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United Way of Manistee County

Manistee, Michigan · EIN 38-6032839 · tax-exempt since 2021

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 69.5 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended March 2025.

Graded against 117,084 unclassified 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.9.4 months94
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.65% of practices65
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.56
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.73% from one source38
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.64.2%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.33.6%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.02not scored

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Year by year

20152016201720212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Mar 2025Form 990$184K$179K$4,777$141K9.411B
Mar 2024Form 990$225K$193K$32K$136K8.412C
Mar 2023Form 990$200K$218K−$18K$104K5.712C
Mar 2022Form 990$172K$249K−$77K$125K6.010B
Mar 2021Form 990$155K$231K−$76K$203K10.56C
Mar 2017Form 990$192K$182K$9,578$156K10.312C
Mar 2016Form 990$165K$178K−$14K$147K9.914C
Mar 2015Form 990$124K$159K−$34K$161K12.213C

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.

Read the filings

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