Safe & Just Michigan

Analysis

Safe & Just Michigan is a registered charity in United States, based in Lansing, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Safe & Just Michigan reported income of $3.9m and spending of $3.5m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $3.9m (+179%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Safe & Just Michigan sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Association for the Study of Pain ($3.9m), Outfest ($3.9m) and YWCA of the Quad Cities ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $142k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 24 employees.