The Childrens Advocacy Centers of Michigan

Analysis

The Childrens Advocacy Centers of Michigan is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Haven, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Childrens Advocacy Centers of Michigan reported income of $740k and spending of $804k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $463k to $740k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, The Childrens Advocacy Centers of Michigan sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chicago City Council Latino Caucus Foundation ($740k), Empire Mock Trial Association Inc ($740k) and LGBT Detroit ($739k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $297k. At year end it held assets of $412k against liabilities of $388k, net assets of $25k. It reported 6 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.