Operation Shoebox

Analysis

Operation Shoebox is a registered charity in United States, based in Belleview, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2004, 22 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, Operation Shoebox reported income of $1.2m and spending of $730k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $917k to $1.2m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Operation Shoebox sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Near East Media ($1.2m), Lampion Center Inc ($1.2m) and Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas Foundation ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $58k. At year end it held assets of $877k against liabilities of $188k, net assets of $690k. It reported 6 employees.