Shafer Leadership Academy

Analysis

Shafer Leadership Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Muncie, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2010, 16 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, Shafer Leadership Academy reported income of $586k and spending of $671k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $369k to $586k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Shafer Leadership Academy sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for the Study of Learning and Expertise ($586k), Women in Research Ltd ($587k) and Rta Incorporated ($586k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $369k. At year end it held assets of $399k against liabilities of $231k, net assets of $168k. It reported 1 employees.