Rocking Chair Deserters Inc

Analysis

Rocking Chair Deserters Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Eaton Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1983, 43 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 2024, Rocking Chair Deserters Inc reported income of $86k and spending of $96k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2024, income grew from $86k to $86k (+1.0%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rocking Chair Deserters Inc sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love Inc of Greater Hillsboro ($86k), McPherson Education Foundation ($86k) and Love Inc of Oscoda County ($86k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 14% of the total. At year end it held assets of $169k against liabilities of $8,537, net assets of $161k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.