Mecca House

Analysis

Mecca House is a registered charity in United States, based in Pontiac, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 2023, Mecca House reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.6m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $1.4m (-5.2%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mecca House sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospice of Marshall County Foundation Inc ($1.4m), Ronald McDonald House Southwest Florida Inc ($1.4m) and Positive Directions-The Center for Prevention and Counseling Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $435k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $751k. At year end it held assets of $577k against liabilities of $576k, net assets of $1,557. It reported 69 employees.