Public Charity

THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN

THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in DETROIT, MI. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $5.3M, expenses of $5.7M, total assets of $13.0M. Imperigo tracks 56 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.1M.

EIN: 320167398 DETROIT, MI Public Finance, Taxation & Monetary Policy NTEE: W22 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.3M
Total Expenses$5.7M
Total Assets$13.0M
Grant Records56
Funding Total$2.1M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

FOR ALL STATE RESIDENTS, DIVERSE CIVIC STAKEHOLDERS AND PHILANTHROPY, THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN (THE CENTER) AND ITS NONPROFIT NEWSROOMS - BRIDGE MICHIGAN AND BRIDGEDETROIT - MAKE MICHIGAN BETTER THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY, NONPARTISAN JOURNALISM AND ENGAGEMENT. THE CENTER FOCUSES ON IN-DEPTH EXPLANATORY AND WATCHDOG REPORTING WHILE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH VARIOUS MEDIA TO DEEPEN AND WIDEN PUBLIC CONSUMPTION OF IN-DEPTH REPORTING. THIS WORK IS MADE POSSIBLE BY CHARITABLE DONATIONS RANGING FROM FOUNDATION GRANTS TO READER DONATIONS.

Where $100 goes at The Center for Michigan

How The Center for Michigan divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$52
Bridge michigan
70% of program spending
$22
Bridgedetroit launched in may 2020 as an editorially independent newsroom
30% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

PRO PUBLICA INC
2025
PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK INITIATIVE
$46,043
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC
2025
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$23,716
$20,000
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND
2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,625
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$139,540

Showing up to 5 of 56 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Cindy Goodaker
DIRECTOR(BEG Devin Scillian
DIRECTOR Glenda D Price
EXECUTIVE ED Joel T Kurth
EXECUTIVE AD John Bebow
CEO Katherine S Locker

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,330,812 46 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$427,000 3 grants
Environment & Conservation
$100,000 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$15,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$249,343 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $5.3M $5.7M $13.0M
2023 $2.7M $5.3M $13.0M
2022 $7.7M $5.0M $15.6M
2020 $4.1M $3.8M $6.8M
2019 $2.0M $2.7M $5.5M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.0M to $5.3M (+160%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.0M.

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