Donations / Exempt Status

The Mid-Michigan Marine Club is a non-profit corporation and publicly funded charitable organization. As such, we rely on the generous donations of the public as a primary source of our funding. Donations to the Club can and have been included cash or in-kind donations.*

We are always happy to accept any donations of reef aquarium equipment, supplies and livestock and we can arrange to pick-up any large donations that cannot be shipped.

We also are proud to have corporate sponsorships of the Club and will gladly accept cash or property donations, either for use in our raffles and auctions, or for direct use in our Classroom Reef Projects. Sponsorships can either be of the Club in general, or of a specific charitable project we are undertaking, depending on the size and form of donation.

If you would like to contribute in any way to the Mid-Michigan Marine Club please contact us via the contact form on the contact page on this website. Your support is greatly appreciated. Please be sure to leave your contact information so we can promptly send you a receive a receipt of your donation.

Any donations to the club should be deductible on the donors tax returns, depending on the donors specific circumstances.**

Also, the payment of annual membership dues should be deductible as a charitable contribution. **

* Note: The Mid-Michigan Marine Club is organized and operating exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; to promote the education, awareness and conservation of marine aquaria in the marine aquarium hobby and the marine environment; and to promote the education and scientific understanding of K-12 grade children through use of marine aquaria.

Our organization's annual gross receipts is significantly less than $5,000 per year (applying the Internal Revenue Code, Gross Receipts Test) and as such our organization is not required to File IRS Form 1023 to establish recognition as a tax-exempt entity.

** Note: Make sure to consult your personal tax advisor or CPA to determine the deductibility of these payments based on your personal tax situation.