Ellen M Gifford Sheltering Home Corporation

Analysis

Ellen M Gifford Sheltering Home Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Brighton, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1959, 67 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Ellen M Gifford Sheltering Home Corporation reported income of $784k and spending of $574k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $784k (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Ellen M Gifford Sheltering Home Corporation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kato Foundation ($783k), Central Texas Animal Sanctuary ($785k) and Pets in Need of Greater Cincinnati Inc ($783k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 6.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $22k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $201k. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 16 employees.