Better Living for Citizens Inc

Analysis

Better Living for Citizens Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in W Bloomfield, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 December 2023, Better Living for Citizens Inc reported income of $295k and spending of $406k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $287k to $295k (+2.7%), an average of +0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Better Living for Citizens Inc sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 61st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ka Ohana Waiaha ($295k), Woodlake Senior Residences Inc ($295k) and Milton a Williams Housing Inc ($294k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 35% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $3.5m, net assets of -$603k.

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.