Thin Blue Line of Michigan

Analysis

Thin Blue Line of Michigan is a registered charity in United States, based in Livonia, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2000, 26 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, Thin Blue Line of Michigan reported income of $222k and spending of $212k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $301k to $222k (-26%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Thin Blue Line of Michigan sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Advocates for Illinois Children ($222k), Home for the Armenian Aged Inc ($222k) and Wonder Ministries ($222k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $105k. At year end it held assets of $994k against liabilities of $228k, net assets of $765k. It reported 3 employees.