Kalamazoo County Defender Inc

Analysis

Kalamazoo County Defender Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalamazoo, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2019, 7 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 September 2023, Kalamazoo County Defender Inc reported income of $5.9m and spending of $6.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $5.9m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 200%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Kalamazoo County Defender Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Justice Action Network Foundation ($5.9m), Shriver Center on Poverty Law ($5.9m) and Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth of So Carolina ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 52 employees.