Shield-Bearer Counseling Centers Inc

Analysis

Shield-Bearer Counseling Centers Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2006, 20 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, Shield-Bearer Counseling Centers Inc reported income of $1.1m and spending of $964k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $723k to $1.1m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. 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, Shield-Bearer Counseling Centers Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Hope Community Ministries a NJ Nonprofit Corp ($1.1m), P E R C Inc ($1.1m) and The Hopi Foundation Lomasuminagwtukwsiumani ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $525k. At year end it held assets of $332k against liabilities of $111k, net assets of $221k. It reported 17 employees.