Michigan Licensed Beverage Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
380831018
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Lansing, MI, USA
Phone
5173749611
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$457,131
Expenses
$701,859
Assets
$400,104
Liabilities
$352,133

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RICHARD SWINDLEHURST (PRESIDENT)
  • HAROLD CAMPAU (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SCOTT ELLIS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SCOTT ELLIS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $77,781 total reported compensation
  • RICHARD SWINDLEHURST (PRESIDENT): $9,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To improve the business climate for its members by playing a pro-active role with state and local legislative processes, state and local public safety entities, and the Michigan liquor control commission (mlcc), as well as implementing innovative and useful membership services.

What it reported doing in 2024

Over the past year, the Michigan licensed beverage association advanced its mission of protecting, promoting, and strengthening Michigan's hospitality industry through focused advocacy, education, and member support. Mlba remained a strong voice in lansing, actively engaging lawmakers on a wide range of policy issues affecting bars, restaurants, and related businesses. Members received timely compliance guidance on state liquor laws, licensing requirements, identification standards, and other responsibilities that come with operating in a highly regulated industry. Mlba also continued enhancing communication, expanding member resources, and keeping operators informed of emerging developments throughout the year. The association remained committed to elevating the importance of hospitality businesses across the state and ensuring members had the representation and support needed to succeed.alcohol management program: to promote techniques of alcohol management through increased education and awareness.conventions: to promote the moral, social, and intellectual improvement of its members.beverage journal: to provide educational and trade information to the general membership.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 61% 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: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -53.5%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.88; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.2%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -62.8% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 14 of 15 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $78K · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 29/100.