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Outcry Youth and Street Ministries

EIN 42-1603004 · Garden City, MI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong90 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

OUTCRY'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO BE AN OUTREACH TO YOUTH & TO HOMELESS AND STREET PEOPLE

Income
$160,195
Spending
$164,555
Reserves
13.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$16,676, president

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 13.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 6% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $23,903 spent. YOUTH & FAMILIES- OUTCRY ASSISTED FAMILIES AND YOUTH WHO WERE HAVING SEVERE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS WITH RENT PAYMENTS, FOOD, MEDICINE, BASIC SUPPLIES, AND UTILITY PAYMENTS TO KEEP THE HOMES INTACT, AND ALSO ASSISTED IN PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION, USED VEHICLES AND CAR REPAIRS.
  2. $31,300 spent. HOMELESS AND STREET PEOPLE- OUTCRY IS AGAIN COLLECTING CLOTHING FOR THE WINTER. CONCENTRATING ON BOOTS AND BLANKETS TO GIVE TO THE HOMELESS AND OTHER MISSIONS. ALSO GAVE OUT PREPARED FOOD AND HELD ABOUT 75 SEPARATE NIGHTLY FEEDINGS FOR THE HOMELESS IN 2024. IN ADDITION, OUTCRY'S PRESIDENT IS CHAPLAIN OF CHAPTER 9 A VIETNAM VETERAN'S ORGANIZATION.
  3. $6,094 spent. MISSIONARIES AND PASTORS- OUTCRY CONTINUED TO ASSIST MISSIONARIES AND PASTORS ( WHO HAD PREACHED TO THE OUTCRY YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES) WITH MEDICAL AND VEHICLE REPAIR EXPENSES IN 2024.
  4. $103,258 spent. OUTREACH TO YOUTH, HOMELESS AND STREET PEOPLE

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 2003.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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