West Michigan Flight Academy

Analysis

West Michigan Flight Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, West Michigan Flight Academy reported income of $193k and spending of $192k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $210k to $193k (-8.0%), an average of -4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, West Michigan Flight Academy sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Juneau County Agricultural Industrial & Recreation Society in ($193k), Memphis Kids in Nature ($193k) and Madison Basketball Association Inc ($193k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.9% and program service revenue 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $16k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of -$1,098.