Michigan Association of Realtors
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What it says it does
THE MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS EXISTS TO SERVE ITS MEMBERS BY ADVANCING THE INTERESTS OF REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS AND PROMOTING PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS. IT IS THE RECOGNIZED PUBLIC POLICY AND LEGAL ADVOCATE FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY AND THE RECOGNIZED STATEWIDE RESOURCE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND BUSINESS SERVICES.
- Income
- $10.2 million
- Spending
- $8.3 million
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 200
- Highest pay
- $688,517, ceo/coo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- MEMBER ADVOCACY - STATEWIDE ADVOCACY EFFORTS PROMOTED LEGISLATION AND PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES THAT ADVANCED THE REAL ESTATE PROFESSION AND CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING COMMUNITIES STRONGER. THE LEGAL HOTLINE HANDLED APPROXIMATELY 5,000 CALLS.
- MEMBER RESOURCES - HELD CONFERENCES AND NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON INDUSTRY ISSUES. MORE THAN 1,900 MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THESE PROGRAMS. A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND MONTHLY, BIWEEKLY, AND WEEKLY E-COMMUNICATIONS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO APPROXIMATELY 34,800 REALTORS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS. A WEBSITE FOR MEMBER AND PUBLIC USE WAS MAINTAINED AND RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 9,500 HITS PER MONTH.
- CE MARKETPLACE IS A ONE-STOP DESTINATION FOR CERTIFIED, AUDIT PROTECTED, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR REAL ESTATE INSTRUCTORS, COURSE SPONSORS, AND LICENSEES. THE CE MARKETPLACE ASSISTS REAL ESTATE LICENSEES WITH TRACKING CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS FOR STATE OF MICHIGAN LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. CE MARKETPLACE HAS THE MOST CURRENT, COMPREHENSIVE, AND PRACTICAL REAL ESTATE EDUCATION INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM COURSE INSTRUCTORS AND CLASS SPONSORS. SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES HAVE BEEN UTILIZED IN THE BUILDING OF THIS COMPREHENSIVE CE TRACKING SYSTEM. THE MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE HAS RECOGNIZED THE ROLE THAT PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE MICHIGAN REALTORS PLAY IN UPHOLDING THE HIGH STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONALISM AMONG PRACTITIONERS. IN THE CURRENT YEAR THERE WERE 269 CE CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS, 1,832 CE CERTIFIED COURSES, 3,981 CE COURSES HELD, AND 2,444 LICENSEES ACTIVATING RECORDS IN THE CE MARKETPLACE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1943.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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