Bay Sail

Analysis

Bay Sail is a registered charity in United States, based in Bay City, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 December 2023, Bay Sail reported income of $319k and spending of $322k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $631k to $319k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Bay Sail sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carey Center for Justice Inc ($319k), First Judicial District Casa-Gal Program Inc ($319k) and Sylvania Community Action Team Inc ($319k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $145k. At year end it held assets of $283k against liabilities of $204k, net assets of $79k. It reported 6 employees.