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THE CENTER FOR MICHIGAN

EIN: 32-0167398Detroit, MIZIP: 48201
W22 - Public & Societal Benefit501(c)(3)

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.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$5.3M$0$13M
2023$2.7M$0$13M

Compensation

2024

KATHERINE S LOCKER
CEO
chief executive officer
$260,464
$0
$0
$271,828
JOEL T KURTH
Executive Ed
highest compensated employee
$171,270
$0
$0
$202,675
WILLIAM EMKOW
Growth Strat
highest compensated employee
$168,491
$0
$0
$201,135
JOHN BEBOW
Executive Ad
highest compensated employee
$169,090
$0
$0
$169,090
RONNIE L FRENCH
Senior Repor
highest compensated employee
$131,107
$0
$0
$165,274
ROB FOWLER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DEVIN SCILLIAN
Director(beg
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAULA CUNNINGHAM
Vice Chair(e
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAUL HILLEGONDS
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
LOYAL A ELDRIDGE III
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT SEESTADT
Treasurer(be
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
CINDY GOODAKER
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
REGINA BELL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SARAH WYCOFF MCCAULEY
Vice Chair(b
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
PHILIP POWER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GLENDA D PRICE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

JOHN BEBOW
Publisher
highest compensated employee
$312,289
$0
$0
$335,998
KATHERINES S LOCKER
CEO
chief executive officer
$255,024
$0
$0
$264,837
DAVID L ZEMAN
Senior Edito
highest compensated employee
$180,843
$0
$0
$209,496
WILLIAM EMKOW
Growth Strat
highest compensated employee
$169,685
$0
$0
$194,833
JOEL T KURTH
Executive Ed
highest compensated employee
$162,775
$0
$0
$190,948
RONNIE L FRENCH
Senior Write
highest compensated employee
$136,367
$0
$0
$166,975
SARAH WYCOFF MCCAULEY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RANIA HANA
Treasurer -b
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
PHILIP POWER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROB FOWLER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAULA CUNNINGHAM
Vice Preside
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
LOYAL A ELDRIDGE III
Secretary -
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
CINDY GOODACRE
Secretary Be
board secretary
$0
$0
$0
$0
REGINA BELL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KARLA CAMPBELL
Treasurer-en
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAUL HILLEGONDS
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
GLENDA D PRICE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL J JANDERNOA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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