Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance

Analysis

Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Lansing, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 September 2023, Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance reported income of $176k and spending of $201k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $506k to $176k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 246%. Over the whole period it spent 136% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 50th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Center Stage Youth Performers ($176k), Karousel Kids Inc ($176k) and Saikat ($176k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $110k. At year end it held assets of $93k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $77k. It reported 2 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.