Michindoh Conference Center

Analysis

Michindoh Conference Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Hillsdale, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending May 2023, Michindoh Conference Center reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $3.7m (+7.1%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 167%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Michindoh Conference Center sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Strategic Launch Network ($3.7m), Yogananda Seva Inc ($3.7m) and Do Good in His Name Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.3% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $11.3m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $9.7m. It reported 158 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.