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US nonprofit · EIN 870972113 · Lansing, MIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 870972113) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2021.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

MI Just Cause's network

3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
James KeytonDirector2024
2 yrs
Mark GraftonTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Zachary PopePresident2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Darren BolingerPresidentsince 2022

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Zachary PopePresident5$0
Mark GraftonTreasurer5$0
James KeytonDirector0$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Mi Just Cause
EIN
870972113
Address
510 W Willow St, Lansing, MI, 48906-4744
State
Michigan
Mission
MI Just Cause is committed to serving chronically disenfranchised men in the City of Lansing. Our target demographic is young men aging out of foster care, those on parole or probation for non-violent offenses, and the habitually homeless. We will provide all basic needs required for day-to-day living housing, food, clothing, personal needs items, etc in a clean and safe facility, as well as... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
L40 Housing and shelter
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Housing & Shelter
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2021
Principal officer
Mark Grafton (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2022
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsMark Grafton
≥4years on the filingsZachary Pope
≥2years on the filingsJames Keyton

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$669k
Total liabilities
$146k
Net assets or fund balances
$523k
Contributions and grants received
$118k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
105

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$120k$23k$96k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.