Tea

Analysis

Tea is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2016, 10 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, Tea reported income of $164k and spending of $255k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $245k to $164k (-33%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Tea sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medfield Food Cupboard ($164k), Saint Francis of Assisi Food Pantry ($164k) and Intentional Communities of Washtenaw County ($164k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $26k. At year end it held assets of $126k against liabilities of $47k, net assets of $79k. It reported 3 employees.