Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan

Analysis

Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $856k to $1.4m (+63%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Team Lafontaine Ucancervive Foundation ($1.4m), Life Enrichment Trust Inc ($1.4m) and Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Southwest Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $416k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $407k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 12 employees.