Disability Advocates of Kent County

Analysis

Disability Advocates of Kent County is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general 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 2023, Disability Advocates of Kent County reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $3.2m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Disability Advocates of Kent County sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mona Foundation ($3.2m), United Way of the Cape Fear Area Inc ($3.2m) and Expect Miracles Foundation ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $119k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 39 employees.