Michigan Transportation Connection

Analysis

Michigan Transportation Connection is a registered charity in United States, based in East Lansing, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2015, 11 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Michigan Transportation Connection reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $807k to $1.4m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Michigan Transportation Connection sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Palmyra Area Interfaith Housing Council ($1.4m), White River Medical Center Foundation Inc ($1.4m) and American Movement Foundation ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $215k. At year end it held assets of $220k against liabilities of $60k, net assets of $160k. It reported 6 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.