Michigan Crop Improvement Association

Analysis

Michigan Crop Improvement Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Lansing, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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, Michigan Crop Improvement Association reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.8m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.9m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Michigan Crop Improvement Association 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 86th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Claris Health ($1.9m), Childrens Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass Inc ($1.9m) and Teachaids ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $167k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $808k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $240k, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 66 employees.