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THOMAS M COOLEY LAW SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
THOMAS M COOLEY LAW SCHOOL (EIN 38-1988915)
Tax period
2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31
Filed
2025-07-14
IRS object ID
202501959349301025
Schema version
2023v6.0
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)
Return2025-07-14T10:06:36-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN331498605PreparerFirmEIN

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
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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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)
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CityLANSINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKATHLEEN A CONKLINPersonNm
Person TitleSR VP OPS & FINANCE, TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5173715140PhoneNum
Signature2025-07-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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PTINP00796388PTIN
Phone2695674500PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COOLEY 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$62,944,398GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Investment Income$2,604,464PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$11,768,011CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$189,621PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$23,596,124PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$33,130,098CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,694,379PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses$401,209CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$65,847,887TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$28,632,591TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$46,649,761NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$44,051,461NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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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Revenue$20,070,528RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
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
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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
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow AccountYes (1)EscrowAccountInd
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Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5173715140PhoneNum

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HON LOUISE ALDERSON
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MUSTAFA AMEEN
BOARD MEMBER/ADJUNCT PROFESSOR6.000.00Yes (X)$11,000$0$0
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
JOHN DUNN
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON MICHAEL HATTY
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
LAWRENCE NOLAN
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON BART STUPAK
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JORDAN SUTTON
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MITCHELL ZAJAC
BOARD MEMBER1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES MCGRATH
PRESIDENT & DEAN60.000.00Yes (X)$385,294$0$51,350
KATHLEEN CONKLIN
TREASURER/SR VP OF OPS & FINANCE50.000.00Yes (X)$175,153$0$34,804
WILLIAM ARNOLD
SEC./DIR. OF ADVANCEMENT40.000.00Yes (X)$90,816$0$7,306
TONYA KRAUSE-PHELAN
ASSOCIATE DEAN & TENURED PROFESSOR50.000.00$180,407$0$38,338Yes (X)
DUANE STROJNY
ASSOCIATE DEAN & TENURED PROFESSOR40.000.00$159,923$0$39,110Yes (X)
TRACEY BRAME
ASSOCIATE DEAN & TENURED PROFESSOR50.000.00$175,153$0$37,909Yes (X)
PAUL ZELENSKI
SR VP & ASSOC DEAN OF ENROLLMENT50.000.00$181,890$0$35,478Yes (X)
AMY TIMMER
ASSOCIATE DEAN & TENURED PROFESSOR40.000.00$175,153$0$17,402Yes (X)
MICHAEL MOLITOR
TENURED PROF., ACTING LEGAL COUNSEL40.000.00$178,190$0$37,811Yes (X)
DUSTIN FOSTER
TENURED PROFESSOR50.000.00$175,699$0$38,846Yes (X)
MONICA NUCKOLLS
TENURED PROFESSOR55.000.00$172,540$0$37,118Yes (X)
TAMMY ASHER
TENURED PROFESSOR50.000.00$171,290$0$33,298Yes (X)
MICHAEL MCDANIEL
TENURED PROFESSOR40.000.00$159,924$0$32,563Yes (X)
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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JENZABAR
101 HUNTINGTON AVENUE STE 2200BOSTONMA02199SOFTWARE CONSULTING$545,322
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DK SECURITY
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PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
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ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES
161 WASHINGTON STREET STE 600CONSHOHOCKENPA19428ACCESS CONTROL$124,046
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$12,945FundraisingAmt
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$1,800RealAmt

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Real$0RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$335,100GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$252,482CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$82,618RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

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PROPERTY DEPOSITS900099$250,000$250,000
CLEARINGHOUSE REVENUE900099$5,145$5,145
ALUMNI DUES900099$1,980$1,980

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$284,825OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$20,070,528RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$12,014,909ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,169,155TotalAmt
Program Services$3,169,155ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,388TotalAmt
Program Services$98,388ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,796,641TotalAmt
Program Services$1,167,828ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$628,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,519,705TotalAmt
Program Services$8,692,062ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$724,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$102,688FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$405,230TotalAmt
Program Services$346,595ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,158ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,477FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$2,314,800ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$402,025ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,181FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$817,326TotalAmt
Program Services$704,622ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$104,909ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,795FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,128TotalAmt
Management And General$126,128ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,300TotalAmt
Management And General$140,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,000TotalAmt
Fundraising$23,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,370TotalAmt
Management And General$52,370ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$902,096TotalAmt
Program Services$591,506ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$310,590ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$365,655TotalAmt
Management And General$362,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,174FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,550TotalAmt
Program Services$43,704ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,603ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,243FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$898,181TotalAmt
Program Services$866,609ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,572ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,009,751TotalAmt
Program Services$2,593,224ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$416,527ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,169TotalAmt
Program Services$116,959ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,039ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,171FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,474TotalAmt
Program Services$63,779ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,246ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,449FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,692,769TotalAmt
Program Services$3,194,984ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$497,785ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,593,063TotalAmt
Program Services$2,141,351ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$451,712ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
LIBRARY COLLECTION MAIN$1,393,360$1,393,360
SUBSCRIPTION AND PUBLIC$114,305$12,804$101,165$336
MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES$108,149$38,015$69,784$350
OFFICERS LIABILITY INSU$94,150$94,150

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$289,968TotalAmt
Program Services$92,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$197,217ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,728,889TotalAmt
Program Services$27,642,496ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,907,529ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$178,864FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$500BOYAmt
EOY$500EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$899,247BOYAmt
EOY$626,230EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,237BOYAmt
EOY$24,200EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$155,370BOYAmt
EOY$173,289EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$213,803BOYAmt
EOY$216,840EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,120,792BOYAmt
EOY$2,161,744EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$111,922,618LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$77,230,220LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,287,655BOYAmt
EOY$34,692,398EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,196,030BOYAmt
EOY$11,568,122EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,621,014BOYAmt
EOY$23,220,729EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,497,648BOYAmt
EOY$72,684,052EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,527,080BOYAmt
EOY$2,195,310EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,597,715BOYAmt
EOY$3,072,772EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,392,430BOYAmt
EOY$23,124,170EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,773BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$323,889BOYAmt
EOY$240,339EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,847,887BOYAmt
EOY$28,632,591EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,443,235BOYAmt
EOY$38,302,543EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,206,526BOYAmt
EOY$5,748,918EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,649,761BOYAmt
EOY$44,051,461EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,497,648BOYAmt
EOY$72,684,052EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$401,209ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$232,780NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$2,766,727OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Revenues Included$482,000RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$1,128,347AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$23,576,577BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,093ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,448,029InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$11,200,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$52,370AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$13,773,329EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$38,962,030BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,873ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,529,189InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$17,811,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$105,515AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$23,576,577EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

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
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.83300BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.16700PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,464,590OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,464,590BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$86,480,246OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$60,962,122DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,518,124BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,491,681OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,817,785DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,673,896BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,486,101OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,450,313DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,035,788BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$34,692,398TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUNDS & CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT$14,234,165C
MUTUAL FUNDS$8,986,564C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$23,220,729TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescACCRUED COMPENSATIONDesc
Amt$240,339Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$240,339TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,701,465TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$232,780NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$3,244,086OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$3,476,866RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$25,178,331RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$52,370InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$7,899,397OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$7,951,767RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$33,130,098TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$29,684,915TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$3,244,086OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$3,244,086ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$32,929,001ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$52,370InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included-$252,482OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt-$200,112ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$32,728,889TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:THE COLLECTION INVOLVES ART WORK RELATED TO THE LAW, LEGAL ISSUES, ONE OF OUR LOCATIONS, OR CREATED BY A GRADUATE. THE ARTWORK IS DISPLAYED PUBLICLY WHERE FEASIBLE AND HAS BEEN FEATURED IN LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS INVOLVING LAW STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC. DISPLAY AND USE OF THE COLLECTION ADVANCES COOLEY'S POLICY OF INCULCATING ITS STUDENT 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 BEING USED FOR CURRENT OPERATING NEEDS, AND MAINTAINED FOR FUTURE PROJECTS AS THE BOARD DEEMS NECESSARY. THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT CONTAINS FUNDS FROM A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN WHICH RAISED FUNDS FOR A NEED BASED SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS -3,244,086.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD -252,482. GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS 8,151,879.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS -3,244,086.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD -252,482.

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 (5 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPSCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,1$12,920CHARGE AGAINST TUITIONN/AN/A
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPSEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU2$23,341CHARGE AGAINST TUITIONN/AN/A
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS & CANADIAN BURSARY SCHOLARSHIPSNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES3$44,455CHARGE AGAINST TUITIONN/AN/A
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA1$4,752CHARGE AGAINST TUITIONN/AN/A
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPSSOUTH ASIA1$12,920CHARGE 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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMERIT SCHOLARSHIPS ARE TUITION ONLY SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
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$23,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$23,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GOLF OUTINGEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$20,695GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$12,945CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$7,750GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$1,240NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$9,920RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$6,002FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$635OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$20,695GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$12,945CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$7,750GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$1,240NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$9,920RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$6,002FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$635OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$17,797DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$10,047NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS242$3,142,698N/AN/A
YELLOW RIBBON MATCH3$3,000N/AN/A
OTHER SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS13$23,457N/AN/A

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOUR MERIT 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.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
JAMES MCGRATH
PRESIDENT & DEAN$350,000$0$0$0$35,294$0$24,990$0$26,360$0$436,644$0$0$0
TONYA KRAUSE-PHELAN
ASSOCIATE DEAN & TENURED PROFESSOR$175,153$0$0$0$5,254$0$6,063$0$32,275$0$218,745$0$0$0
PAUL ZELENSKI
SR VP & ASSOC DEAN OF ENROLLMENT$175,153$0$0$0$6,737$0$10,179$0$25,299$0$217,368$0$0$0
MICHAEL MOLITOR
TENURED PROF., ACTING LEGAL COUNSEL$159,923$0$0$0$18,267$0$5,536$0$32,275$0$216,001$0$0$0
DUSTIN FOSTER
TENURED PROFESSOR$152,307$0$0$0$23,392$0$5,272$0$33,574$0$214,545$0$0$0
TRACEY BRAME
ASSOCIATE DEAN & TENURED PROFESSOR$175,153$0$0$0$0$0$6,063$0$31,846$0$213,062$0$0$0
KATHLEEN CONKLIN
TREASURER/SR VP OF OPS & FINANCE$175,153$0$0$0$0$0$9,505$0$25,299$0$209,957$0$0$0
MONICA NUCKOLLS
TENURED PROFESSOR$152,307$0$0$0$20,233$0$5,272$0$31,846$0$209,658$0$0$0
TAMMY ASHER
TENURED PROFESSOR$152,307$0$0$0$18,983$0$5,272$0$28,026$0$204,588$0$0$0
DUANE STROJNY
ASSOCIATE DEAN & TENURED PROFESSOR$159,923$0$0$0$0$0$5,536$0$33,574$0$199,033$0$0$0
AMY TIMMER
ASSOCIATE DEAN & TENURED PROFESSOR$175,153$0$0$0$0$0$6,063$0$11,339$0$192,555$0$0$0
MICHAEL MCDANIEL
TENURED PROFESSOR$159,924$0$0$0$0$0$5,536$0$27,027$0$192,487$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
Retired$41,910,000RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$65,612,513TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund$6,046,436InReserveFundAmt
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 (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
DATE REBATE COMPUTATION PERFORMEDISSUER NAME: MICHIGAN FINANCE AUTHORITY DATE THE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED: 07/17/2020
PART I, LINE AUPDATED CUSIP NUMBER IS 594479HT7. NEW CUSIP ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH PARTIAL DEFEASANCE.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution482ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$482,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 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 JUNE, 2022.
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 XI, LINE 9:PROPERTY IMPAIRMENT -1,970,303. LOSS ON DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS -796,424.
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SIXTY PLUS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THOMAS M COOLEY LAW SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SIXTY PLUS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeOTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$240,259InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationALLOCATION OF COSTMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt