Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness (MCAH)
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It is heavily reliant on government funding, including program revenues from its operation of Michigan’s Homelessness Management Information System. 3
Background
The Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness supports Michigan’s homeless service agencies by representing their interests through advocacy and activism. 1 2 As of December 2024, 25 of the state’s approximately 500 homeless service agencies were dues-paying members of MCAH. 4
MCAH operates the MCAH Academy to provide professional training programs for workers at the state’s homeless service agencies. 5 It also operates Michigan’s Homelessness Management Information System, which collects and distributes data about homeless people in Michigan to homeless service agencies and other human service organizations. 4
Advocacy and Activism
The Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness broadly supports left-of-center policy priorities such as Universal Basic Income programs, increased federal and state funding for low-income housing, the sealing and expungement of eviction records, anti-incarceration policing policies, and expanded tenant protections. 2
MCAH also supports zoning efforts that would allow for more flexibility in building or rehabilitating housing, increased use of public-private partnerships to construct more housing, and experimentation with social impact bonds and other housing finance tools. 2
In the 2024 elections, MCAH supported voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts among homeless people, residents of homeless shelters, renters, and other transient populations. 4
MCAH promotes November as Homeless Awareness Month in Michigan, holding events throughout the month. 4
MCAH is a member of the Michigan Rent is Too Damn High Coalition and co-sponsored a “Rent is Too Damn High Rally” at the Michigan state capitol in 2004. 4
In August 2025, Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness CEO Eric Hufnagel criticized President Donald Trump’s announcement that homeless people in Washington, D.C. would have to “move out…FAR from the Capital” as well as broader Trump administration homelessness policies, calling them “far beyond what is allowable with respect to civil liberties and due process” and characterizing them as “the criminalization of poverty and disability.” 6
Funding
The Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness receives a significant amount of its funding from government grants and contracts. In 2024, $1,503,198, or 64 percent, of its $2,337,338 in revenue was from government sources. 3 Additionally, MCAH reported receiving $286,034 in program revenues related to its operation of the state’s Homelessness Management Information System. 3
Other funding comes from training program revenues, agency and individual membership fees, fundraising events, and private donations. 3
Financial Statistics
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses
| Year | Total Assets | Total Revenue | Total Expenses | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,096,367 | $2,920,737 | $2,901,066 | |
| 2024 | $764,063 | $2,337,338 | $2,793,638 | View |
| 2023 | $1,170,930 | $2,797,437 | $2,405,994 | View |
| 2022 | $662,848 | $2,131,041 | $2,029,178 | View |
| 2021 | $712,523 | $1,937,104 | $2,019,347 | View |
| 2020 | $774,970 | $2,002,693 | $1,973,223 | View |
Prior year filings: 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
Revenue Detail
Expenses Detail
Employee Compensation
- Number of Employees: 47
Highest Earning Employees
| Employee | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Hufnagel | CEO | $109,360 |
Grant Activity
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
- Total Grant Value: $2,128,763
- Number of Grants: 21
- Number of Funders: 13
Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:
- Total Grant Value: $703,840
- Number of Grants: 48
- Number of Recipients: 17
Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years: