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Nonprofit · EIN 38-1489454

CREDIT UNIONS CHARTERED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN

Also known as 126 MEMBERS FIRST CREDIT UNION

Tax-exempt · MIDLAND, MI 48640

Financials

$54.3M$51.8M2023$62.2M$59.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CREDIT UNIONS CHARTERED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$62,164,036$59,767,012$2,397,024$850,578,095$784,694,457$65,883,638
December 31, 2023990$54,322,500$51,839,473$2,483,027$827,697,863$765,997,655$61,700,208
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$315,000
of which government grants
$300,000
Program service revenue
$56,504,350
Investment income
$5,344,686
Net gain from sales of assets
$659,408
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$258,294
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,763,385
Other salaries and wages
$15,043,866
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$21,192,122
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$63,343
Accounting fees
$255,753
Occupancy
$919,232
Travel
$199,386
Depreciation
$1,756,464

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$827,697,863
Total assets, end of year
$850,578,095
Total liabilities, end of year
$784,694,457
Net assets, end of year
$65,883,638
Land, buildings and equipment
$15,603,047
Publicly traded securities
$143,733,190
Gross unrelated business income
$54,162
Gross receipts
$64,839,036
Employees
299
Volunteers
8
Year formed
1936
State of legal domicile
MI

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CARRIE IAFRATECEO
Officer
40$390,152$50,904
TAMARA MCGOVERNCFO
Officer
40$330,544$53,608
MARCIE LONGCPSO
Officer
40$221,140$40,077
AMY GARVERCOO
Officer
40$221,332$30,071
JOHN PEPMEIERVP FINANCE
Key employee
40$181,946$36,914
NICHOLAS GROULXVP CHANNEL DELIVERY
Key employee
40$171,870$34,827
KELLY KAMMERVP RISK MANAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$160,266$44,824
BETHANY DUTCHERVP MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$158,849$38,285
REID LUNDEENVP LENDING
Highest-paid employee
40$137,510$41,769
EVERETT PETERSONVP TECHNOLOGY
Highest-paid employee
40$133,242$40,437
NOELLE ROBINSONVP CULTURE & EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$127,828$32,607
KEVIN BROTTVICE CHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JENNI BUSHSECRETARY
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ROBERT COOPERCHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director
4$0$0
RENEE DECKROWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
4 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOSEPH KREUSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0
GRANT MURSCHELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0
ERIN STRANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0
DAVID THOMPSONTREASURER
Trustee or director
4$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CARRIE IAFRATEPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$368,331$47,540
TAMARA MCGOVERNCFO
Officer
40$309,313$50,679
MARCIE LONGCSO
Officer
40$202,981$36,287
AMY GARVERCOO
Officer
40$204,273$25,272
REID LUNDEENVP OF LENDING
Key employee
40$159,318$39,195
JOHN PEPMEIERVP FINANCE
Key employee
40$169,007$20,371
KELLY KAMMERVP OF RISK MANAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$149,710$39,384
NICHOLAS GROULXVP CHANNEL DELIVERY
Key employee
40$162,559$17,457
BETHANY DUTCHERVP MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$138,909$30,298
EVERETT PETERSONVP TECHNOLOGY
Highest-paid employee
40$117,548$36,086
NOELLE ROBINSONVP CULTURE & EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$116,378$23,265
NITA HAASREAL ESTATE LENDING LEADER
Highest-paid employee
40$130,901$2,486
KEVIN BROTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JENNI BUSHSECRETARY
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ROBERT COOPERCHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director
4$0$0
RENEE DECKROWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JOSEPH KREUSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ROBERT LANCASTERVICE CHAIRPERSON
Trustee or director
4$0$0
GRANT MURSCHELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CLARE TAYLOR JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
DAVID THOMPSONTREASURER
Trustee or director
4$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
600 W WACKERLY ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640-4702
In care of
% KRIS WALTERS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CARRIE IAFRATE, 600 W WACKERLY STREET, MIDLAND, MI 48641
Signed the 990
TAMARA MCGOVERN, CFO
Phone
(989) 835-5100
Return prepared by
DOEREN MAYHEW

Mission

THE MISSION OF MEMBERS FIRST CREDIT UNION IS ENCOURAGING A BETTER TOMORROW. WE DELIVER ON THIS MISSION BY BEING TRUSTWORTHY, CARING, AND ENTHUSIASTIC. WE EMPOWER OUR PEOPLE IN THEIR JOURNEY OF WELLBEING. WE BELIEVE IN PURPOSE, BELONGING, AND JOY; WHEN OUR PEOPLE FIND THIS IN THEIR WORK AND THE PEOPLE THEY WORK WITH, AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 60,000 LOANS TO MEMBERS, INCLUDING CONSUMER, REAL ESTATE, CREDIT CARD AND SMALL BUSINESS LOANS.
  • OFFER OVER 65,000 MEMBERS METHODS TO INCREASE THEIR FINANCIAL WELLBEING WITH SAVINGS, CHECKING, CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT AND OTHER DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT PRODUCTS AND OPTIONS.
  • OFFER MEMBERS VARIOUS METHODS TO ACHIEVE THEIR FINANCIAL GOALS THROUGH PERSONAL CONTACT, ELECTRONIC AND ONLINE SERVICES.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
38-1489454
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(14): State-chartered credit union
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1956
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$850,578,095
Income (IRS master file)
$64,839,036

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$62,164,036$59,767,012$850,578,095IRS
990December 2023$54,322,500$51,839,473$827,697,863XML
990December 2022$44,711,143$39,920,308$814,371,674IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-1489454).

Questions about CREDIT UNIONS CHARTERED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN

What is the EIN of CREDIT UNIONS CHARTERED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CREDIT UNIONS CHARTERED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN is 38-1489454.
Is CREDIT UNIONS CHARTERED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(14) since 1956.
Are donations to CREDIT UNIONS CHARTERED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does CREDIT UNIONS CHARTERED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of CREDIT UNIONS CHARTERED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did CREDIT UNIONS CHARTERED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of CREDIT UNIONS CHARTERED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CARRIE IAFRATE.
Who are the officers and directors of CREDIT UNIONS CHARTERED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $390,152 (CARRIE IAFRATE, CEO).
How much revenue does CREDIT UNIONS CHARTERED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $62,164,036, expenses of $59,767,012 and total assets of $850,578,095 at year end.

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