Refugee Development Center

Analysis

Refugee Development Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Lansing, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 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 December 2023, Refugee Development Center reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $808k to $1.3m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Refugee Development Center sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tahoe Food Hub ($1.3m), Teen Health Mississippi ($1.3m) and Little Missionarys Day Nursery ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $857k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $99k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 57 employees.