Mountain Shadows Foundation

Analysis

Mountain Shadows Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Marcos, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Mountain Shadows Foundation reported income of $206k and spending of $142k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $205k to $206k (+0.3%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mountain Shadows Foundation sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Senior Center Inc ($206k), Reset Mentoring ($206k) and Unalaska Senior Citizens ($206k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $59k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $116k, net assets of $2.0m.