Motor City Mitten Mission

Analysis

Motor City Mitten Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in St CLR Shores, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2019, 7 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, Motor City Mitten Mission reported income of $964k and spending of $703k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $361k to $964k (+167%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Motor City Mitten Mission sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legal Priorities Inc ($963k), Disability Network Northern Michigan ($964k) and Watsonville Law Center ($963k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $235k. It paid $19k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $547k against liabilities of $162k, net assets of $385k. It reported 38 employees.