American Dairy Assn of Michigan Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
380296665
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Okemos, MI, USA
Phone
5173498923
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,544,797
Expenses
$12,165,947
Assets
$5,683,751
Liabilities
$322,218

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

30 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CORBY WERTH (PRESIDENT)
  • SCOTT LAMB (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MELISSA GERHARTER (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • MELISSA GERHARTER (CEO): $315,888 total reported compensation
  • KIMBERLY MATHEWS (VP FINANCE AND ADMIN): $193,568 total reported compensation
  • SARAH WOODSIDE (VP MARKETING & COMMS): $166,599 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purposes for which it is formed are to promote interests of the dairy industry in Michigan; to cooperate with other states and organizations in promoting dairy products; to promote adequate use and consumption of milk, butter, cheese, ice cream and other dairy products; to conduct or promote research work for the purposes of developing and discovering health, food, dietetic and industrial uses for products of milk or its derivatives which will promote consumption of dairy products and to do all such things as may be useful, necessary or convenient for the accomplishment of the foregoing purposes, or any of them, provided however, that said corporation shall not be operated for pecuniary profit.

What it reported doing in 2025

Promoted dairy products by working with partners to raise awareness of milk's nutritional benefits for michiganders in need. The organization also partnered with food banks and retailers to educate consumers on the need for milk in the food banking system and to increase their capacity for milk distribution. During 2025, 37 coolers were distributed as part of the food pantry grants. In addition, there were exhibits at health professional and school conferences, providing nutritional information to the general public.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 98
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 96%; rating input score 96; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.47; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.8%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 24 of 25 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $316K · 30 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.2M reported
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.