Northern Transitions Inc

Analysis

Northern Transitions Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sault S Marie, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1969, 57 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 September 2023, Northern Transitions Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.3m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $2.6m to $1.6m (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Northern Transitions Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minneapolis Va Employees Child Care Corporation ($1.6m), Living Grace Homes Inc ($1.6m) and West Chester Area Day Care Center ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $705k. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $67k, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 80 employees.