Michigan Central Center for Mobility and Society

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
882893566
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Detroit, MI, USA
Phone
3124604268
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,275,504
Expenses
$4,952,210
Assets
$12,223,987
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOSHUA SIREFMAN (PRESIDENT)
  • CAROLINA PLUSZCZYNSKI (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MARY CULLER (CHAIR)
  • JOSHUA SIREFMAN (PRESIDENT)
  • CAROLINA PLUSZCZYNSKI (VICE PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Michigan central center for mobility and society's mission is to catalyze the innovation and startup ecosystem in detroit, build dynamic spaces that foster creativity and gathering, and develop skills and solutions that help advance critical sectors, careers in growing industries, and economic development in the region.

What it reported doing in 2024

Mccms advanced arts and cultural programming to foster public engagement that promotes education and community engagement at the intersection of art, technology, and mobility. The Michigan central newlab art + technology residency supported six detroit-based artists with stipends, studio access, fabrication tools, professional development, and public programming (maynovember 2024), directly to artists. Mccms introduced the art program nationally through a midwest house @ sxsw panel attended by 200+ participants, expanding public dialogue on arts, innovation, and economic vitality. In collaboration with community partners, mccms conducted the south entry design process, a design competition awarding two stipends to international studios for community-informed public-realm proposals. Locally, initiatives such as the hip hop architecture camp and young disruptors initiative engaged 60+ detroit youth, blending design thinking, steam learning, and community planning. Collectively, mccms elevated detroit's creative economy, providing free cultural access to more than 100,000 visitors, and strengthened pathways for artists, students, and residents to engage in innovation and the arts. Collectively, these programs advanced mccms's charitable purposes of education, promotion of the arts, and uplifting community by providing free arts education, engaging residents in cultural placemaking, and fostering public understanding of art and technology.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 61% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 55
  • Accountability: 42
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 99.9%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -15.8%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.47; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 179.1% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 99.9% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 6 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $4.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $3M reported
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.