National Shingles Foundation

Analysis

National Shingles Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2023, National Shingles Foundation reported income of $247k and spending of $268k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $260k to $247k (-5.1%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, National Shingles Foundation sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hearts for Hospice ($247k), Nick and Kelly Childrens Heart Fund ($247k) and Kansas Childrens Foundation ($247k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (43% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $495k against liabilities of $2,770, net assets of $492k. It reported 2 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.