Nights Shield

Analysis

Nights Shield is a registered charity in United States, based in W Frankfort, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Nights Shield reported income of $727k and spending of $752k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $168k to $727k (+332%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 223%. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Nights Shield sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Central Iowa Housing Trust Fund ($727k), Sandy Valley Habitat for Humanity Inc ($727k) and Vacaville Senior Housing Corporation ($726k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $45k (6.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $983k against liabilities of $82k, net assets of $901k. It reported 47 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.