Underground Railroad Society of Cass County

Analysis

Underground Railroad Society of Cass County is a registered charity in United States, based in Vandalia, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Underground Railroad Society of Cass County reported income of $145k and spending of $109k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $99k to $145k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Underground Railroad Society of Cass County sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation ($145k), Woodstock Community TV ($145k) and Bit Community Center Inc ($145k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $648k against liabilities of $148k, net assets of $500k.