State News

Analysis

State News is a registered charity in United States, based in East Lansing, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2025. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, State News reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.5m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.3m (-1.7%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, State News sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saint John Paul II Preparatory School Inc ($1.3m), City School Inc ($1.3m) and Ibuildcentralflorida Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.7% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $144k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $359k. At year end it held assets of $9.6m against liabilities of $156k, net assets of $9.4m. It reported 105 employees.