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Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative

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Ypsilanti, MI501(c)(3)Since 2022EducationEIN 88-2716490Revenue $2.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmiedworkforce.org13 N Washington St, 48197-2617 · Ypsilanti, MITax-exempt since Oct 2023Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Michigan Educator Workforce (mewi) is a statewide non-profit dedicated to eliminating the Educator shortage in Michigan. By creating new teacher programs, supporting the development of veteran teachers, and investing in growth opportunities for school and systems leaders, mewi is working to ensure every Michigan public school student is surrounded by excellent educators.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 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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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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $574K a year · 13% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$896K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$289K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
-74% vs prior year
Spent
$6.7M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2025▼ -74%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$532K
FY2024$10.2M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$6.7M
FY2025▲ +47%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$388K
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$6.7M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -81%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$144K
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 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 Oct 2023.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $6.3M Management & general 5% · $338K Fundraising 1% · $44K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $896K 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
Jack Elsey
Board Vice C
$266,313Pt VII · Sec A
Rebecca Tisdale
VP of Progra
$235,014Pt VII · Sec A
Barbara Thompson
Finance Dire
$146,872Pt VII · Sec A
Adrian Monge
Dir of Progr
$146,504Pt VII · Sec A
Kati Meader
Dir of Fin&o
$101,208Pt VII · Sec A
Kristen Howard
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dana Williams
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Benjaman Jackson
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jack Elsey’s $266K as Board Vice C is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Jack Elsey$266,313$61,450
Rebecca Tisdale$235,014—
Barbara Thompson$146,872—
Adrian Monge$146,504—
Kati Meader$101,208—

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

Eliminates teacher shortages by creating programs, supporting veterans, and investing in leaders.

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1 program · $6.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Mewi is working to eliminate the educator shortage by creating new teacher programs, supporting the development of veteran teachers, and investing in growth opportunities for school and systems leaders, and strengthening policy discussions.

$6.3Mprogram 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 · FY2025
South Carolina Childrens FundFY2025$35K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K
Grants paid · 19 grants · $7.0M · 2023–2024
Edprep PartnersMN · FY2024$1,309,356
Arizona State UniversityFY2024$763,350
Unitemized GrantFY2024$573,868
Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in TeachingIL · FY2024$500,000
Surge InstituteIL · FY2024$400,000
Center for Black Educator DevelopmentPA · FY2024$160,985
Two INCTN · FY2024$150,063
Portage Public SchoolsFY2024$105,000
Farmington Public School DistrictNY · FY2024$105,000
Big Picture Company INCRI · FY2024$90,885
Detroit Academy for Arts & SciencesFY2024$35,000
Alcona Community SchoolsNY · FY2024$35,000
Concord Community Schools Parent Teacher OrganizationMI · FY2024$33,252
Community Education CommissionMI · FY2024$25,640
Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in TeachingIL · FY2023$1,500,000
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American UniversityAZ · FY2023$716,099
Surge InstituteIL · FY2023$381,000
Jackson County Concord CommunityFY2023$120,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1
Money outPt IX
$6.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.3M
Managementcol C$338K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$678K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$289K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$628K
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$678K
Other assetsLn 15$137K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$289K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$2.2M$678K
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$289K
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.7M$3.7M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$574K$574K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$436K$299K$123K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$616K$601K$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$72K$60K$11K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$149K$125K$22K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$84K$72K$11K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$45K$20K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$414K$321K$93K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$104K$101K$4K$40
Office expensesLn 13$3K$535$3K
Information technologyLn 14$82K$79K$2K$649
OccupancyLn 16$80K$60K$19K$435
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$117K$107K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$51K$42K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$3K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$162K$150K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$120$120
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.7M$6.3M$338K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.7M$6.7M−$4.0M$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.2M$4.6M$5.6M$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $532K$388K$144K$144K 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 $2,679,560 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,137,488$2,634,869
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,218$44,690
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $41$1
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,159,747$2,679,560
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,757,099$4,287,399
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,112,506$1,356,980
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $683,063$1,065,031
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,552,668$6,709,410
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,607,079−$4,029,850
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $2,679,560 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,995,504
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$639,365
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,634,869
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $44,690$44,690
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $44,691$2,679,560
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,709,410 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,713,531$3,713,531
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $573,868$573,868
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $298,828 · Management $123,425 · Fundraising $13,789$436,042
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $600,753 · Management $15,154$615,907
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $59,666 · Management $10,783 · Fundraising $1,438$71,887
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $124,875 · Management $21,794 · Fundraising $1,978$148,647
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,087 · Management $11,299 · Fundraising $1,111$84,497
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $20,000 · Fundraising $25,000$45,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $321,067 · Management $93,320$414,387
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $100,509 · Management $3,906 · Fundraising $40$104,455
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $535 · Management $2,514$3,049
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $79,298 · Management $2,394 · Fundraising $649$82,341
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $60,281 · Management $19,251 · Fundraising $435$79,967
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $107,398 · Management $9,387$116,785
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $42,082 · Management $8,702$50,784
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,508 · Management $3,759$6,267
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $150,149 · Management $11,727$161,876
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $120$120
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,327,435 · Management $337,535 · Fundraising $44,440$6,709,410
Part X · Balance sheet $1,392,231 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,123,691$628,056
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,009$50,019
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,558,701$476,757
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $30,212$66,625
X-14 Intangible assets$33,495
X-15 Other assets$137,279
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,762,613$1,392,231
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $632,610$106,354
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,379,349$50,302
X-25 Other liabilities$132,279
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,011,959$288,935
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,750,654$551,096
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$552,200
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,750,654$1,103,296
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,762,613$1,392,231
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,103,296 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,679,560
XI-2 Total expenses$6,709,410
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,029,850
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,750,654
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$617,508
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,103,296

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

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