Give Merit Inc

Analysis

Give Merit Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 June 2023, Give Merit Inc reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $726k to $2.0m (+172%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 825%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Give Merit Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oklahoma Policy Inc ($2.0m), Lady Freethinker ($2.0m) and Democracy Matters Foundation ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $590k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 11 employees.