Shepherds of Youth Charitable Trust

Analysis

Shepherds of Youth Charitable Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Chatham, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 2024, Shepherds of Youth Charitable Trust reported income of $1.1m and spending of $331k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $384k to $1.1m (+195%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 188%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Shepherds of Youth Charitable Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avalon Village Inc ($1.1m), Nesivos Inc ($1.1m) and The Oklahoma 4-H Foundation Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $34k, net assets of $5.8m.