Shepherds Hope Ltd

Analysis

Shepherds Hope Ltd is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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 June 2023, Shepherds Hope Ltd reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $3.6m (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shepherds Hope Ltd sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aum International Foundation Inc ($3.6m), Ozarks Food Harvest Foundation ($3.6m) and Beach House Inc ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $132k against liabilities of $317k, net assets of -$185k.