Catholic Charities of Jackson Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties

Analysis

Catholic Charities of Jackson Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 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, Catholic Charities of Jackson Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties reported income of $4.9m and spending of $5.0m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.3m to $4.9m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Catholic Charities of Jackson Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospice Service of Lake County ($4.9m), Lifespan Incorporated ($4.9m) and Saint Michael Episcopal School ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $621k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 90 employees.