Michigan Humanities Council

“The governor of michigan shall have the opportunity to appoint six citizens to the board of directors of the corporation, two each year, at the time of the annual meeting.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the council's independent auditor with the assistance and involvement of the executive director and fiscal officer. The board's finance committee reviews and approves the return and sends it to the executive committee of the board. Following executive committee approval the 990 is sent to the full board for its review and approval. The executive director then signs and files the return.”

“The conflict of interest policy is distributed each year to all current board members and staff. Each person discloses any conflicts, signs the form and returns it to be reviewed and filed in the offices of the michigan humanities council. During the year, if other conflicts arise, they are reported verbally and/or in writing to the board.”

“The executive director's salary and benefits are determined by the executive committee of the board of directors composed of independent directors, following a periodic review of individual performance, comparison with peers and studies of compensation practices of humanities councils in other states, and in the context of the council's budget. The executive director follows a similar review in determining the salaries of other staff members based on individual performance, comparison with salaries in the local area and budget. The deliberations and decision of the executive committee are contemporaneously substantiated by way of written minutes.”

“All information is available upon request. Form 990 is also posted annually on guidestar's website. Michigan humanities council is registered to solicit in the state of michigan and provides form 990 to the michigan attorney general's office where it is public information.”

“It should be noted that the grant in 2014 from the w.k. Kellogg foundation was treated as a contribution and not an exchange transaction. This is a three year grant whose revenue is being reported in the current year while the expenses will be reflected in the next three years. As a result, future periods may reflect an excess of expenses over revenues as the funding for this program is engaged.”

“Michigan humanities council has a committee that assumes responsibilty for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. This process has not changed from the prior year.”

“Employer identification number: 51-0164775 for the year ending october 31, 2014 michigan humanities council, hereby elects, pursuant to irc sec. 168(k)(2)(d)(iii), not to claim the additional 50% depreciation allowable under irc sec. 168(k) for the following qualifying property placed in service during the tax year ending october 31, 2014. All property in the 5 year class. See attached form 4562.”