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Benton Harbor Benton Township

Benton Harbor, Michigan · EIN 38-2079361 · Human Services · tax-exempt since 1991

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 54.6 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Graded against 82,673 human services 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.29.8 months56
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.48% of practices48
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.63
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.99% from one source32
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.82.7%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.17.3%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.00not scored

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Year by year

201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Sep 2025Form 990$469K$348K$121K$865K29.85C
Sep 2024Form 990$419K$342K$77K$745K26.26C
Sep 2023Form 990$392K$361K$32K$667K22.26C
Sep 2022Form 990$375K$355K$19K$636K21.56C
Sep 2021Form 990$371K$333K$37K$617K22.26C
Sep 2020Form 990$358K$332K$26K$579K20.96C
Sep 2019Form 990$355K$337K$19K$553K19.76C
Sep 2018Form 990$343K$327K$16K$535K19.66C
Sep 2017Form 990$333K$321K$12K$519K19.46C

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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