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Michigan Association of United Ways Inc

Lansing, Michigan · EIN 38-1359596 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · tax-exempt since 1958

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 78.0 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Graded against 31,193 philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits with revenue $100K–$500K 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.6.2 months100
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.91% of practices91
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.37
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.73% from one source55
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.87.0%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.13.0%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.00not scored

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Year by year

2016201820192020202120222023202420252025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Sep 2025Form 990$281K$376K−$95K$193K6.20B
Jun 2025Form 990$1.38M$1.45M−$66K$242K2.038C
Jun 2024Form 990$2.67M$6.50M−$3.83M$261K0.538D
Jun 2023Form 990$5.43M$3.00M$2.43M$4.03M16.134C
Jun 2022Form 990$16.07M$15.95M$119K$641K0.531C
Jun 2021Form 990$3.38M$3.36M$27K$592K2.128B
Jun 2020Form 990$4.29M$4.27M$20K$401K1.131B
Jun 2019Form 990$2.53M$2.56M−$29K$398K1.930B
Jun 2018Form 990$2.30M$2.21M$89K$396K2.138B
Jun 2016Form 990$4.31M$4.28M$30K$233K0.789C

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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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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