CREATIVE MANY MICHIGAN INC
EIN 38-2537585 · Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C. (A99)
What they do
CREATIVE MANY MICHIGAN is THE STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION ADVANCING CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN MICHIGAN. OUR MISSION is to "DEVELOP CREATIVE PEOPLE, CREATIVE PLACES, and THE CREATIVE ECONOMY for A STRONG and RESILIENT MICHIGAN." OUR PORTFOLIO of WORK INCLUDES RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, and PUBLIC POLICY, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT, INVESTMENT, and MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS. WE RESEARCH and ADVOCATE to FRAME THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES and ARTS EDUCATION AS PRIORITIES for MICHIGAN, and INTEGRAL to THRIVING COMMUNITIES. WE EMPOWER and INVEST IN CREATIVE PEOPLE - MICHIGANS CREATIVE MANY - THE FULL SPECTRUM of ARTISTS, MAKERS, DESIGNERS, ARTS and CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, ART EDUCATORS, CREATIVE ENTREPENEURS and BUSINESSES WHO COMPRISE MICHIGANS CREATIVE INDUSTRIES. WE CONNECT THEM WITH RESOURCES, NEWORKS, FUNDING, and OPPORTUNITIES to DEVELOP THEIR CREATIVE PRACTICE. A POWERFUL FORCE for MICHIGAN, CREATIVE PEOPLE STIMULATE OUR CULTURE, COMMUNITIES and ECONOMY. CREATIVE MANY is THE DESIGNATED MICHIGAN REPRE
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Board and leadership roster (14)
ARA TOPOUZIANDIRECTOR
ARNOLD WEINFELDVICE CHAIR
BRYAN ZOCHERBOARD CHAIR
CAROL BREENDIRECTOR
DAMIEN ROCCHIDIRECTOR
DAVID MIXSECRETARY
DEBORAH PFLIEGELPAST CHAIR
JOAN MOOREDIRECTOR
KENNETH KRAYERDIRECTOR
LARRY FARAGALLIDIRECTOR
LESLIE BELLAVANCEDIRECTOR
MATTHEW BOWERTREASURER
SKOT WELCHDIRECTOR
STEVE WILSONPRESIDENT/CE
About this charity
- Location
- PO BOX 1686, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49501
- County
- Kent
- In care of
- STEVE WILSON
- Primary officer
- STEVE WILSON, PRESIDENT/CEO
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2019
- Tax period began
- October 1, 2019
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- MEYAARD TOLMAN & VENLET PC
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C. (A99)
- IRS tax category
- Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C.
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes
- Revocation date
- February 15, 2024