Small Business for Michigan

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464032393
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Lansing, MI, USA
Phone
5174828788
Rating
55
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$259
Expenses
$1,810
Assets
$51,039
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KELLI SAUNDERS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • BRIAN CALLEY (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ANN E PARKER (SECRETARY/TREASURER (ENDED 12/24))
  • MICHAEL BROWN (SECRETARY/TREASURER)
  • KELLI SAUNDERS (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

Small business for Michigan is a nonprofit that supports public policies and programs aimed at improving Michigan's small business economy, business climate and employment opportunities. It promotes, encourages and advocates citizen participation in political and civic events, governmental events and associated activities. Small business for Michigan is advocating for small business issues in Michigan.

What it reported doing in 2024

Conducts an orientation course aimed at educating newly elected legislators about civility and decorum, building consensus, the importance of collaboration and working across the aisle, navigating the work with the executive branch and using association and multi-client lobbyists as resources.no programming was conducted in fiscal year 24-25.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and a relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 33
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.1%; rating input score 54
  • Program expense ratio: 7.7%; rating input score 8
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

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

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: -598.8%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 28.2; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -23.5% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -24% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.8% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.1% of revenue deployed · 7.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $140 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 8/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 54/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.