Public Interest Research Group in Michigan (PIRGIM) Public Interest Lobby

Public Interest Research Group in Michigan (PIRGIM) is the Michigan state-level affiliate of the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (US-PIRG). PIRGIM has campaigned against pesticides and antibiotics in farming, 1 supported weather-dependent energy that restricts overall energy production and opposed nuclear energy, 2 and called for the expansion and electrification of public transportation. 2

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(4)
Issue Areas: Environmental Policy
Website: pirgim.org
Formation:

1989

Location: Ann Arbor, MI View on map
Tax ID: 38-2812867
Most Recent Filing: 2023
Budget (2025): Assets: $4,327,076 Revenue: $124,526 Expenses: $38,268

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    Organizational Associations

    Public Interest Research Group in Michigan is lobbying organization and the Michigan state affiliate of the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (US-PIRG). 3 It is affiliated with the policy research nonprofit Public Interest Research Group in Michigan Education Fund.

    Advocacy

    Public Interest Research Group in Michigan advocates for banning the use of antibiotics as a disease prevention measure in farming, warning that this use will result in antibiotic resistant bacteria and human infections. 1

    PIRGIM advocated for legislation banning the use of pesticides in farming, especially a ban on RoundUp, a commonly used pesticide in gardens and lawns. US-PIRG, its parent organization, has pushed to ban RoundUp in several states. 4

    PIRGIM has campaigned against conventional power sources such as coal and natural gas and has promoted the use of weather-dependent wind turbines and solar panels. 5 PIRGIM’s parent organization, US-PIRG, opposes the expansion of zero-carbon nuclear energy. 6

    PIRGIM supports expanding public transportation. The group has proposed doubling the number of public transport users by 2030 and has called for all consumer vehicles to be fully electric by the year 2035. 7 PIRGIM supported transitioning public transportation to electrified buses. 8

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2025 $4,327,076 $124,526 $38,268
    2023 $3,545,976 $146,008 $53,069 View
    2022 $3,274,220 $165,524 $64,080 View
    2021 $3,169,428 $175,022 $84,532 View
    2020 $2,571,516 $230,191 $181,231 View
    2019 $2,365,345 $235,432 $291,252 View

    Prior year filings: 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

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    Employee Compensation

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Steve BlackledgePresident, Director$117,061
    Danielle MelgarDirector$26,183

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    References

    1. “Food Safety.” PIRGIM. Accessed April 14, 2022. https://pirgim.org/feature/mip/food-safety.
    2. “Nuclear Power, Not Worth the Risk.”  U.S. PIRG, March 29, 2011. https://uspirg.org/news/usp/nuclear-power-not-worth-risk.
    3. PIRGIM Public Interest Lobby Inc., Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2019, Schedule R Part II https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/382812867/202101339349304155/full
    4. [1] “Ban Roundup.” PIRGIM. Accessed April 14, 2022. https://pirgim.org/feature/mip/ban-roundup.
    5. “End Fossil Fuel Subsidies.” U.S. PIRG. Accessed April 14, 2022. https://uspirg.org/feature/usp/end-fossil-fuel-subsidies.
    6. Nuclear Power, Not Worth the Risk.” Nuclear Power, Not Worth the Risk | U.S. PIRG, March 2 2011. https://uspirg.org/news/usp/nuclear-power-not-worth-risk.
    7. [1] “Transform Transportation.” PIRGIM. Accessed April 14, 2022. https://pirgim.org/feature/mip/transform-transportation.
    8. “Electric Buses in America.” U.S. PIRG. Accessed April 14, 2022. https://uspirg.org/feature/usp/electric-buses-america.