Mackinac Center

Civic and community
Midland, Michigan
EIN 38-2701547
Tax-exempt since 1988

Firms paid: 2
Fees reported, 2020–2023: $185K
Fees reported in 2023: $59K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $11.0M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2023

$58,500 to 2 fundraisers · $58,500 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Mackinac Center paid in 2023, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Political Capital LLCAdvise on marketing and fundraising material	Advise on marketing and fundraising material	$36,000
Clearword Communications GroupDirect responseAdvise on marketing and fundraising material	Advise on marketing and fundraising material	$22,500

All firms paid

Fundraisers Mackinac Center reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Political Capital LLC	2020–2023 · 3 years	$108,000
Clearword Communications GroupDirect response	2020–2023 · 3 years	$76,500

Form 990 Snapshot

Mackinac Center's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2023	$11.0M	$10.6M	$1.3M	$59K
2022	$11.5M	$11.1M	$1.3M	$63K
2020	$7.0M	$6.9M	$1,000K	$66K

Fees are what Mackinac Center reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.