2026-08-04T13:56:01-05:00 2025-12-31 310800053 CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & CO 3505 COOLIDGE RD EAST LANSING MI 48823 990 2025-01-01 382527475 MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION MICH 5173749111 2145 COMMONS PKWY OKEMOS MI 48864 REBECCA BAHAR-COOK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5173749111 2026-08-04 1 ESTHER DANIEL P01285343 5173515508 2026-08-04 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z REBECCA BAHAR-COOK 2145 COMMONS PKWY OKEMOS MI 48864 890909 0 X WWW.MEDF.ORG X 1984 MI TO LESSEN THE BURDEN OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC WELFARE 25 25 0 26 0 0 678500 867500 0 0 3209 3291 6000 20118 687709 890909 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108250 757753 908243 757753 908243 -70044 -17334 912784 892155 24608 21313 888176 870842 TO LESSEN THE BURDEN OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC WELFARE, AND TO RELIEVE THE CONDITION OF HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. 0 0 553499 INVESTMENT MISSIONS TO POSITION MICHIGAN AS THE PREMIER LOCATION IN NORTH AMERICA FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES IN TARGETED INDUSTRY SECTORS. THESE MISSIONS ARE CONDUCTED BY KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICIALS TO TARGET SELECT COMPANIES AND EVENTS ABROAD, INCLUDING FIVE MISSIONS COVERING NINE COUNTRIES THAT OCCURED IN 2025. 75661 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, RECEPTIONS, & CONFERENCES TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MICHIGAN. IN 2025 THESE EVENTS WERE ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 10,000 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING BUSINESS REPS AND NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIERS. 77653 COLLABORATION WITH OTHER LOCAL AND PRIVATE ENTITIES STRIVING TO ENSURE GROWTH AND PROVIDE AN ECONOMIC BOOST AND ENTERTAINMENT TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES. WE HOSTED TWO MAKE IT IN MICHIGAN SUMMITS IN 2025 AS WELL AS BRINGING IN THREE SITE SELECTORS TO PARTICIPATE IN A PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPER'S ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING. 706813 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MI X NANCY E LYNN 5176649806 PO BOX 13063 LANSING MI 48901 X RICK LANTZ PRESIDENT 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MARC R CORRIVEAU VICE PRESIDENT 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SARAH GONZALES TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SUZANNE MILLER ALLEN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 LAURA APPEL BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANGELA AYERS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 GEORGE COOK III BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JASON GRIFFIN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 VALERIE KNOL BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 TREVOR LAUER BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 EMILY MCGRAW BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 NATALIE STEWART MITCHELL BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN MIXON BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ELEANOR REECE BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH ROHATYNSKI BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JILL SCICCHITANO BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 NICK SITARSKI BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEFF STOUTENBURG BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA STUMP BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT F TOWNSEND BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN VAN FOSSEN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRAD WARD BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 RENEE WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 PHIL YEITER BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID ZYBLE BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER CHAIR & EX-OFFICIO MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 REBECCA BAHAR-COOK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & SECRETARY 10.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAPITOL FUNDRAISING ASSOCIATES 124 WEST ALLEGAN STE 1210 LANSING MI 48933 MANAGEMENT FEES 108250 1 867500 867500 3291 3291 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 20118 20118 20118 890909 0 0 23409 112390 4140 108250 31905 31905 47400 47400 1472 1472 553499 553499 5142 5142 DEI 77653 77653 CLIENT DEVELOPMENT 75661 75661 MISCELLANEOUS 3121 3121 908243 706813 93180 108250 830484 708685 25000 13925 45930 80546 11370 88999 912784 892155 24608 21313 24608 21313 X 788176 795842 100000 75000 888176 870842 912784 892155 -17334 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 609750 929750 773000 678500 867500 3858500 609750 929750 773000 678500 867500 3858500 1415974 2442526 759 769 3742 3209 3291 11770 2600 4474 5425 6000 20118 38617 3908887 0.62490 0.61820 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 2,600. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 4,474. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 5,425. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 6,000. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 20,118. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 890909 0 890909 0 890909 908243 0 908243 0 908243 PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN GRANTED EXEMPTION FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FOUNDATION IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE CODE REQUIRES THAT TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS MUST COMPLY WITH FEDERAL TAX LAW TO MAINTAIN TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND AVOID PENALTIES. THE FOUNDATION IS SUBJECT TO A TAX ON INCOME FROM ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS. THE FOUNDATION HAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AS DEFINED BY SECTION 509 (A)(1) OF THE CODE. THE FOUNDATION EVALUATES ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS UNDER A MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THRESHOLD AS REQUIRED BY U.S. GAAP. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAS TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECORDING OF ANY ADDITIONAL TAX LIABILITY NOR DOES IT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ANY UNREALIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT WOULD EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. THE FOUNDATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING JURISDICTIONS. AT DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE FOUNDATION'S FEDERAL TAX RETURNS GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS TO BENEFIT THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY 142964 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS TO BENEFIT THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY 197640 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS TO BENEFIT THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY 1607 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS TO BENEFIT THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY 105024 0 0 0 0 0 0 447235 0 447235 0 0 0 0 0 0 REBECCA BAHAR-COOK ENTITY OWNED MORE THAN 35% BY OFFICER 108250 MANAGEMENT FEES 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 MANAGEMENT DUTIES WERE PERFORMED BY CAPITOL FUNDRAISING ASSOCIATES, AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR, FOR FEES OF $108,250. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS ANY PERSON (PERSON BEING DEFINED TO MEAN ANY INDIVIDUAL, ASSOCIATION, PARTNERSHIP, PROPRIETORSHIP WHETHER SOLE OR OTHERWISE, JOINT VENTURE, CORPORATION WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AND WHETHER PROFIT OR NONPROFIT, TRUST, FOUNDATION, CHARITY, UNIT OF GOVERNMENT, OR OTHER ENTITY WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE) MAY, UPON ACCEPTANCE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BECOME A MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION ON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS SET BY THE BOARD. THE NUMBER AND DELINEATIONS OF THE CLASSES OF MEMBERS MY BE CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 THE FOUNDATION'S ACCOUNTANT RECEIVES AND REVIEWS FORM 990 FOR ACCURACY. AFTER THE ACCOUNTANT APPROVES THE RETURN, IT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT. AFTER ANY BOARD MEMBER CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SIGNS AND FILES THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE CODE OF CONDUCT ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND ALL BOARD DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND TO NOTIFY THE BOARD OF ANY CONFLICTS THAT MY ARISE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL PAYMENTS TO THE OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR PROVIDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DUTIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DETERMINED BASED ON A COMPARISON OF THE SAME POSITION IN OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE ALL DOCUMENTS AS REQUIRED BY LAW. FORM 990 IS ALSO POSTED ANNUALLY AT THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. FORM 990 IS PUBLIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.