Michigan Environmental Council

Analysis

Michigan Environmental Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Lansing, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 December 2023, Michigan Environmental Council reported income of $3.9m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $3.9m (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Michigan Environmental Council sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Coral Reef Alliance ($3.9m), Channel Islands Restoration ($3.9m) and Aspen Valley Land Trust ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $293k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $964k. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 22 employees.