Battle Creek Community Foundation

Analysis

Battle Creek Community Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Battle Creek, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 March 2024, Battle Creek Community Foundation reported income of $12.8m and spending of $21.6m, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income grew from $8.0m to $12.8m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 202%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Battle Creek Community Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Inc ($12.7m), Charityvision International Inc ($12.9m) and Sands Family Supporting Foundation Inc ($12.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $378k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $128.9m against liabilities of $24.1m, net assets of $104.8m. It reported 80 employees.