2025-04-16T12:36:47-05:00 2024-09-30 382157642 MANER COSTERISAN PC 2425 E GRAND RIVER SUITE 1 LANSING MI 489123291 990 2023-10-01 383414105 MICHIGAN VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY MICH 5173367733 920 MUNICIPAL WAY LANSING MI 48917 JAMEY FITZPATRICK PRESIDENT/CEO 5173367733 2025-03-19 1 1 BRANDY L MIKULA CPA P00645694 5173237500 2025-03-18 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JAMEY FITZPATRICK 920 MUNICIPAL WAY LANSING MI 48917 28094841 0 X WWW.MICHIGANVIRTUAL.ORG X 1998 MI LEADING AND COLLABORATING TO BUILD LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR TOMORROW 15 13 422 13 0 0 10030224 11328363 11579984 12270116 106091 415725 13515 9296 21729814 24023500 0 0 0 0 14710160 15147141 0 0 0 7064789 7444875 21774949 22592016 -45135 1431484 20563781 22107671 2349463 1809105 18214318 20298566 X TO ADVANCE BOTH LEARNING AND TEACHING THROUGH RESEARCH, PRACTICE AND PARTNERSHIPS. 0 0 19709583 12279412 MICHIGAN VIRTUAL IS A NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT IS LEADING AND COLLABORATING TO BUILD LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR TOMORROW. DRIVEN BY STUDENT SUCCESS, WE HAVE A STRONG RECORD OF SUPPORTING MICHIGAN EDUCATION THAT SPANS MORE THAN TWO DECADES. WHILE MANY KNOW US FOR OUR RESEARCH-BASED, QUALITY ONLINE LEARNING OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS, WE ALSO DO A GREAT DEAL OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES TO CONDUCT ORIGINAL RESEARCH, TEST INNOVATIONS IN LEARNING, AND PROVIDE CONSULTING PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE PRACTICES. EDUCATION IS CHANGING FASTER THAN EVER. DISCOVER NEW MODELS AND RESOURCES TO MOVE LEARNING FORWARD AT MICHIGANVIRTUAL.ORG.IN 2023-24, MICHIGAN VIRTUAL ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING:DELIVERED OVER 34,500 STUDENT ENROLLMENTS TO OVER 18,000 STUDENTS IN 274 DIFFERENT ONLINE COURSES.HELPED MICHIGAN EDUCATORS MAINTAIN THEIR CERTIFICATION BY PROVIDING MORE THAN 312,000 COMPLETED STATE CONTINUING EDUCATION CLOCK HOURS (SCECHS).SERVED OVER 342,000 ENROLLMENTS TO MORE THAN 117,000 ADULT LEARNERS ACROSS OVER 340 ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES.WORKED TO BOOST OUR STATE'S LITERACY RATES WITH OVER 34,000 ENROLLMENTS PROVIDED IN ESSENTIAL INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES IN EARLY LITERACY COURSES.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A VARIETY OF LEADING EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, HOSTED A SERIES OF ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES FOR EDUCATORS ON SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, WHICH YIELDED A TOTAL OF OVER 47,000 ENROLLMENTS IN FY 24.RECEIVE A 96% HIGHLY SATISFIED SCORE FROM NEARLY 117,500 PROFESSIONAL LEARNERS WHO COMPLETED OUR END-OF-COURSE SURVEY.RECEIVED ENROLLMENTS FROM EDUCATORS ACROSS 100% OF THE STATE'S ISDS, 99% OF THE LEA DISTRICTS, 95% OF THE PSA DISTRICTS, AND 76% OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS.HELPED SCHOOLS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LESSONS THROUGH THE MICHIGAN CARES PROGRAM, WHICH REACHED A TOTAL OF OVER 222,266 STUDENT USERS FOR FY 24.PUBLISHED 10 RESEARCH REPORTS ON TOPICS SUCH AS TEACHER-STUDENT COMMUNICATION IN ONLINE COURSES, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, AI IN EDUCATION, SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION ORDER IN STEM COURSES, VIRTUAL LEARNING IN MICHIGAN, AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO ONLINE CTE. CONTINUED TO OFFER CONSULTING SERVICES FOR K-12 SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT STAKEHOLDERS AS THEY WORK TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND OPERATIONALIZE INNOVATIVE DELIVERY MODELS.CONTINUED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW FUTURE OF LEARNING COUNCIL AND PROVIDED ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND MEETING SPACE TO FACILITATE THEIR WORK.TWELVE COURSES UNDERWENT REVIEW AND CERTIFICATION BY QUALITY MATTERS TO ENSURE ADHERENCE TO NATIONAL ONLINE COURSE QUALITY STANDARDS.REVIEWED AND SUPPORTED MORE THAN 2,900 PLAN DOCUMENTS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS.SERVED OVER 2,555 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THREE OR MORE TEACHER-LED VIRTUAL COURSES.PROCESSED 14,940 CUSTOMER CALLS, CLOSED 12,350 CUSTOMER TICKETS, AND MAINTAINED A 92% SATISFACTION RATING THROUGH OUR CUSTOMER CARE CENTER.THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) LAB EXPANDED THE LEADERSHIP ROLE OF THE INSTITUTE TO INCLUDE INVESTIGATING THE INSTRUCTIONAL, POLICY, ETHICAL, AND LEGAL ASPECTS CONNECTED TO THE USE OF AI IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND CREATING RESOURCES, TRAININGS, AND SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP BUILD AWARENESS ABOUT THE INCREASINGLY DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY OF AI AND HELP DISTRICTS PLAN AND PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE. THIS INCLUDED HOSTING THE SECOND ANNUAL AI SUMMIT FOR MORE THAN 875 MICHIGAN EDUCATORS.THE AI LAB CREATED THE AI STATEWIDE WORKGROUP IN FEBRUARY 2024 WHICH NOW INCLUDES 18 OF THE LEADING EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND HAS EVOLVED INTO FIVE SUBGROUPS THAT INCLUDE LEADERSHIP FROM LEAS AND ISDS ACROSS THE STATE TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF THOUGHTFUL AI INTEGRATION IN K-12 SCHOOLS.ORGANIZED A TRIP TO THE 2024 ASU+GSV SUMMIT, ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL CONVENINGS OF LEADERS IN EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, FOR NEARLY 40 MICHIGAN SUPERINTENDENTS AND THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAMS.CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH MIREGISTRY, AN ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS PROFESSIONALS WHO RUN DAYCARE CENTERS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS, TO PROVIDE AN ONLINE LEARNING OPTION FOR STATE CERTIFICATION. THIS PARTNERSHIP HAS SERVED OVER 61,000 MIREGISTRY USERS TO EARN CREDIT TOWARD THEIR LICENSE RENEWALS. 19709583 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 38 0 1 422 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MI X X SARAH COOK 5173367733 920 MUNICIPAL WAY LANSING MI 48917 JAMEY FITZPATRICK PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 220603 0 26715 RAYMOND BATT VP OF BUSINESS STRATEGY 40.00 X 191994 0 32384 JOSEPH R FREIDHOFF VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 174427 0 35997 CHRISTOPHER HARRINGTON SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OF INNO 40.00 X 119916 0 32134 ALICIA GANAWAY SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN R 40.00 X 128195 0 10035 KENNETH DIRKIN SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MVLRI 40.00 X 126884 0 11332 STACEY SCHUH SENIOR DIR. OF PROF. LEARN 40.00 X 119795 0 9121 SARAH COOK CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 30.00 X 118288 0 8694 BRANDY JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN SEVERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY TAYLOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY ZDEB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB FILKA DIRECTOR (ENDED 1/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN KIBLAWI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PRENTISS M BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSSI RAY-TAYLOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL RICE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE TEASLEY VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DARRELL BURKS SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AMANDA WAGENSCHUTZ CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENDAN GUENTHER CHAIR/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN BRODERICK AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 1200102 0 166412 16 0 1 0 CORE2EDGE LLC 20921 BALFOUR STREET CLINTON TOWNSHIP MI 48036 CONSULTING 174000 1 11312363 16000 11328363 TUITION AND FEES 611600 11568547 11568547 CONTRACT REVENUE 900099 701569 701569 12270116 477620 477620 3996447 12999 4059319 12022 -62872 977 -61895 -61895 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 9296 9296 9296 24023500 12279412 0 415725 645434 183086 462348 11683988 10553839 1130149 607839 537804 70035 1255851 1104485 151366 954029 890195 63834 46957 46957 33795 33795 46529 46529 39967 39967 791134 494346 296788 366701 128284 238417 56193 36625 19568 273382 4088 269294 61595 61595 281613 200480 81133 123851 73738 50113 452867 127896 324971 75378 75378 LICENSES & REGISTRATION 4122437 3660489 461948 PRODUCT DEV. & DESIGN 231671 224671 7000 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 177275 54179 123096 PAYROLL FEES 74685 74685 188845 1435378 -1246533 22592016 19709583 2882433 0 8145941 9027638 1215725 1263876 1491689 1356001 8498102 3732972 4659532 4765130 4539034 5212817 266860 237209 245000 245000 20563781 22107671 2131060 1606471 212646 202634 5757 0 2349463 1809105 X 18214318 20298566 18214318 20298566 20563781 22107671 1431484 652764 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 7332569 10551842 9908761 10030224 11328363 49151759 7332569 10551842 9908761 10030224 11328363 49151759 49151759 77740 51716 131187 318042 477620 1056305 10775 5836 11008 13515 9296 50430 50258494 66455896 0.97800 0.98050 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 10,775. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 5,836. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 11,008. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 13,515. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 9,296. 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FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAX RETURNS GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THE VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE TO FOUR YEARS. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JAMEY FITZPATRICK PRESIDENT & CEO 220603 0 0 0 0 0 15236 0 11479 0 247318 0 0 0 RAYMOND BATT VP OF BUSINESS STRATEGY 191994 0 0 0 0 0 13585 0 18799 0 224378 0 0 0 JOSEPH R FREIDHOFF VICE PRESIDENT 174427 0 0 0 0 0 12389 0 23608 0 210424 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER HARRINGTON SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OF INNO 119916 0 0 0 0 0 8592 0 23542 0 152050 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT SHALL SERVE AS THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE CORPORATION, WHICH SHALL MANAGE THE BUSINESS, PROPERTY AND AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION. THE MVU BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE CHOSEN TO REFLECT A BALANCE BETWEEN THE EDUCATION AND PRIVATE SECTORS WHO MAY BE SERVED OR HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CORPORATION AS FOLLOWS: (1) AT LEAST 5 PERSONS REPRESENTING THE EDUCATION SECTOR, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HAVING MICHIGAN EDUCATIONAL LEADERS FROM APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES WITH AN INTEREST IN THE VIRTUAL LEARNING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ESTABLISHED BY THE CORPORATION. THE NUMBER OF PERSONS REPRESENTING THE EDUCATION SECTOR AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION (1) SHALL BE BALANCED WITH A SIMILAR NUMBER OF PRIVATE SECTOR PERSONS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION (2). QUALIFIED PERSONS REPRESENTING THE EDUCATION SECTOR SHALL BE DRAWN FROM MICHIGAN K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS; MICHIGAN STATE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES; MICHIGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES; MICHIGAN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT DEGREE-GRANTING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; AND MICHIGAN NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATIONS WHOSE PRIMARY DIRECTIVE IS TO SUPPORT MICHIGAN EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES. (2) AT LEAST 5 PERSONS REPRESENTING THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HAVING MICHIGAN BUSINESS LEADERS WITH AN INTEREST IN THE VIRTUAL LEARNING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ESTABLISHED BY THE CORPORATION. THE NUMBER OF PERSONS REPRESENTING THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION (2) SHALL BE BALANCED WITH A SIMILAR NUMBER OF PERSONS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION (1). THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SHALL BE SELECTED BY AND HIRED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE POSITION OF CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL ROTATE IN EVERY ODD-NUMBERED YEAR BETWEEN AN INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS AND A BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AS BOTH ARE SET FORTH IN THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. THE FIRST CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE AN INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS. UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, OTHER OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IF THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS IS NOT HELD AT THAT MEETING, THE ELECTION SHALL BE HELD AS SOON AS MAY BE CONVENIENT. EACH OFFICER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL HOLD OFFICE WHILE QUALIFIED FOR ONE YEAR UNTIL HER OR HER SUCCESSOR IS NAMED AND QUALIFIES, OR UNTIL THE OFFICER RESIGNS OR IS REMOVED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT/CEO WHO REVIEWS THE RETURN FOR ACCURACY. UPON THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S APPROVAL, THE 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT. AFTER ANY CONCERNS PRESENTED BY THE BOARD ARE ADDRESSED, THE PRESIDENT/CEO SIGNS AND FILES THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER AND EMPLOYEE SHALL SIGN A STATEMENT THAT AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; AND D) UNDERSTANDS MVU IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES THAT ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A A COMPENSATION STUDY IS CONDUCTED BY A THIRD PARTY CONSULTING FIRM. THE CONSULTING FIRM UTILIZES BENCHMARKS FROM NATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEY SOURCES FROM THE EDUCATION SECTOR, NON-PROFITS, GOVERNMENT, AND SELECT ORGANIZATIONS. THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMPENSATION ARE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 IS ALSO POSTED ANNUALLY ON GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE. MICHIGAN VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY IS REGISTERED TO SOLICIT IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN AND PROVIDES FORM 990 TO THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE WHERE IT IS PUBLIC INFORMATION.