Tamil Sangam Michigan

Analysis

Tamil Sangam Michigan is a registered charity in United States, based in Sterling HTS, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Tamil Sangam Michigan reported income of $240k and spending of $267k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $253k to $240k (-5.4%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Tamil Sangam Michigan sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fralinger String Band Inc ($240k), Albany Civic Theater Inc ($240k) and Littleton Youth Ballet Inc ($240k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $248k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $248k.