Michigan · Nonprofit
MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY
MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY (Michigan) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,075,000 to it, the largest being FORD PHILANTHROPY ($2,000,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $4.3M
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $4.1M
- Net assets
- $12M
What Michigan Central Center for Mobility and Society does
Mission
Michigan Central Center for Mobility and Society's mission is to catalyze the innovation and startup ecosystem in detroit, build dynamic spaces that foster creativity and gathering, and develop skills and solutions that help advance critical sectors, careers in growing industries, and economic development in the region.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Mccms advanced applied research in mobility, energy, and transportation systems to promote access to technology and jobs. Through the scale fund, mccms awarded 16 non-dilutive research grants to technology teams developing publicly beneficial solutions in autonomy, energy storage, and sustainable logistics supporting 200+ local jobs, engaging 14,000 residents, and generating an estimated $30 million in regional economic impact. The advanced aerial innovation region, developed in partnership with the michigan department of transportation, established a three-mile public drone testing zone in detroit. This initiative produced six new research pilots and national recognition for public-sector innovation. Mccms launched the autonomous shuttle pilot in partnership with the city of detroit providing free public transit service along a 10.8-mile route connecting detroit neighborhoods and generating open mobility data for expanding autonomous transit opportunities. Mccms's equity in electrification fund advanced detroit's energy innovation through applied research on energy affordability for low-income households. This pilot program helped 30+ low-income households lower utility costs and…
$3,548,898 spent72% of program spendingMccms advanced arts and cultural programming to foster public engagement that promotes education and community engagement at the intersection of art, technology, and mobility. The michigan central newlab art + technology residency supported six detroit-based artists with stipends, studio access, fabrication tools, professional development, and public programming (maynovember 2024), directly to artists. Mccms introduced the art program nationally through a midwest house @ sxsw panel attended by 200+ participants, expanding public dialogue on arts, innovation, and economic vitality. In collaboration with community partners, mccms conducted the south entry design process, a design competition awarding two stipends to international studios for community-informed public-realm proposals. Locally, initiatives such as the hip hop architecture camp and young disruptors initiative engaged 60+ detroit youth, blending design thinking, steam learning, and community planning. Collectively, mccms elevated detroit's creative economy, providing free cultural access to more than 100,000 visitors, and strengthened pathways for artists, students, and residents to engage in innovation and the arts.…
$954,634 spent19% of program spendingMccms delivered education and technical training to detroit-area residents in emerging technology sectors, with emphasis on programs expanding access to high-quality jobs in mobility sectors. The electric vehicle supply equipment (evse) technician training program achieved a 90% completion rate, producing 33 graduates, including 11 sae-certified technicians and 13 job placements with average 40% wage increases. The drone technology program trained 304 students in faa part 107 preparation, while lab drawer steam workshops provided biweekly, hands-on energy-science lessons for middle-school learners. The mobility society fellowship, in partnership with the state of michigan's office of future mobility and electrification, placed five recent stem graduates in 15-month paid fellowships with innovation-sector employers. Additional initiatives such as the detroit area talent fund and community builders-in-residence program removed financial barriers and expanded access to learning opportunities. Collectively, these programs provided education, removed barriers to opportunity, and strengthened detroit's workforce pipeline in furtherance of mccms's mission to relieve poverty through…
$445,888 spent9% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,949,420.
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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
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 $4.1M to $12M (+200%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2023 37% · 2024 61%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (61% for the typical peer).
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.
Board chair
Mary Culler
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
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 MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 49% of grant income and the top three 86%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
“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
63% of MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY'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.
Against its field
MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY is better cushioned than half of the 4,203 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,203 community improvement nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY
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
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Michigan Central Innovation District LLC · partnership
- Ford Motor Company · corp_trust
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY: 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 MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY?
- MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY (Michigan) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,075,000 to it, the largest being FORD PHILANTHROPY ($2,000,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $4,075,000 in grants to MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY?
- FORD PHILANTHROPY is the largest funder on record, with $2,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY 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.
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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 5 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