Salus Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SALUS CENTER BUILDS AND SERVES AN INCLUSIVE 2SLGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER LANSING AREA. WE ENVISION A GREATER LANSING COMMUNITY WHERE 2SLGBTQIA+ PEOPLE THRIVE AS OUR WHOLE, AUTHENTIC SELVES.
- Income
- $170,031
- Spending
- $162,303
- Reserves
- 8.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (1)
- $162,303 spent. SALUS CENTER HOSTS 12 PEER SUPPORT GROUPS WITH 19 MONTHLY MEETINGS, 8 OTHER RECURRING MONTHLY EVENTS, AND BI-WEEKLY RESOURCE HOURS. THROUGH RESOURCE HOURS, THE CENTER DISTRIBUTED HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCES RANGING FROM HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS TO EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION, HARM REDUCTION ITEMS, AND GENDER AFFIRMING ITEMS TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN THE LANSING AREA. THE CENTER HOSTED FREE TAX CLINICS, PASSPORT SERVICES, AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE MOBILE UNIT FOR EVENTS DURING RESOURCE HOURS. THROUGH WORK AS PART OF THE GENDER AFFIRMATION PROJECT, THE SALUS CENTER SUPPORTED TRANSGENDER AND NONBINARY PEOPLE GETTING ACCESS TO FINANCIAL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR LEGAL NAME AND GENDER MARKER CHANGES. THE SALUS CENTER HELD A SECOND ANNUAL ADULT PROM AND A THIRD ANNUAL TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY CELEBRATION TO BUILD AND AFFIRM THE 2SLGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER LANSING AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THE CENTER COLLABORATED WITH VARIOUS OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYS GENDER AND SEXUALITY CAMPUS CENTER, LANSING AREA AIDS NETWORK, THE CAPITAL AREA DISTRICT LIBRARY, AND INGHAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. BY ATTENDING AND TABLING AT 25 COMMUNITY EVENTS, THE SALUS CENTER CONNECTED WITH THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL PEOPLE IN THE GREATER LANSING AREA.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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 November 6, 2026.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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