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The Baldwin Center Inc

Pontiac, Michigan · EIN 20-3890194 · Human Services · tax-exempt since 2006

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 63.5 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Graded against 76,556 human services nonprofits with revenue $500K–$2M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.9.4 months94
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.74% of practices74
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.25
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.99% from one source23
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.93.6%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.6.4%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.00not scored

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Year by year

2015201620182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Sep 2025Form 990$996K$961K$35K$754K9.420C
Sep 2024Form 990$1.06M$1.25M−$190K$696K6.714B
Sep 2023Form 990$1.05M$1.18M−$130K$773K7.817B
Sep 2022Form 990$1.14M$1.19M−$51K$885K8.915B
Sep 2021Form 990$1.27M$1.24M$33K$965K9.422B
Sep 2020Form 990$1.12M$936K$186K$913K11.724C
Sep 2019Form 990$883K$926K−$43K$727K9.424B
Sep 2018Form 990$1.03M$922K$107K$770K10.018B
Dec 2016Form 990$1.07M$1.09M−$23K$744K8.221A
Dec 2015Form 990$1.12M$1.15M−$28K$767K8.023B

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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