Shepherds Foundation Inc

Analysis

Shepherds Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Union Grove, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 June 2023, Shepherds Foundation Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.6m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.1m to $2.5m (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Shepherds Foundation Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 2022 Act Foundation Inc ($2.5m), The Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and Tarrant County ($2.5m) and Amador Community Foundation Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $332k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 7 employees.