Shepherd Home

Analysis

Shepherd Home is a registered charity in United States, based in Penfield, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Shepherd Home reported income of $269k and spending of $281k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $199k to $269k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shepherd Home sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mercys Gate Rogue Valley ($269k), Earl J Maag Inc ($269k) and United Way of Clare County ($269k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $63k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $139k. At year end it held assets of $514k against liabilities of $13, net assets of $514k. It reported 20 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.