Metropolitan Center for Independent Living

Analysis

Metropolitan Center for Independent Living is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1981, 45 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, Metropolitan Center for Independent Living reported income of $10.1m and spending of $10.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.6m to $10.1m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Metropolitan Center for Independent Living sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Noah Homes Inc ($10.0m), Foothills Area YMCA ($10.1m) and Central American Resource Center Carecen of Northern California ($10.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $260k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 283 employees.