Equality Michigan

Analysis

Equality Michigan is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 December 2023, Equality Michigan reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $646k to $1.3m (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 217%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Equality Michigan sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Injustice Watch NFP ($1.3m), Shared Pregnancy Womens Center Inc ($1.3m) and American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama Foundation ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 8.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $499k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $58k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 10 employees.