Sleeping Bear Forever

Analysis

Sleeping Bear Forever is a registered charity in United States, based in Empire, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Sleeping Bear Forever reported income of $186k and spending of $150k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2023, income grew from $143k to $186k (+31%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sleeping Bear Forever sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chicago Blues Revival ($186k), Taispean Charities Ltd ($186k) and Kulture Kids ($186k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $207k against liabilities of $2,274, net assets of $205k.