Michigan United Conservation Clubs

Analysis

Michigan United Conservation Clubs is a registered charity in United States, based in Lansing, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1942, 84 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 September 2023, Michigan United Conservation Clubs reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.4m, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $1.0m (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Michigan United Conservation Clubs sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbia Slough Watershed Council Inc ($1.0m), Sheffield Land Trust Inc ($1.0m) and Willamette Riverkeeper ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $562k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $686k, net assets of $922k. It reported 22 employees.