Tall Turf Ministries

Analysis

Tall Turf Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 February 2024, Tall Turf Ministries reported income of $483k and spending of $559k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from February 2019 to February 2024, income grew from $369k to $483k (+31%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2020, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Tall Turf Ministries sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Town Bikes NFP ($482k), Tamara White ($483k) and Northern New Mexico Soccer Association ($482k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $234k. At year end it held assets of $737k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $718k. It reported 26 employees.