2025-05-28T16:04:05-05:00 2024-12-31 382029668 GJC CPA'S & ADVISORS 1001 WOODWARD AVENUE SUITE 850 DETROIT MI 482261904 990 2024-01-01 381602801 METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS COALITION METR 3139614266 1001 WOODWARD AVENUE 1400 DETROIT MI 482261904 AMY O'LEARY PRESIDENT 3139614266 2025-05-28 1 1 MICHAEL R NICHOLAS P00966144 3139652655 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AMY O'LEARY 1001 WOODWARD AVENUE 1400 DETROIT MI 482261904 802328 0 X WWW.MAC-WEB.ORG X 1958 MI METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS COALITION IS A UNIQUE PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP DEDICATED TO EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY, CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE, AND PROMOTING REGIONAL COOPERATION IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. 47 47 0 0 0 0 247600 734500 0 0 6054 3553 -28213 -16770 225441 721283 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42706 226890 248100 226890 248100 -1449 473183 533028 1008815 89932 85316 443096 923499 X THE WORK PROGRAM OF METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS COALITION ("MAC") IS DRIVEN BY ITS COALITION OF BUSINESS, LABOR, GOVERNMENT, AND EDUCATION LEADERS; THIS COALITION IS DEDICATED TO EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY, CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE, AND PROMOTING REGIONAL COOPERATION IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. THE WORK PROGRAM STRESSES DIALOGUE AND COLLABORATION, CONSENSUS BUILDING, AND PRACTICAL ACTIONS TO MOVE SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN FORWARD. MAC SEEKS TO IMPACT POLICY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES, AND BRINGS ITS UNIQUE COALITION PERSPECTIVE TO IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE REGION. MAC'S SPECIAL AFFILIATION WITH THE SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS ("SEMCOG") AFFORDS ACCESS TO OUTSTANDING RESEARCH, DATA, AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE THAT PROVIDE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR ITS WORK. 0 0 53131 PUBLIC POLICY - PUBLIC POLICY PROJECTS INCLUDE THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE TASK FORCE (THE "HEALTHCARE TASK FORCE") AND THE FEDERAL AND STATE PLATFORM. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.IN 2023, MAC ESTABLISHED THE HEALTHCARE TASK FORCE TO ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC TRENDS, TECHNOLOGY, SERVICE MODELS, AND THE PANDEMIC ON HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES AND TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND EQUITY, INCREASE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND JOBS, ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS, AND STRENGTHEN THE REGIONAL HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM.THIS BUILDS ON MAC'S 2023-2024 POLICY PLATFORM, WHICH INCLUDES THREE POLICIES RELATING TO THE ISSUE OF HEALTHCARE EQUITY. THESE ARE:- SUPPORTING A ROBUST PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM WITH RESOURCES TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE- SUPPORTING POLICIES THAT ADDRESS HEALTHCARE EQUITY AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS- PROMOTING GREATER INVESTMENT, FISCAL CERTAINTY, COORDINATION, AND EXPANSION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND TELEHEALTH ACCESS WHILE ENCOURAGING UNIFORM STANDARDS ACROSS STATESIN 2025, THE MAC BOARD WILL CONSIDER APPROVAL OF STRATEGIES AND ADDITIONAL POLICIES RELATED TO CREATING A STRONGER, EQUITABLE, AND ROBUST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF ALL. A MAC POLICY PLATFORM TASK FORCE WAS APPOINTED TO CREATE MAC'S 2025-2026 FEDERAL AND STATE PLATFORM. THIS WILL BUILD ON THE 2023-2024 PLATFORM THAT PROMOTES EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND SHARED PROSPERITY BY FOCUSING ON PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. IN ADDITION, IT WILL RECOGNIZE POLICIES RELATED TO SEMCOG PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE HEALTHY CLIMATE PLAN, THE JUSTICE 40 TASK FORCE, AND VISION 2050, THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN WHICH WILL BE FINALIZED IN JUNE 2025. MAC WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE 2023-2024 PLATFORM THROUGH ACTIVITIES THAT MAY INCLUDE CONVENING ISSUE ADVISORY TEAMS, CREATING OPINION PAPERS, CO-SPONSORING "PULSE OF THE REGION" CITIZEN SURVEYS, SPONSORING ISSUES FORUMS, AND UTILIZING MEDIA RELEASES, GUEST COMMENTARIES, AND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TO SHARE CONSENSUS POSITIONS. MAC WILL PUBLISH INFORMATION AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THIS WORK IN ITS ONLINE NEWSLETTER, ON ITS WEBSITE, AND ON ITS FACEBOOK PAGE. 85186 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - IMPLEMENTING SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN'S 2021 COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ("CEDS") AND BASELINE RESEARCH FOR THE 2025 CEDS, MAC AND SEMCOG COORDINATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN'S REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, INCREASING SHARED PROSPERITY FOR A RESILIENT ECONOMY, BASED ON THE THREE PILLARS OF TALENT, PLACE, AND BUSINESS. SINCE APPROVAL IN 2021, THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SIX STRATEGIES, 22 POLICIES, AND 99 ACTIONS BY SEMCOG, MAC, AND OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.IN 2023, SEMCOG WAS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ("EDD") FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. EDD'S ARE FOCUSED ON DRIVING A REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS THAT ENGAGES THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NON-PROFIT SECTORS TO ESTABLISH A STRATEGIC BLUEPRINT. EDD'S PREPARE AND MAINTAIN A REGION'S CEDS, ASSIST WITH IMPLEMENTATION, AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. AS A RESULT OF THIS DESIGNATION, MAC WILL PARTNER WITH SEMCOG IN EXPANDING ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOCUS. THIS WILL INCLUDE PREPARING FOR A SEMCOG/MAC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE IN 2025.MAC IS ALSO SUPPORTING THE FOLLOWING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES:- CONTINUING "IMPLEMENTATION OF BROADBAND IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN: EXPANSION, ENGAGEMENT AND EQUITY", A REGIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR BROADBAND APPROVED BY SEMCOG AND MAC IN 2022, WHICH FOCUSES ON INCREASING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO HIGH-SPEED INTERNET IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN BY CONNECTING WITH INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, ON POLICIES AND PRIORITIES, DEVELOPING RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP IMPROVE EXPANSION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE INTERNET, AS WELL AS ADDRESSING DIGITAL LITERACY AND THE DIGITAL DIVIDE- CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE MOBILITY INDUSTRY BY COLLABORATING WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES TO HELP CREATE THE NECESSARY WORKFORCE, TO EDUCATE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ON RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR FLEETS, AND TO SUPPORT REGIONAL INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE DETROIT REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL EPICENTER OF MOBILITY INITIATIVE, WORKING WITH THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF FUTURE MOBILITY, MICHAUTO, AND POLICY MAKERS TO ALIGN EFFORTSMAC WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION AND EQUITY IN EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THIS INCLUDES PROMOTING SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP STUDENTS AND WORKERS OVERCOME BARRIERS, PREPARING THE WORKFORCE FOR THE CHANGING NATURE OF JOBS, AND SUPPORTING THE GOVERNOR'S 60/30 INITIATIVE, RESKILLING AND UPSKILLING WORKERS FOR HIGH-GROWTH OCCUPATIONS, INCREASING AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND PROMOTING INNOVATIVE HIRING PRACTICES. MAC WILL ALSO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED BY THE HEALTHCARE TASK FORCE RELATED TO ADDRESSING CHALLENGES IN ATTRACTING, TRAINING, RECRUITING, AND RETAINING THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE THROUGH A CAREER PATHWAYS CAMPAIGN, ARTICLES, AND OTHER EFFORTS. THIS WILL HELP STABILIZE AND STRENGTHEN THE HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM AND INCREASE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND JOBS. 16789 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.THE SHINING LIGHT AWARDS CEREMONY WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 15, 2024. THIS YEAR'S HONOREES INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:- THE NEAL SHINE AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY REGIONAL LEADERSHIP HONOREE WAS HUEL PERKINS, NEWS ANCHOR, WJBK FOX 2 NEWS (RETIRED).- THE ELEANOR JOSAITIS UNSUNG HERO AWARD HONOREES WERE ANDREA COLE, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE ETHEL & JAMES FLINN FOUNDATION, AND ASHLEY LOWE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF LAKESHORE LEGAL AID.- THE DAVE BING FUTURE LEADER AWARD HONOREE WAS JAZMINE DANCI, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE DOWNRIVER COMMUNITY CONFERENCE.MAC RECEIVED GREAT BOARD SUPPORT, WITH MANY MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE. DETROIT FREE PRESS EDITOR NICOLE AVERY NICHOLS OPENED THE PROGRAM, AND MAC PRESIDENT AMY O'LEARY HIGHLIGHTED MAC'S GOALS. THESE TWO, ALONG WITH CONGRESSWOMAN DEBBIE DINGELL AND THOM LINN, APPEARED IN THE INTRODUCTORY VIDEO TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AWARDS TO PROMOTE REGIONAL COOPERATION AND LEADERSHIP.MAC INCREASED ITS NUMBER OF SPONSORS TO 15, WITH BOARD MEMBERS DTE ENERGY, FLAGSTAR BANK, ITC HOLDINGS, THE MICHIGAN REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS, AND CONSUMERS ENERGY AT THE $5,000 PROGRAM SPONSOR LEVEL, AND BARTON MALOW, COMCAST, COREWELL, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THE LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1191, THE MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, PLANTE MORAN, SMART, AND WALBRIDGE SERVING AS $2,500 AWARD SPONSORS. WJBK FOX 2 NEWS ANCHOR ROOP RAJ PROMOTED THE EVENT AND SERVED AS A PRESENTER, ALONG WITH CAROL CAIN, HOST OF THE SUNDAY NEWS PROGRAM MICHIGAN MATTERS AND COLUMNIST FOR THE DETROIT FREE PRESS. AS PART OF CIVIC PARTNERSHIPS, MAC SHARED INFORMATION AND COLLABORATED WITH OTHER CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS (SUCH AS THE DETROIT REGIONAL CHAMBER, THE CITIZENS RESEARCH COUNCIL, AND SEMCOG) ON ISSUES OF COMMON INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE TO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. 155106 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 47 47 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 MI X KIRSTEN WOLFE 3133163367 1001 WOODWARD AVENUE SUITE 1400 DETROIT MI 482261904 X X LIZABETH ARDISANA CO-CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH DINGELL CO-CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM LUTZ CO-CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY BLACKMON VICE-CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LEE GRAHAM VICE CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK HACKEL VICE-CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GWEN MARKHAM VICE CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY SUSICK VICE-CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH CORREA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DOMINICO GRASSO SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS LINN IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL AARON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY ALBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS BARNETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSE BELLANCA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RON BIEBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELANIE BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL CLARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARC CORRIVEAU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY COULOURIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID COULTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNY D'ANNA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK DEVLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAREY DEWITT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER DRAKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL DUGGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG EASTERLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WARREN EVANS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARKEY HADDAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES HERMON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRANDON HOFMEISTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUSSELL KAVALHUNA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARRIE KINCAID DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAMILIA LANDRUM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT LENTINI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK LEZOTTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD LISCOMBE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRENCE MARTIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA MERCHANT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE AVERY NICHOLS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN RAKOLTA JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY REINHART DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD SACHSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES SAWYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PUNITA THURMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN WATKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC WOODY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY O'LEARY PRESIDENT 2.25 X 0 0 0 NAHEED HUQ VICE-PRESIDENT 7.50 X 0 0 0 AMY MALMER VICE-PRESIDENT 8.50 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT 1001 WOODWARD DETROIT MI 482263602 RESEARCH AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 197567 1 734500 734500 3553 3553 64275 81045 -16770 -16770 721283 0 0 -13217 X 203380 124885 48289 30206 13575 9924 1260 2391 2874 2838 36 27376 16739 528 10109 895 720 175 248100 155106 50288 42706 210473 429487 307555 318328 15000 261000 533028 1008815 89932 85316 89932 85316 X 443096 440127 483372 443096 923499 533028 1008815 473183 7220 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 236400 239750 232250 247600 734500 1690500 236400 239750 232250 247600 734500 1690500 633216 1057284 2220 516 2078 6054 3553 14421 1704921 0.62010 0.73600 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 809548 7220 81045 88265 721283 0 721283 329145 81045 81045 248100 0 248100 PART X, LINE 2: MAC'S MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 OR 2023. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 81,045. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 81,045. SHINING LIGHT AWARDS 64275 64275 81045 64275 64275 81045 81045 -16770 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 EACH MEMBER OF MAC IS AUTOMATICALLY A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE BOARD ELECTS AND RE-ELECTS BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS. EACH MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER SUBMITTED TO A VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B NO COMMITTEE OF MAC HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TREASURER REVIEWS FORM 990 ON BEHALF OF MAC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 MAC MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, OFFICERS' COMPENSATION: AMY O'LEARY, NAHEED HUQ, AND AMY MALMER ARE COMPENSATED BY SEMCOG UNDER THE CONTRACT THAT MAC HAS ENTERED INTO WITH SEMCOG. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTUAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 124,885. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 32,544. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 30,206. TOTAL EXPENSES 187,635. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 15,745. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 15,745.