Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Michigan Israel Business Accelerator
DETROIT, MI
Total revenue
$1.6M
Total expenses
$1.3M
Net assets
$1.3M
Grants received
$58K
6 grants
EIN
261530156
Tax year
2024
Mission
Accelerating michigan's economic growth, one israeli innovation at a time.
Programs
1 program
Building on this impact, miba hosted 12 sector-specific events throughout 2024, spotlighting israeli innovation in health tech, mobility, sustainability, and ai.these events featured:* 36 israeli companies* 34 expert speakers* over 650 total attendees (in-person and virtual)* multiple partner organizations, including michbio, technion, reichman university, oakland university, hadassah medical center, bird foundation, and more.* miba youtube engagement with select event recordings reaching a combined 247 views as of october 8, 2024.these gatherings fostered connections between michigan's business, academic, and civic communities and israel's cutting-edge tech ecosystemstrengthening bilateral ties and directly contributing to the $8.9 million in economic activity generated through the collaborations outlined above.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
21 listed
SCOTT HIIPAKKA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (END JAN 2025)
$271K
20 hrs/wk
JAMES MEEKS
TREASURER
—
1 hrs/wk
REGINE BEAUBOEUF
SECRETARY
—
1 hrs/wk
GAHL BERKOOZ
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
MARC BLECKMAN
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
BETH CHAPPELL
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
BRAD COMMENT
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
MIKE DERGIS
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
BETH GOTTHELF
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
MARK DAVIDOFF
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
BETH HILL
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
SHIMON G LEVY
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
QUENTIN L MESSER JR
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
LISA PRASAD
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
JUSTIN ROBINSON
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
ALYSSA TRACEY
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
EVAN WEINER
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
LAWRENCE WOLFE
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
HOWARD HANDLER
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
MATT ELLIOT
CHAIR
—
1 hrs/wk
BERNARD BOURGEOIS
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEV.
$119K
40 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
SK REBAR CAPITAL LTD
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Grants received
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Funded by
$58K from 3 funders · 6 grants · 2017–2022
$40K · 4 grants · 2017–2020
$10K · 1 grant · 2022
$8K · 1 grant · 2018