Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association

Analysis

Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Southfield, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 2024, Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association reported income of $142k and spending of $163k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income grew from $120k to $142k (+19%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Educational Services Center of San German Inc ($142k), Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Inc ($142k) and El Reno Public School Foundation Inc ($142k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.7% and program service revenue 56% of the total. At year end it held assets of $20k against liabilities of $8,669, net assets of $11k.

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.