Charitable Union

Analysis

Charitable Union is a registered charity in United States, based in Battle Creek, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1938, 88 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Charitable Union reported income of $3.1m and spending of $2.8m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $3.1m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Charitable Union sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faith City Inc ($3.1m), Millennium Sistahs ($3.1m) and S a F E House ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $226k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 23 employees.