Michigan Elementary and Middle School
To serve and support elementary and middle level principals in their delivery of quality educational experiences to the students of the state of Michigan by providing leadership, legislative advocacy, professional development, and guidance.
Michigan Elementary and Middle School at a glance
In short: Michigan Elementary and Middle School gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $9,250
- -91.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,250
- -83.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,250
- Total assets
- $3,172,422
- +4.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Michigan Elementary and Middle School funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Detroit Public Schools Community District ($9K).
Grant Size Distribution
21 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 21 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Michigan Elementary and Middle School gives
- Giving fell 94% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2025) to $276K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Public Schools Community District Detroit, MI | General Resources | $9,250 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,172,422 | $2,389,511 | $2,375,956 | $9,250 | 1 | $99,523 |
| 2024 | $3,046,174 | $2,196,255 | $2,086,639 | $109,457 | 2 | $52,110 |
| 2023 | $2,864,618 | $2,168,850 | $1,850,822 | $113,056 | 5 | $27,184 |
| 2022 | $2,586,266 | $2,246,783 | $2,117,583 | $144,699 | 8 | $7,615 |
| 2021 | $2,379,718 | $1,989,444 | $1,804,090 | $41,000 | 5 | $7,299 |
| 2020 | $2,117,729 | $1,168,154 | $1,040,056 | $10,500 | 1 | $16,684 |
| 2019 | $1,954,819 | $1,589,705 | $1,455,304 | $276,000 | 32 | $19,859 |
About Michigan Elementary and Middle School
Based on IRS filings
Michigan Elementary and Middle School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Mason, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9K. Net investment income was $100K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Michigan Elementary and Middle School is led by Paul Liabenow, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 2 of 30 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paul Liabenow
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$119K (2019) → $129K (2025)
David Simpson
President
State & Federal Relations → President-Elect, 2024
President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Degraaf
Retiree Chair
Director → Treasurer & Secretary, 2020
Treasurer & Secretary → Retiree Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Swegles
Technology Chair
Director → Middle Level Co-Chair, 2023
Middle Level Co-Chair → Technology Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Domagalski
Innovation Chair
President → Past President, 2023
Past President → Innovation Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Becky Biedermann
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jodie Middleton
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Fuehr
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Evan Winkler
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fred Abel
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Webster
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jared Randall
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Hook
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Hart
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rico Meneghini
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Richmond
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Desmarais
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Furtney
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Lee
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Severin
Naesp Representative
Director → Naesp Representative, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$1K (2025)
Carmen Maring
Middle Level Co-Chair
Director → Middle Level Co-Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Corrie Mervyn
Early Childhood Representative
Director → Early Childhood Representative, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Detra Fields
Past President
President - Elect → President, 2024
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Gribble
Macul Representative
Director → Macul Representative, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Lyman
Treasurer & Secretary
Director → Treasurer & Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Ammeraal
State & Federal Relations
Director → State & Federal Relations, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Verle Gilbert
President-Elect
Director → Technology Chair, 2023
Technology Chair → President-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin North
Professional Learning Chai
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Beard
Dei Representative
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Lacroix
Middle Level Co-Chair
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (38)
- Former: Amie McCaw (2019–2024) — Past President
- Former: Jon Wennstrom (2019–2024) — Naesp Zone Vi Director
- Former: Marsha Davis (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Johnson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Klaire Verbeke (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Carla Vrondran (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Alex Schukow (2023–2024) — Dei Representative
- Former: Sarah Bentley (2024) — Director
- Former: Becky Corbett (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Emily Sickler (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jason Zeller (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Pam Olech (2021–2023) — Retiree Chair
- Former: Jason Wolf (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Luay Shalabi (2022–2023) — Charter Schools Representative
- Former: Darren Petschar (2023) — Director
- Former: Allyson Apsey (2019–2022) — Professional Learning Chair
- Former: Daniella Daniels (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Julie Peterson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Krystal Hawkins (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Tia Doyle (2022) — Charter Schools Representative
- Former: Jennifer Thrush (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jeremy Paterson (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Shanna Spickard (2019–2021) — Naesp Representative
- Former: Heidi Clark (2021) — Director
- Former: Betty Rosen-Leacher (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bill Kryscynski (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ellen Demray (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Harmonee McCrea (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jaime Heuker (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Domagalski (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michelle Allen (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Paul Adams (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mark Morawski (2020) — Director
- Former: Diane Chevillot (2019) — Director
- Former: Eric Cardwell (2019) — Director
- Former: Jeff Drewno (2019) — Director
- Former: Jim Dell (2019) — Treasurer & Secretary
- Former: Penny Kentish McWilliams (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $129K, to Paul Liabenow (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Michigan Elementary and Middle School
How much does Michigan Elementary and Middle School give each year?
Michigan Elementary and Middle School gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $109K across 2 grants.
How large is Michigan Elementary and Middle School?
Michigan Elementary and Middle School reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.
What is Michigan Elementary and Middle School?
Michigan Elementary and Middle School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Mason, MI. It holds $3.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Michigan Elementary and Middle School operate?
Michigan Elementary and Middle School has awarded grants in Illinois, Michigan.
What is Michigan Elementary and Middle School's EIN?
Michigan Elementary and Middle School's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7042131. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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