West Michigan Sports Commission

Analysis

West Michigan Sports Commission is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, West Michigan Sports Commission reported income of $7.6m and spending of $2.3m, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $7.6m (+252%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 180%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, West Michigan Sports Commission sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camp Dora Golding ($7.5m), Up2us Inc ($7.6m) and Glacier National Park Conservancy ($7.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $281k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $294k. At year end it held assets of $14.3m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $12.7m. It reported 67 employees.