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THOMAS M COOLEY LAW SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
THOMAS M COOLEY LAW SCHOOL (EIN 38-1988915)
Tax period
2021-09-01 to 2022-08-31
Filed
2023-06-29
IRS object ID
202301809349301210
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-06-29T11:47:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1750 TRADE CENTRE WAY STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityPORTAGECityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49002ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN381988915EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THOMAS M COOLEY LAW SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTHOMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5173715140PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 S CAPITOL AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityLANSINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48933ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKATHLEEN A CONKLINPersonNm
Person TitleSR VP OPS & FINANCE, TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5173715140PhoneNum
Signature2023-06-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Person LastCONKLINPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAMY CIMINELLOPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00796388PTIN
Phone2695674500PhoneNum
Preparation2023-06-28PreparationDt

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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WMU-COOLEY LAW SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJAMES MCGRATHPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 S CAPITOL AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityLANSINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48933ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$52,781,899GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.COOLEY.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1972FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Other Revenue$229,560PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$14,803,480PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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MissionWE PROVIDE A TRANSFORMATIVE PRACTICAL LEGAL EDUCATION, GROUNDED IN THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING, THAT PREPARES AND INSPIRES OUR STUDENTS TO BECOME LIFELONG LEARNERS AND AGENTS FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND OUR PROFESSION.MissionDesc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
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Escrow AccountYes (1)EscrowAccountInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

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MUSTAFA AMEEN
BOARD MEMBER/ADJUNCT PROFESSOR6.000.00Yes (X)$11,000$0$0
HON LOUISE ALDERSON
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SCOTT DIENES
VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD - PARTIAL YEAR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
AARON BURRELL
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINA CORL
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS CRANMER
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE NOLAN
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN DUNN
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON JANE MARKEY
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH MILLER
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON BART STUPAK
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MITCHELL ZAJAC
VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JORDAN SUTTON
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON MICHAEL HATTY
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES MCGRATH
PRESIDENT AND DEAN60.000.00$366,190$0$24,076Yes (X)
KATHLEEN CONKLIN
TREASURER/SR VP OF OPS & FINANCE50.000.00$171,212$0$24,764Yes (X)
CHERIE BECK
CORP SECRETARY/EXEC ASST TO PRES/ASSOC GEN COUNSEL40.000.00$108,763$0$25,004Yes (X)
PAUL ZELENSKI
SR VP & ASSOC DEAN OF ENROLLMENT50.000.00$181,090$0$24,032Yes (X)
AMY TIMMER
ASSOCIATE DEAN OF STUDENTS & TENURED PROFESSOR55.000.00$171,212$0$23,943Yes (X)
DUANE STROJNY
ASSOCIATE DEAN & TENURED PROFESSOR50.000.00$163,279$0$31,889Yes (X)
TRACEY BRAME
ASSOCIATE DEAN & TENURED PROFESSOR45.000.00$171,212$0$30,161Yes (X)
FRANK AIELLO
CHIEF OF STAFF40.000.00$165,486$0$23,344Yes (X)
DON LEDUC
TENURED PROFESSOR, FORMER PRESIDENT, DEAN EMERITUS40.000.00$500,000$0$23,859Yes (X)
MABLE MARTIN-SCOTT
TENURED PROFESSOR40.000.00$166,261$0$29,413Yes (X)
DUSTIN FOSTER
TENURED PROFESSOR48.000.00$166,367$0$30,161Yes (X)
DANIEL SHEAFFER
TENURED PROFESSOR40.000.00$182,210$0$29,413Yes (X)
TAMMY ASHER
TENURED PROFESSOR50.000.00$195,976$0$30,161Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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JENZABAR
101 HUNTINGTON AVE STE 2200BOSTONMA02199SOFTWARE CONSULTING$468,748
INVERVE MARKETING
1035 N WASHINGTON AVELANSINGMI48906MARKETING SERVICES$325,095
DUHADWAY KENDALL & ASSOCIATES INC
5160 FALCON VIEWKENTWOODMI49512ACCESS CONTROL$221,898
PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
1000 OAKBROOK DRIVE STE 400ANN ARBORMI48104AUDITING & CONSULTING SERVICES$170,525
SEYFERTHPR
40 MONROE CENTER NW SUITE 202GRAND RAPIDSMI49503MARKETING SERVICES$111,119
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$9,000FundraisingAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTUITION AND FEESDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$22,593,437TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$13,500RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$8,768RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$4,732ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$8,369,960SecuritiesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other-$215,866OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$301,334TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$301,334ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising Direct Expenses$15,150FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$456,173GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$349,228CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER FEES AND SUBSCRIPTIONSDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$49,828OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$2,165,075ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,636,295TotalAmt
Program Services$5,636,295ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$216,889TotalAmt
Program Services$216,889ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,753,997TotalAmt
Program Services$1,114,445ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$639,552ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,489,764TotalAmt
Program Services$11,211,715ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,219,041ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,008FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,184,724TotalAmt
Program Services$2,866,474ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$312,673ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,577FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$801,686ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$242,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,085FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,185TotalAmt
Management And General$63,185ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,525TotalAmt
Management And General$96,525ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,800TotalAmt
Fundraising$52,800FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,308TotalAmt
Management And General$125,308ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$794,731TotalAmt
Program Services$412,174ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$382,557ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$477,339TotalAmt
Management And General$464,913ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,426FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,615TotalAmt
Program Services$52,141ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72,410ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,064FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$905,319TotalAmt
Program Services$880,501ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,818ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,216,514TotalAmt
Program Services$2,862,712ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$353,802ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$179,931TotalAmt
Program Services$119,530ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,212ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,189FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,561TotalAmt
Program Services$4,736ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,237ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,588FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,248,552TotalAmt
Program Services$3,666,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$582,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,089,521TotalAmt
Program Services$2,585,311ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$504,210ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
LIBRARY COLLECTION MAIN$1,359,960$1,359,960
SUBSCRIPTION AND PUBLIC$144,812$20,048$124,764
MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES$115,040$40,100$74,940

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$276,991TotalAmt
Program Services$82,679ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$194,312ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,621,889TotalAmt
Program Services$33,933,896ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,542,256ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$145,737FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$576BOYAmt
EOY$557EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,360,986BOYAmt
EOY$1,762,941EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,384BOYAmt
EOY$6,509EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$341,031BOYAmt
EOY$712,441EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$206,529BOYAmt
EOY$214,463EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$938,318BOYAmt
EOY$1,059,286EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$130,839,152LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$79,449,406LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,883,803BOYAmt
EOY$51,389,746EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,958,642BOYAmt
EOY$33,725,827EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,671,391BOYAmt
EOY$36,077,573EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,371,660BOYAmt
EOY$124,949,343EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,556,155BOYAmt
EOY$2,712,102EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,563,411BOYAmt
EOY$2,979,712EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,796,798BOYAmt
EOY$60,632,114EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,275BOYAmt
EOY$13,024EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$535,779BOYAmt
EOY$289,504EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,471,418BOYAmt
EOY$66,626,456EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,954,942BOYAmt
EOY$53,166,449EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,945,300BOYAmt
EOY$5,156,438EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,900,242BOYAmt
EOY$58,322,887EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,371,660BOYAmt
EOY$124,949,343EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$13,041,762ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$8,535,594NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$284,847AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$46,005,666BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,900ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$5,419,978InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,500,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$126,558AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$38,962,030EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$37,817,022BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$11,191ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,297,876InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$120,423AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$46,005,666EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$34,877,007BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$88,728ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,360,340InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$509,053AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$37,817,022EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$34,247,083BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$39,359ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$675,444InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$84,879AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$34,877,007EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,984,694BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$101,306ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,243,088InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$82,005AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$34,247,083EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.94400BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.05600PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,204,093OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$6,204,093BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$104,472,171OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$64,943,793DepreciationAmt
Book Value$39,528,378BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,158,785OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,467,509DepreciationAmt
Book Value$691,276BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,004,103OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,038,104DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,965,999BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$51,389,746TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUNDS & CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT$10,712,130C
MUTUAL FUNDS$25,365,443C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$36,077,573TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescACCRUED COMPENSATIONDesc
Amt$289,504Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$289,504TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,220,135TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$8,535,594NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$5,272,951OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$13,808,545RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$27,028,680RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$125,308InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$573,861OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$448,553RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$26,580,127TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$34,797,490TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$5,272,951OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$5,272,951ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$40,070,441ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$125,308InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included-$573,860OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt-$448,552ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$39,621,889TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:THE COLLECTION INVOLVES ART WORK EITHER RELATED TO THE LAW, LEGAL ISSUES, THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, OR ONE OF OUR VARIOUS LOCATIONS. THE ARTWORK IS DISPLAYED PUBLICLY AND IS FEATURED IN LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS INVOLVING LAW STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC. DISPLAY AND USE OF THE COLLECTION ADVANCES COOLEY'S POLICY OF INCULCATING ITS STUDENTS INTO THE TENETS OF PROFESSIONALISM, INCLUDING PUBLIC SERVICE, AND THE PROMOTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ALL CITIZENS.
PART V, LINE 4:THE LAW SCHOOL MAINTAINS A BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND. THE FUNDS ARE NOT MEANT FOR CURRENT OPERATING NEEDS, BUT MAINTAINED FOR FUTURE PROJECTS AS THE BOARD DEEMS NECESSARY. THE TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED AND PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS CONTAIN FUNDS FROM A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN WHICH RAISED FUNDS FOR BUILDING RENOVATIONS AND A NEED BASED SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS -5,272,951.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD -349,228. RENTAL EXPENSES -8,768. LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS -215,865.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS -5,272,951.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD -349,228. RENTAL EXPENSES -8,768. LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS -215,864.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE SCHOOL PUBLISHES ITS RACIALLY NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE, AND IN MOST PRINT ADVERTISING.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE LAW SCHOOL RECEIVES EACH YEAR AN AUTHORIZATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUPPORT THE FEDERAL WORKSTUDY PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, THE SCHOOL RECEIVED SUBAWARD GRANT FUNDS FROM WAYNE COUNTY THROUGH A GRANT THEY RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AND GRANT FUNDS DIRECTLY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (6 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
HONORS SCHOLARSHIPSCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,2$43,315CHARGE AGAINST TUITIONN/AN/A
HONORS SCHOLARSHIPSEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU3$41,869CHARGE AGAINST TUITIONN/AN/A
HONORS SCHOLARSHIPSEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC3$39,394CHARGE AGAINST TUITIONN/AN/A
HONORS SCHOLARSHIPS & CANADIAN BURSARY SCHOLARSHIPSNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES10$79,936CHARGE AGAINST TUITIONN/AN/A
HONORS SCHOLARSHIPSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA3$7,700CHARGE AGAINST TUITIONN/AN/A
HONORS SCHOLARSHIPSSOUTH ASIA1$4,675CHARGE AGAINST TUITIONN/AN/A
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:HONORS SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PAID TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FOR THEIR STUDY AT THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL FACILITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED ON THE SAME BASIS AS THOSE AWARDED TO STUDENTS WITH UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE NONPROFIT SPOTBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11938 BURDETTE ST SUITE 5AddressLine1Txt
CityFERNDALECityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48220ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCONSULTING SERVICESActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$52,800RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$52,800TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GOLF OUTINGEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$16,412GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$9,000CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$7,412GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$486NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$8,635RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$5,639FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$390OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$16,412GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$9,000CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$7,412GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$486NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$8,635RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$5,639FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$390OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$15,150DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$7,738NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (4 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
HONORS SCHOLARSHIPS408$4,993,175N/AN/A
YELLOW RIBBON MATCH1$805N/AN/A
OTHER SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS16$94,219N/AN/A
STUDENT RELIEF FUNDS133$548,096N/AN/A

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOUR HONORS SCHOLARSHIPS ARE GIVEN TO CURRENT STUDENTS ON THE BASIS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. YELLOW RIBBON IS A PARTIAL MATCH OF FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AS PART OF A FEDERAL PROGRAM FOR QUALIFIED STUDENTS. THE OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS ARE GIVEN TO CURRENT STUDENTS BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND/OR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. STUDENT RELIEF FUNDS WERE APPLIED FOR AND GIVEN BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DON LEDUC
TENURED PROFESSOR, FORMER PRESIDENT,$500,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$23,859$0$523,859$0$0$0
JAMES MCGRATH
PRESIDENT AND DEAN$332,500$0$0$0$33,690$0$0$0$24,076$0$390,266$0$0$0
TAMMY ASHER
TENURED PROFESSOR$148,880$0$0$0$47,096$0$0$0$30,161$0$226,137$0$0$0
DANIEL SHEAFFER
TENURED PROFESSOR$156,325$0$0$0$25,885$0$0$0$29,413$0$211,623$0$0$0
PAUL ZELENSKI
SR VP & ASSOC DEAN OF ENROLLMENT$171,212$0$0$0$9,878$0$0$0$24,032$0$205,122$0$0$0
TRACEY BRAME
ASSOCIATE DEAN & TENURED PROFESSOR$171,212$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$30,161$0$201,373$0$0$0
DUSTIN FOSTER
TENURED PROFESSOR$148,880$0$0$0$17,487$0$0$0$30,161$0$196,528$0$0$0
KATHLEEN CONKLIN
TREASURER/SR VP OF OPS & FINANCE$171,212$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$24,764$0$195,976$0$0$0
MABLE MARTIN-SCOTT
TENURED PROFESSOR$148,880$0$0$0$17,381$0$0$0$29,413$0$195,674$0$0$0
DUANE STROJNY
ASSOCIATE DEAN & TENURED PROFESSOR$156,325$0$0$0$6,954$0$0$0$31,889$0$195,168$0$0$0
AMY TIMMER
ASSOCIATE DEAN OF STUDENTS & TENURED$171,212$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$23,943$0$195,155$0$0$0
FRANK AIELLO
CHIEF OF STAFF$165,486$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$23,344$0$188,830$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PRESIDENT HAS A MONTHLY HOUSING ALLOWANCE THAT IS INCLUDED IN HIS COMPENSATION AND REPORTED ON FORM W-2. THE SCHOOL PAYS CERTAIN CLUB DUES FOR THE PRESIDENT THAT ARE REPORTED AS COMPENSATION ON HIS W-2.ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHIGAN FINANCE AUTHORITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN800596186BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP594479CD7CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2014-10-20BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$65,612,513IssuePriceAmt
PurposeREFUND PRIOR ISSUES DATED 6/10/2008 AND 8/27/2009PurposeDesc
DefeasedYes (1)DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Bond Defeased$16,535,000BondDefeasedAmt
Total Proceeds$65,612,513TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund$5,639,992InReserveFundAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$59,703,900OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Refunding Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others0.00000PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI0.00000PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use0.00000TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed PropYes (1)ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0.30980ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropPct
Remedial Action TakenYes (1)RemedialActionTakenInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate DueYes (1)NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceDATE REBATE COMPUTATION PERFORMEDFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationISSUER NAME: MICHIGAN FINANCE AUTHORITY DATE THE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED: 07/17/2020ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

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PersonLAURA LEDUCPersonNm
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Relationship DescriptionDAUGHTER OF DON LEDUC, FORMER PRESIDENT AND DEANRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$201,129TransactionAmt
TransactionSALARY AND BENEFITS RECEIVED AS A STAFF MEMBERTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED INTERNALLY. IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY ACCOUNTANTS AND PRESENTED TO MANAGEMENT FOR FINAL REVIEW BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND A QUESTIONNAIRE ARE PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM. ALL RESPONSES ARE REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER, AND ANY REAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICTS ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PRESIDENT, AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD CHAIR. DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, IF SOMEONE IDENTIFIES A CONFLICT, IT IS TO BE COMMUNICATED IN WRITING IMMEDIATELY. DIRECTORS OR MANAGERS WHO HAVE DECLARED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS UNLESS THE BOARD OR ADMINISTRATION REQUESTS INFORMATION OR INTERPRETATION FOR SPECIAL REASONS. SHOULD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MATTER REQUIRE AN AUDIT COMMITTEE OR BOARD VOTE TO RESOLVE, THOSE CONCERNED SHALL NOT BE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER OR AT THE TIME OF THE VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE PRESIDENT/DEAN'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS GOVERNED BY A WRITTEN FOUR YEAR CONTRACT. WHEN THE CONTRACT IS RENEWED COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL DATA IS OBTAINED IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE COMPENSATION IS COMPETITIVE WITH ORGANIZATIONS OF A SIMILAR SIZE. THE LAST TIME THE EVALUATION PROCESS WAS UNDERTAKEN WAS IN APRIL, 2019.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE SCHOOL MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MAINTAINS OVERSIGHT OVER THE ANNUAL AUDIT. THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE SIGNS THE ENGAGEMENT LETTER, THE COMMITTEE PARTICIPATES IN A PLANNING MEETING WITH THE AUDITORS, AND REVIEWS THE RESULTS OF EACH AUDIT AFTER ITS COMPLETION.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

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Business Name Line1SIXTY PLUS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1300 S CAPITOL AVE 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityLANSINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48933ZIPCd
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EIN382245744EIN
Primary ActivitiesLEGAL SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLYPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

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Business Name Line1THOMAS M COOLEY LAW SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
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Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

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Business Name Line1SIXTY PLUS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Transaction TypeOTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$365,849InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationALLOCATION OF COSTMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt