Metropolitan Children and Youth Inc

Analysis

Metropolitan Children and Youth Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1997, 29 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 October 2023, Metropolitan Children and Youth Inc reported income of $4.1m and spending of $4.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $4.1m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Metropolitan Children and Youth Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Center for Hope and Safety Inc ($4.1m), Mesilla Valley Community of Hope Incorporated ($4.1m) and Friendship Home of Lincoln ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $455k against liabilities of $287k, net assets of $168k. It reported 82 employees.