Mountain Shadows Support Group

Analysis

Mountain Shadows Support Group is a registered charity in United States, based in San Marcos, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1993, 33 years ago. 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, Mountain Shadows Support Group reported income of $22.7m and spending of $21.0m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $15.3m to $22.7m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mountain Shadows Support Group sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Horizon Village Inc ($22.7m), Loaves and Fishes Too ($22.7m) and T H E Clinic Inc ($22.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $505k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12.4m. At year end it held assets of $30.4m against liabilities of $10.3m, net assets of $20.0m. It reported 438 employees.