Governance

We honor every culture, every identity, every way of being – not as guests, but as builders of the world we co-create. Each person brings brilliance. Each perspective adds depth. Each life expands the horizon of what is possible.

We create spaces rooted in belonging, where truth is spoken in many tongues, where leadership is shared, where creativity flourishes through difference.

We lead with listening. We walk with courage. We uplift with care. We know that equity is the heartbeat of community and inclusion is the soil where growth takes root.

We stand in celebration of the fullness of humanity – and we carry forward the sacred work of making that fullness visible, valued, and vibrant.

We are the weavers, the vision-holders, the songs and the silence, the spark and the steady flame, the circle that widens, again and again.

Macon Creek inspires connection, creativity, and stewardship through the intersection of arts and education. We provide a purpose-built environment where learners of all ages engage in immersive and collaborative experiences that cultivate artistic excellence, imaginative inquiry, and thoughtful community.

Guided by the belief that everyone is an artist, we embrace creativity as an essential human practice—one that connects us across lived experiences. It is our policy not to take a position on any public issue that does not relate directly to its core mission or its business operation.

In order to maintain its nonprofit status and in compliance with nonprofit federal tax law, Macon Creek will not directly or indirectly participate in any political campaigning on behalf of (or in opposition to) candidates for elective public office.

The Bylaws of Macon Creek were adopted by our Board of Directors in March 2020. At that time, our Board also approved a series of governance policies in compliance with nonprofit disclosure requirements from the IRS Form 990. In November 2025, our corporate name (formerly The Hive Project)  was amended to Macon Creek.

In keeping with this commitment, the Corporation encourages all employees, independent contractors, officers and board members to report suspected violations of law, ethics or policy to Corporation management.

Macon Creek (the “Corporation”) is a benevolent and charitable corporation that operates in the area of southeast Michigan and inspires connection, creativity, and stewardship through the intersection of arts and education. We provide a purpose-built environment where learners of all ages engage in immersive and collaborative experiences that cultivate artistic excellence, imaginative inquiry, and thoughtful community. Its Directors, officers, and managers have a duty to conduct the affairs of the Corporation in a manner consistent with such purposes and not to advance their personal interests. The Corporation’s Directors, Officers, managers, and key employees interact and do business with members of the community served by the Corporation; they have a duty to conduct their affairs in a manner that will avoid conflicts of interest with the Corporation.

The Corporation provides a comprehensive Conflict of Interest Policy to ensure that there is full disclosure by its Directors, Officers, and others in positions of influence in connection with entering into any transaction that may provide an economic benefit to a Director, Officer, or to any person or entity with whom they are related or have a financial interest. This will avoid any question about their undivided loyalty to the Corporation and will ensure that decisions are free of favoritism and based entirely on merit.

The policy is intended to supplement but not replace any applicable state and federal laws governing conflicts of interest relating to nonprofit and charitable organizations.

A copy of our current CHARITABLE SOLICITATION REGISTRATION can be downloaded here.