Michigan Childrens Law Center Inc

Analysis

Michigan Childrens Law Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in St CLR Shores, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1998, 28 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 December 2023, Michigan Childrens Law Center Inc reported income of $679k and spending of $843k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $1.8m to $679k (-62%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Michigan Childrens Law Center Inc sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Just Projects International ($678k), Community Testing Foundation ($679k) and Our Voice Nuestra Voz ($678k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.8% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $240k (28% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $680k against liabilities of $4,000, net assets of $676k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.