Superior Alliance for Independent Living

Analysis

Superior Alliance for Independent Living is a registered charity in United States, based in Marquette, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 September 2023, Superior Alliance for Independent Living reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.6m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $1.8m (+2.0%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Superior Alliance for Independent Living sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Francis Home of the Franciscan Missionary Sister of the I C Inc ($1.8m), Mansfield Discovery Depot ($1.8m) and Regenerative Agriculture Alliance ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $903k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $76k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 119 employees.