Michigan · Nonprofit
Accountability for Government Fund Inc
Accountability for Government Fund Inc (Michigan) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $277,622 to it, the largest being COALITION TO PROMOTE PUBLIC ENTITY RISK POOLS ($77,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.8M
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $278k
- Net assets
- $84k
What Accountability for Government Fund Inc does
Mission
To operate exclusively for the promotion of civic action and social welfare by promoting the common good and general welfare of the residents of and visitors to the State of Michigan; to support public policies on the Federal State and Local levels that will bring about civic betterments and social improvements for Michigan residents. To support activities and programs that improve the quality, effectiveness, and accountability of government for the State of Michigan. Additionally, to promote, encourage and advocate citizen participation in political events, civic events and activities, and governmental events and associated activities; to promote charitable causes, including lessening the burdens of government in the state of Michigan. Lastly, to receive and administer fund to sponsor, conduct research, secure goods and services, to communicate in a public manner, and/or to hold events in conjunction with the promotion of these purposes.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Organization engaged in significant activity to advance its social welfare mission including engaging in public policy advocacy, limited election activity, and other activities designed to improve the conditions for all Michiganders.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
In 2024, the organization lessened the burden on state government by defraying travel expenses for public officials including reimbursing staff for expenses related to travel. 1) Engaged in Issue advocacy related to matters of Public Policy, matters significant to the state of Michigan, public officials, and those proposing to be public officials 2) Polling and public Policy research and activities 3) supported other social welfare and not-for-profit organizations through cash donations.
$2,056,093 spentof which $370,000 as grants100% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,056,093.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $521k to $84k (−84%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of Accountability for Government Fund Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 6 of 7 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Accountability for Government Fund Inc has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 28% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Accountability for Government Fund Inc.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
64% of Accountability for Government Fund Inc's grant income comes from Michigan funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like Accountability for Government Fund Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Michigan
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
93% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Accountability for Government Fund Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Accountability for Government Fund Inc?
- Accountability for Government Fund Inc (Michigan) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $277,622 to it, the largest being COALITION TO PROMOTE PUBLIC ENTITY RISK POOLS ($77,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Accountability for Government Fund Inc have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $277,622 in grants to Accountability for Government Fund Inc, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Accountability for Government Fund Inc?
- COALITION TO PROMOTE PUBLIC ENTITY RISK POOLS is the largest funder on record, with $77,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Accountability for Government Fund Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Michigan. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2023–2024), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing