2023-09-05T09:16:39-05:00 2022-12-31 382157642 MANER COSTERISAN PC 2425 E GRAND RIVER SUITE 1 LANSING MI 489123291 990 2022-01-01 382517980 MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL MICH 5174879539 602 W IONIA ST LANSING MI 48933 CONAN SMITH PRESIDENT/CEO 5174879539 2023-09-01 1 CONAN SMITH 999009999 0 MARK L LOCKWITZ CPA P00948433 5173237500 2023-09-02 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CONAN SMITH 602 W IONIA ST LANSING MI 48933 3126933 0 X WWW.ENVIRONMENTALCOUNCIL.ORG X 1984 MI INFORMING AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND DECISION MAKERS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. 15 15 21 16 0 0 2064831 2088996 112348 0 109478 -260974 23826 95578 2310483 1923600 120064 115695 0 0 1343446 1308729 0 0 251451 660227 880482 2123737 2304906 186746 -381306 5088879 4567689 683691 758448 4405188 3809241 X INFORMING AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND DECISION MAKERS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. 0 0 827521 6622 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 ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES. 414978 58773 3320 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 SEPTICS, 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. 154854 1239 DETROIT - 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. 90954 728 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. 87441 56922 700 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: MEC CALLS FOR REINVESTMENT IN MICHIGAN'S URBAN CENTERS AND OTHER ESTABLISHED COMMUNITIES AS AN ANTIDOTE TO SPRAWL AND THE LOSS OF OPEN SPACES. WE SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE TO MICHIGAN'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO CATALYZE SUSTAINABLE LANDUSE, 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. 73616 589 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. 252011 56922 2017 1649364 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 21 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 0 1 1 0 0 MI X X CONAN SMITH 5174879539 602 W IONIA ST LANSING MI 48933 CONAN SMITH PRESIDENT/CEO 24.00 X 132457 0 15516 JOE BOWER COO 1.00 X 105878 0 18500 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 238335 0 34016 2 0 0 0 OLSON BZDOCK & HOWARD PC 420 E FRONT ST TRAVERSE CITY MI 49686 LEGAL REPRESENTATION-MPSC INTERVENTIONS 440076 1 4700 111259 1973037 2088996 63616 63616 18117 0 18117 18117 18117 853818 1178408 -324590 -324590 -324590 89188 24925 64263 64263 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 13198 13198 13198 1923600 13198 0 -178594 85481 85481 30214 30214 260482 170056 49454 40972 877823 573089 166659 138075 52751 33748 10393 8610 34210 21597 6898 5715 83463 53397 16443 13623 1519 1035 371 113 78249 53329 19099 5821 60941 60941 11274 11274 108327 33921 74406 93452 66196 15769 11487 50327 30228 10992 9107 17989 7699 5628 4662 31019 17257 7526 6236 27180 19193 4682 3305 11650 7877 2064 1709 ENERGY POLICY PASS-THRO 381854 381854 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN 4378 1439 1607 1332 MISCELLANEOUS 2323 813 826 684 2304906 1649364 404091 251451 50 2168610 1904204 28208 156461 652 7263 6544 673941 238502 462619 435439 2421477 2065041 5088879 4567689 176341 117275 498754 633521 8596 7652 683691 758448 X 718264 656568 3686924 3152673 4405188 3809241 5088879 4567689 -381306 -214641 0 X 1 X 1 X 1 0 X 2483050 1877920 1668419 2064831 2088996 10183216 2483050 1877920 1668419 2064831 2088996 10183216 2464238 7718978 167131 132233 109658 186851 63616 659489 129402 23826 102386 255614 11098319 404398 0.69550 0.65260 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 60941 60941 2243965 2304906 265245 66311 0 0 275158 278560 256187 265245 1075150 1612725 34935 26570 23899 60941 146345 68790 69640 64047 66311 268788 403182 2717905 -455420 64119 11274 2187092 2520793 100 310188 91910 21266 2717905 2407255 750 415059 292420 9851 2520793 2131729 450 377785 95003 7706 2407255 2326535 -89606 95005 10195 2131729 0.04000 0.85000 0.11000 1 0 75000 75000 469179 125396 343783 96377 90579 5798 33385 22527 10858 435439 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 ANNUAL EVENT 89188 89188 24925 89188 89188 24925 24925 64263 1 MICHIGAN AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 21501 N SHORE DRIVE A EAST LANSING MI 48823 382027120 501(C)(3) 16250 0 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ON SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ISSUES. NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION 11100 WILDLIFE CENTER DRIVE RESTON VA 20190 530204616 501(C)(3) 10458 0 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ON SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ISSUES. SAFE WATER ENGINEERING 4444 SECOND AVE DETROIT MI 48201 820952913 16948 0 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ON WATER ISSUES. BLACK OWNERS OF SOLAR SERVICES 321 N CLARK ST STE 1500 CHICAGO IL 60654 871152840 41825 0 ADVANCE MISSION 2 2 ERB HEALTHY SOILS PROJECT WORK 2 30214 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. 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 OFFICE MANAGER 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 SUSTAINABLE MICHIGAN FUND 602 WEST IONIA LANSING MI 48933 844039491 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION AND EDUCATION MI 501(C)(4) N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0