Manuscript Research Group

Analysis

Manuscript Research Group is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Haven, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Manuscript Research Group reported income of $124k and spending of $112k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $68k to $124k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 229%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Manuscript Research Group sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Preservation Pennsylvania ($124k), Korean Traditional Marching Band Inc ($124k) and North Street Playhouse Inc ($124k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $27k. At year end it held assets of $37k against liabilities of $106k, net assets of -$69k. It reported 1 employees.