American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan

Analysis

American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1972, 54 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a organisation supporting a government-owned college or university under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan reported income of $4.1m and spending of $4.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $4.1m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Transformation Center Inc ($4.1m), Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana Inc ($4.1m) and Hunterdon Preparatory School a Nonprofit Organization ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $11.1m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $9.5m. It reported 35 employees.