Shelter KC

Analysis

Shelter KC is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Shelter KC reported income of $3.9m and spending of $4.1m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $3.9m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Shelter KC sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Erc Foundation Inc ($3.9m), Coal County Extended Care Incorporated ($3.9m) and Hap Senior Care Inc Dba Beaver Mead ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. It paid $485k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $146k, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 54 employees.