The 5.4-acre (0.02 km2) island is located in Sims Township, Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Little Charity Island is located in the middle of the bay, inland from its larger neighbor, Big Charity Island.

Many bay fishermen use the island as a navigation point.

Little Charity Island was once called Ile de Traverse, according to an 1839 map of Michigan.

[1] In the 19th century and early 20th century Little Charity was owned by Bay Port Fish Company, a commercial fishing company in Saginaw Bay, for its riparian water rights.