Sheltering Arms Children and Family Services Inc

Analysis

Sheltering Arms Children and Family Services Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2026. 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 June 2021, Sheltering Arms Children and Family Services Inc reported income of $88.7m and spending of $92.8m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2021, income fell from $98.4m to $88.7m (-9.8%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sheltering Arms Children and Family Services Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humangood Pennsylvania ($88.3m), Forgotten Harvest Inc ($88.8m) and Covenant House ($88.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $892k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $48.0m. At year end it held assets of $61.2m against liabilities of $42.1m, net assets of $19.1m. It reported 1,546 employees.