2024-09-20T08:16:24-05:00 2023-12-31 382157642 MANER COSTERISAN PC 2425 E GRAND RIVER SUITE 1 LANSING MI 489123291 990 2023-01-01 382517980 MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL MICH 5174879539 602 W IONIA ST LANSING MI 48933 CONAN SMITH PRESIDENT/CEO 5174879539 2024-09-19 1 1 BRANDY L MIKULA CPA P00645694 5173237500 2024-09-20 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z CONAN SMITH 602 W IONIA ST LANSING MI 48933 4157435 0 X WWW.ENVIRONMENTALCOUNCIL.ORG X 1984 MI INFORMING AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND DECISION MAKERS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. 15 15 22 16 0 0 2088996 3294831 0 0 -260974 536422 95578 45757 1923600 3877010 115695 344678 0 0 1308729 1448041 0 0 223553 880482 719762 2304906 2512481 -381306 1364529 4567689 6466251 758448 1417087 3809241 5049164 X INFORMING AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND DECISION MAKERS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. 0 0 836807 124375 15957 CLEANER ENERGY: MEC WORKS TO SPUR INVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND LOCALLY PRODUCED RENEWABLE POWER THAT WILL CREATE JOBS AND CURB THE NEGATIVE HEALTH, CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS CAUSED BY OUR DEPENDENCE ON IMPORTED FOSSIL FUELS. MEC ADVOCATES FOR THE RETIREMENT OF POLLUTING, EXPENSIVE COAL AND FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS TO ENSURE THE RAPID REDUCTION OF HARMFUL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY, MEC SUPPORTS POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT WILL MOVE MICHIGAN'S LARGEST INDUSTRY TO THE FOREFRONT IN THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND SALES OF ATTRACTIVE, PRACTICAL ELECTRIC AND HIGHLY FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES. 515028 6469 CLEAN PLENTIFUL WATER - MEC WORKS TO PROTECT SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER FROM TOXINS LIKE MERCURY AND PFAS AND CONTAMINATION FROM INADEQUATE MUNICIPAL SEWER SYSTEMS, FAILING SEPTIC SYSTEMS, AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF, AND INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES. THEY PROMOTE CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF VITAL WETLANDS ACROSS THE STATE. MEC WORKS TO DEFEND OUR INLAND SEAS FROM HARMFUL INVASIVE SPECIES. AND THEY ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT ENSURE EVERY MICHIGANDER HAS ACCESS TO CLEAN, AFFORDABLE DRINKING WATER. 194301 2441 MEC BELIEVES THAT MICHIGAN'S LARGEST CITY SHOULD ALSO BE ITS GREENEST AND MOST SUSTAINABLE AND THAT ITS RESIDENTS AND LEADERS SHOULD BE HELPING SHAPE THE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA FOR THE STATE. THEY WORK TO ENSURE THAT DETROIT'S NEIGHBORHOODS, AND IN PARTICULAR, THE DENBY NEIGHBORHOOD, HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN AND SAFE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. MEC WORKS TO EXPAND RECYCLING AND COMPOST SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS. AND THEY HELP ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT THE POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY. 134020 52303 1684 HEALTHY PEOPLE: MEC IS FIGHTING TO REDUCE EXPOSURES TO LEAD AND OTHER DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES; CURB ASTHMA-INDUCING AIR POLLUTION; KEEP AIR AND WATER POLLUTION SOURCES AWAY FROM SCHOOLS, DAY CARE CENTERS AND HOMES; AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHFUL FOODS AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AS PART OF A BROADER STRATEGY TO ADDRESS CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN MICHIGAN. THEY MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF PARTNERS WORKING ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AT THE GRASSROOTS, LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL, AND ACADEMIC LEVELS, USING THEIR INSIGHTS, EXPERIENCE, AND REACH TO SHAPE AND BUILD SUPPORT FOR PROTECTIVE POLICIES. 119073 1496 BUILDING THE MOVEMENT - MEC IS THE HEART OF MICHIGAN'S ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT, AND THEY HELP TO BUILD ITS SIZE, CAPACITY, AND EFFICACY BY CONVENING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, HELPING THEM TO UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE IN DEVELOPING PUBLIC POLICY, AND PROVIDING THEM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. ONE OF THEIR KEY AREAS OF WORK IS MEASURING AND IMPROVING THE RACIAL AND GENDER DIVERSITY OF THE BOARDS AND STAFFS OF ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFITS. 34102 168000 428 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: MEC CALLS FOR RE-INVESTMENT IN MICHIGAN'S URBAN CENTERS AND OTHER ESTABLISHED COMMUNITIES AS AN ANTIDOTE TO SPRAWL AND THE LOSS OF OPEN SPACES. THEY SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE TO MICHIGAN'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO CATALYZE SUSTAINABLE LAND-USE, SPUR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN OUR CITIES AND TOWNS, AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO PLACES WHERE THEY LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. MEC FAVORS INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC PARKS AND NATURAL AREAS, AND PROMOTES SUSTAINED, HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. 287195 220303 3608 1833331 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 44 0 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MI X X CONAN SMITH 5174879539 602 W IONIA ST LANSING MI 48933 MARY BRADY-ENERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIE MCCORMICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALISHA BELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HORST SCHMIDT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARMINDA MINDY KOCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAQUEL GARCIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEROME REIDE MEMBER AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY AMBROZA MEMBER AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOZGHAN RAJAEE MEMBER AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SELMA TUCKER MEMBER AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALICIA PING TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL DORSEY VICE CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE GREEN VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL WOOD VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER MCKAY CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CONAN SMITH PRESIDENT/CEO 24.00 X 141047 0 16406 JOE BOWER COO 1.00 X 112738 0 23011 CHARLOTTE JAMESON CHIEF POLICY OFFICER 1.00 X 102766 0 12799 356551 0 52216 3 0 1 0 PLANET DETROIT LLC 140 DRACE ST ROCHESTER MI 48307 PROGRAM SUPPORT 232414 TROPOSHERE LEGAL PLC 420 EAST FRONT STREET TRAVERSE CITY MI 49686 LEGAL REPRESENTATION 106014 OLSON & HOWARD PC 420 E FRONT ST TRAVERSE CITY MI 49686 LEGAL REPRESENTATION-MPSC INTERVENTIONS 104555 3 5453 79209 3210169 3294831 104040 104040 21744 0 21744 21744 21744 696945 264563 432382 432382 432382 11400 79209 15862 -4462 -4462 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 28475 28475 28475 3877010 28475 0 553704 321003 321003 23675 23675 292893 219596 47643 25654 964246 722943 156847 84456 40753 22705 11731 6317 57301 37353 12966 6982 92848 60525 21010 11313 7846 6397 942 507 91207 74360 10951 5896 78718 78718 10870 10870 176799 125230 51569 62506 14715 31061 16730 39515 30515 5850 3150 12253 2904 6077 3272 32824 19305 8787 4732 106 106 22526 16917 3646 1963 8884 6036 1852 996 ENERGY POLICY PASS-THRO 175560 175560 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN 138 104 22 12 MISCELLANEOUS 10 0 6 4 2512481 1833331 455597 223553 683979 1405006 1220225 1435773 156461 780000 143473 6544 10771 733411 261028 435439 472383 2065041 2218845 4567689 6466251 117275 97660 633521 1311775 7652 7652 758448 1417087 X 656568 1320947 3152673 3728217 3809241 5049164 4567689 6466251 1364529 -124606 0 X 1 X 1 X 1 0 X 1877920 1668419 2064831 2088996 3294831 10994997 1877920 1668419 2064831 2088996 3294831 10994997 3055324 7939673 132233 109658 186851 63616 125784 618142 64263 64263 129402 23826 13198 28475 194901 11872303 302165 0.66880 0.69550 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 27,450. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 17,913. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 13,198. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 28,475. REIMBURSEMENTS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 101,952. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 5,913. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 78718 78718 2433763 2512481 275624 68906 0 0 278560 256187 265245 275624 1075616 1613424 26570 23899 60941 78718 190128 69640 64047 66311 68906 268904 403356 2187092 382122 67680 10561 2490973 2717905 -455420 64119 11274 2187092 2520793 100 310188 91910 21266 2717905 2407255 750 415059 292420 9851 2520793 2131729 450 377785 95003 7706 2407255 0.03880 0.74800 0.21320 1 0 75000 75000 528649 138570 390079 96377 96377 0 33385 26081 7304 472383 X PART V, LINE 4: THE MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL (MEC) ESTABLISHED AN AGENCY ENDOWMENT AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN (CFSEM). MEC OPENED THAT ENDOWMENT WITH $25,000 IN UNRESTRICTED ASSETS AND THEN RAISED ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS INTO THE ENDOWMENT. CFSEM HOLDS AND MANAGES THE INVESTMENT OF THOSE ASSETS. ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES A GRANT TO MEC EACH YEAR THAT REPRESENTS A PERCENTAGE IT ESTABLISHES ANNUALLY OF A ROLLING AVERAGE OF THE ENDOWMENT'S FAIR MARKET VALUE. MEC USES THOSE GRANTS AS GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS TO SUPPORT ITS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS. PART X, LINE 2: IN THE PREPARATION OF TAX RETURNS, TAX POSITIONS ARE TAKEN BASED ON INTERPRETATION OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL INCOME TAX LAWS. MANAGEMENT PERIODICALLY REVIEWS AND EVALUATES THE STATUS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND MAKES ESTIMATES OF AMOUNTS, INCLUDING INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ULTIMATELY DUE OR OWED. NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, OR RECORDED, AS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAX RETURNS GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY THE VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE TO FOUR YEARS. X X X 0 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS CELEBRATION 90609 79209 11400 15862 90609 79209 11400 15862 15862 -4462 1 CLINTON RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL 115 W AVON RD ROCHESTER HILLS MI 48309 383216864 501(C)(3) 15000 0 PARTNER IN PROJECT TO RAISE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN EPA CLEANUP WORK DETROITERS WORKING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 4750 WOODWARD AVE STE 315 DETROIT MI 48201 383259924 501(C)(3) 30000 0 PARTNER IN PROJECT TO PROMOTE SUPPORT FOR MI HEALTH CLIMATE CAMPAIGN FRIENDS OF THE ROUGE RIVER 650 CHURCH ST STE 209 PLYMOUTH MI 48170 382672879 501(C)(3) 15000 0 PARTNER IN PROJECT TO RAISE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN EPA CLEANUP WORK GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSHIP 2440 N LAKEVIEW STE 15A CHICAGO MI 60614 562342600 501(C)(3) 14833 0 PARTNER IN PROJECT TO IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH OF FARMLAND KALAMAZOO RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL 1523 RIVERVIEW DR KALAMAZOO MI 49004 383458206 501(C)(3) 15000 0 PARTNER IN PROJECT TO RAISE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN EPA CLEANUP WORK MICHIGAN AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 2500 KERRY ST STE 102 LANSING MI 48912 382027120 501(C)(3) 13750 0 PARTNER IN PROJECT TO IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH OF FARMLAND MICHIGAN CLINICIANS FOR CLIMATE ACTION 1800 NELSON RD TRAVERSE CITY MI 48686 853050301 501(C)(3) 16000 0 PARTNER IN PROJECT TO PROMOTE SUPPORT FOR MI HEALTH CLIMATE CAMPAIGN MICHIGAN CONSERVATIVE ENERGY FORUM 101 N WASHINGTON SQ 400C LANSING MI 48933 473098487 501(C)(3) 12000 0 PARTNER IN PROJECT TO PROMOTE SUPPORT FOR MI HEALTH CLIMATE CAMPAIGN MICHIGAN UNITED 4405 WESSON ST DETROIT MI 48210 383058190 501(C)(3) 50000 0 PARTNER IN PROJECT TO PROMOTE SUPPORT FOR MI HEALTH CLIMATE CAMPAIGN NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION 11100 WILDLIFE CENTER DRIVE RESTON VA 20190 530204616 501(C)(3) 11670 0 PARTNER IN PROJECT TO IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH OF FARMLAND SOUTHWEST DETROIT ENVIRONMENTAL VISION 2525 CLARK ST DETROIT MI 48209 383068006 501(C)(3) 12750 0 PARTNER IN PROJECT TO RAISE SUPPORT FOR ELECTRIC BUSES UPPER PENINSULA ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL PO BOX 673 HOUGHTON MI 49331 382561218 501(C)(3) 15000 0 PARTNER IN PROJECT TO RAISE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN EPA CLEANUP WORK THE MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL ACTION FUND 602 WEST IONIA LANSING MI 48933 844039491 501(C)(4) 100000 0 TO PREPARE FOR A BALLOT REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN IN 2026 TO EXPAND MICHIGAN'S BOTTLE-DEPOSIT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE OTHER DRINK CONTAINERS LIKE WATER AND WINE BOTTLES 12 1 ERB HEALTHY SOILS PROJECT WORK 2 23675 PART I, LINE 2: UPON RECEIPT OF GRANT FUNDS, AN ACCOUNT IS ESTABLISHED FOR EACH GRANT WHICH REFLECTS THE APPROVED BUDGET FOR THAT GRANT. STAFF MEMBERS CHARGE EXPENSES TO THE VARIOUS GRANTS USING TRACKING FORMS WHICH ARE SUBMITTED ON A WEEKLY BASIS. A MONTHLY REPORT IS THEN PREPARED FOR EACH GRANT WHICH SHOW THE GRANT BUDGET, THE AMOUNT OF GRANT FUNDS SPENT IN THE GIVEN MONTH AND YEAR-TO-DATE, AND THE FUNDS REMAINING. THE FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM REVIEW THESE REPORTS PERIODICALLY. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CONAN SMITH PRESIDENT/CEO 141047 0 0 0 0 0 5627 0 10779 0 157453 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE BOARD AND ITS FINANCE COMMITTEE AND REVIEW AND APPROVE OUR BUDGET, WHICH DETAILS STAFF SALARIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. AS STATED IN OUR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, MEMBERSHIP IN THE MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL SHALL BE OPEN TO ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT, AND WHOSE PURPOSES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE OF THE CORPORATION. MEMBERSHIP IS ALSO EXTENDED TO INDIVIDUALS ELECTED TO SERVE AS AT-LARGE DIRECTORS AND WHO HAVE SIGNED MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL'S CODE OF CONDUCT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS OF THE MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL ELECTED 4 OF THE 12 MEMBERS OF THE MEC BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MEMBERS MUST APPROVE BOARD DECISIONS THAT EFFECT MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE INITIAL DRAFT OF OUR 990 IS REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY BY OUR PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. THE DRAFT IS ALSO SHARED WITH MEC'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT FOR HIS FEEDBACK. PROPOSED CHANGES ARE PROVIDED TO THE SEPARATE ACCOUNTANTS WHO PERFORM OUR AUDIT AND PREPARE OUR 990. AFTER THE SUGGESTED CHANGES HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED, THE SUBSEQUENT DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY THE CHAIR OF THE MEC AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, WHO IS A MEMBER OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IT IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEC'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AN AGENDA ITEM AT OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS' FOURTH QUARTER MEETING EACH YEAR. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED IF THEY HAVE FORMED RELATIONSHIPS AND/OR TAKEN ACTIONS, WHICH THEY HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY DISCLOSED, THAT REQUIRE DISCLOSURE UNDER THE POLICY. LEADING UP TO AND AT THE MEETING, FORMS ARE PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR DECLARATIONS AND SIGNATURE. OUR COO OR OPERATIONS COORDINATOR ENSURES THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER SIGNS AND SUBMITS THE FORM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A IN FEBRUARY 2019, MEC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HIRED INDEPENDENT SEARCH FIRM, NOETIC SEARCH, TO RECRUIT THE NEXT CEO. NOETIC AND THE ORGANIZATION AGREED TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE POSITION AGREE ON ITS PURPOSE, OFFICIAL TITLE, REPORTING RELATIONSHIP, JOB FUNCTIONS, LOCATION, DUTIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES, PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS, COMPENSATION, QUALIFYING CREDENTIALS, JOB REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING SALARY RANGE FOR THE POSITION. IN EACH OF THE TWO YEARS SINCE HIS HIRE, A BOARD COMMITTEE HAS CONDUCTED AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE. IT INCLUDES A STAFF SURVEY AND INTERVIEW WITH STAFF AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. THE EVALUATION IS USED AS ONE FACTOR IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS. COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO AND ALL STAFF MEMBERS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE CEO, COO, AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR AS PART OF CALCULATING THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, THE TEAM CONSULTS RESOURCES THAT TRACK NONPROFIT COMPENSATION RATES, INCLUDING THE MICHIGAN NONPROFIT COMPENSATION & BENEFITS REPORT AND THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN'S CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION STUDY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST THE MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL ACTION FUND 602 WEST IONIA LANSING MI 48933 844039491 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION AND EDUCATION MI 501(C)(4) N/A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 THE MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL ACTION FUND R 136923 FMV THE MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL ACTION FUND B 100000 FMV