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Vocational Independence Program Inc

Flint, Michigan · EIN 38-1558541 · Human Services · tax-exempt since 1956

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 58.9 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.46.3 months25
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.91% of practices91
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.16
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.7% from one source83
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.86.9%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.13.1%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.00not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Sep 2025Form 990$806K$930K−$124K$3.59M46.336C
Sep 2024Form 990$539K$787K−$247K$3.55M54.128C
Sep 2023Form 990$539K$714K−$175K$3.19M53.627C
Sep 2022Form 990$177K$807K−$630K$3.17M47.233C
Sep 2021Form 990$506K$710K−$205K$4.31M72.8126C
Sep 2020Form 990$1.27M$1.52M−$256K$4.07M32.0167B
Sep 2019Form 990$1.23M$1.44M−$215K$4.18M34.8148C
Sep 2018Form 990$1.55M$1.68M−$126K$2.50M17.9172B
Sep 2017Form 990$2.65M$2.68M−$33K$2.64M11.8184A
Sep 2016Form 990$2.85M$2.75M$109K$2.68M11.7169A

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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