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $6,523$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,794$786,119
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $404,178$610,680
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $404,178$610,680
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $420,972$1,396,799
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $610,680 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,887,693
XI-2 Total expenses$1,681,191
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$206,502
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$404,178
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$610,680

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