Sonshine Center

Analysis

Sonshine Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Casselton, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2006, 20 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, Sonshine Center reported income of $601k and spending of $638k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3,917 to $601k (+15241%), an average of +252% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 16683%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sonshine Center sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crisis Intervention & Advocacy Center ($601k), Mother Hubbards Cupboard Inc ($601k) and Baltimore Jewelry Center Inc ($601k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 90% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $428k. At year end it held assets of $969k against liabilities of $739k, net assets of $231k. It reported 37 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.