Michigan Advocacy Program

Analysis

Michigan Advocacy Program is a registered charity in United States, based in Ypsilanti, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1969, 57 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 December 2023, Michigan Advocacy Program reported income of $24.5m and spending of $23.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.8m to $24.5m (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Michigan Advocacy Program sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Liberty Institute ($24.3m), Transparency International Ev ($24.6m) and American Bar Endowment ($24.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $793k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $14.8m. At year end it held assets of $17.3m against liabilities of $4.8m, net assets of $12.6m. It reported 348 employees.