SCHOOL FINANCE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
EIN 92-2760615 · Education N.E.C. (B99)
What they do
The School Finance Research Foundation Was Formed for The Following Purposes: A. to Complete The Michigan School Infrastructure Study and Michigan School Energy Audit As Funded By The State of Michigan and Defined In Sections 11y and 11aa of The State School Aid Act, Public Act 144 of 2022 (11y) and Public Act 103 of 2023 (11aa); B. to Conduct Other Activities In Further Promotion of Public Education; C. to Receive and Administer Funds for The Benefit of Public Education and to Lessen The Financial Burdens of The Michigan Public Schools and The Michigan Department of Education; D. to Raise Funds From Governmental Units and The General Public to Promote Public Education; and E. to Do Such Things and to Perform Such Acts to Accomplish Its Purposes As The Board of Directors May Determine to Be Appropriate and As Are Not Forbidden By Section 501(c)(3) of The Code, With All The Power Conferred On Nonprofit Corporations Under The Laws of The State of Michigan.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $100.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.
Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $9,209,941 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
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Financial picture
A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.
How each $100 of revenue was used
The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.
Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.
Has the pattern changed?
Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.
Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (12)
DR DAVEDA COLBERTPRESIDENT
DR GREGORY NYENTRUSTEE
DR STEVEN MCNEWSECRETARY
DR STEVEN TUNNICLIFFTRUSTEE
DR TARA MAGERTRUSTEE
DR TERESA BELOTETRUSTEE
JAMIE HUBERVICE PRESIDENT
JASON MELLEMATREASURER
KENNETH GUTMANTRUSTEE
MIKE DEVAULTTRUSTEE
PAUL HUNGERFORDTRUSTEE
RON GORMANTRUSTEE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2023
- Location
- 230 N Washington Square Ste 101, Lansing, MI 48933
- County
- Ingham
- In care of
- Daveda Colbert
- Primary officer
- Daveda Colbert, President
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- NTEE classification
- Education N.E.C. (B99)
- IRS tax category
- Education N.E.C.