Ask Family Services

Analysis

Ask Family Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalamazoo, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Ask Family Services reported income of $989k and spending of $931k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $945k to $989k (+4.7%), an average of +1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ask Family Services sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peninsula Pastoral Counseling Center Inc ($989k), Oakland State Building Kids Corporation ($989k) and Renaissance Child Development Center Inc ($989k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $507k. At year end it held assets of $870k against liabilities of $242k, net assets of $628k. It reported 30 employees.