Township government · Alger County, MI

Grand Island Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Grand Island Township took in $33 thousand and spent $43 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money15%Fines and other12%Federal tax money6.1%

What stands out

12%

of Grand Island Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes67%

Property tax
64%$21 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money6.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.1%$2 thousand

State tax money15%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
15%$5 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Sent to other local governments21%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%

What stands out

21%

of Grand Island Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$24 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
21%$9 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grand Island Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Grand Island Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.