Operation Shower

Analysis

Operation Shower is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Operation Shower reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.7m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Operation Shower sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Way Station ($1.7m), New Mexico Electrical Industry Joint Apprenticeship and Training ($1.7m) and First Baptist Preschool of Portland ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $241k. At year end it held assets of $665k against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $622k. It reported 7 employees.