Delta Area Transit Authority

Analysis

Delta Area Transit Authority is a registered charity in United States, based in Escanaba, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 September 2020, Delta Area Transit Authority reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.9m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2020, income fell from $3.4m to $2.3m (-33%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Delta Area Transit Authority sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ballistic United Soccer Club Inc ($2.3m), The Arc Pikes Peak Region ($2.3m) and New York Military Academy ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 8.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $907k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $195k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 37 employees.