Michigan State Bar Foundation

Analysis

Michigan State Bar Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Lansing, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1957, 69 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 September 2023, Michigan State Bar Foundation reported income of $19.9m and spending of $14.0m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $19.9m (+489%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Michigan State Bar Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services ($19.7m), Legal Assistance of Western New York Inc ($19.9m) and National Consumer Law Center Inc ($19.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $324k (2.3% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $19.7m against liabilities of $4.7m, net assets of $15.0m.