Y-Center of Battle Creek

Analysis

Y-Center of Battle Creek is a registered charity in United States, based in Battle Creek, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1973, 53 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 December 2023, Y-Center of Battle Creek reported income of $5.2m and spending of $3.5m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $5.2m (+94%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Y-Center of Battle Creek 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 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norcal Premier Soccer ($5.2m), Friends of Hudson River Park Inc ($5.2m) and Ruth Ellis Center Inc ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. It paid $1,850 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 180 employees.