MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
602 W IONIA ST, LANSING, MI 48933 www.environmentalcouncil.org

Total Revenue
$2,110,017
Total Expenses
$2,503,163
Net Assets
$4,236,995

Organizations Filed Purposes: INFORMING AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND DECISION MAKERS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

CLEANER ENERGY: MEC WORKS TO SPUR INVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND LOCALLY PRODUCED RENEWABLE POWER THAT WILL CREATE JOBS AND CURB THE NEGATIVE HEALTH, CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS CAUSED BY OUR DEPENDENCE ON IMPORTED FOSSIL FUELS. MEC ADVOCATES FOR THE RETIREMENT OF POLLUTING, EXPENSIVE COAL AND FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS TO ENSURE THE RAPID REDUCTION OF HARMFUL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY, MEC SUPPORTS POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT WILL MOVE MICHIGAN'S LARGEST INDUSTRY TO THE FOREFRONT IN THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND SALES OF ATTRACTIVE, PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES.

BUILDING THE MOVEMENT - MEC IS THE HEART OF MICHIGAN'S ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT AND THEY HELP TO BUILD ITS SIZE, CAPACITY AND EFFICACY BY CONVENING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, HELPING THEM TO UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE IN DEVELOPING PUBLIC POLICY, AND PROVIDING THEM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. ONE OF THEIR KEY AREAS OF WORK IS MEASURING AND IMPROVING THE RACIAL AND GENDER DIVERSITY OF THE BOARDS AND STAFFS OF ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFITS.

CLEAN PLENTIFUL WATER: MEC WORKS TO PROTECT SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER FROM TOXINS LIKE MERCURY AND PFAS AND CONTAMINATION FROM INADEQUATE MUNICIPAL SEWER SYSTEMS, FAILING SEPTIC, AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF, AND INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES. MEC PROMOTES CONSERVATION AND DEFENDS MICHIGAN LAKES, RIVERS AND STREAMS FROM ADVERSE IMPACTS RELATED TO UNWISE USE AND DIVERSION OF OUR WATER OUTSIDE THE GREAT LAKES BASIN. MEC WORKS TO DEFEND INLAND SEAS FROM HARMFUL INVASIVE SPECIES, AND ADVOCATE FOR PROTECTION OF DRINKING WATER SOURCES AND VITAL WETLANDS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Conan SmithPRESIDENT/CEO24$75,871
Lisa BrushCHAIR1$0
Bill WoodVICE-CHAIR1$0
Jennifer MckayVICE-CHAIR1$0
Christine GreenVICE-CHAIR1$0
Paul GlendonSECRETARY1$0
Rick BunchTREASURER1$0
Jeremy OrrDIRECTOR1$0
Desmond BerryDIRECTOR1$0
Nathan MurphyDIRECTOR1$0
Bryan BurroughsDIRECTOR1$0
Bob AllisonDIRECTOR1$0
Mary Brady-EnersonDIRECTOR1$0

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