Walking Shield Inc

Analysis

Walking Shield Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Costa Mesa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 December 2023, Walking Shield Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.6m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Walking Shield Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grove Christian Outreach Center ($1.6m), Livingston Food Pantry of Park County ($1.6m) and Stillmeadow Child Care Ctr Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $157k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $280k. At year end it held assets of $922k against liabilities of $278k, net assets of $644k. It reported 6 employees.