Great Lakes Safety Training Center

Analysis

Great Lakes Safety Training Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Midland, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 September 2023, Great Lakes Safety Training Center reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $2.3m to $1.6m (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Great Lakes Safety Training Center sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elmore County Firefighters Association ($1.6m), Stokesdale Fire District Inc ($1.6m) and Love City Strong Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.7% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $670k. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $118k, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 11 employees.