West Michigan Jazz Society

Analysis

West Michigan Jazz Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1987, 39 years ago. 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, West Michigan Jazz Society reported income of $74k and spending of $63k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $49k to $74k (+51%), an average of +51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, West Michigan Jazz Society sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hilltop Lakes Chapel Foundation ($74k), Wat Lao Santitham ($74k) and Spina Bifida Association of Alabama ($74k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 12% of the total. At year end it held assets of $100k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $100k.