Sheltering Wings Inc

Analysis

Sheltering Wings Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Leasburg, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2001, 25 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, Sheltering Wings Inc reported income of $1.8m and spending of $2.1m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.8m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sheltering Wings Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include YMCA Foundation of Middle Tennessee ($1.8m), Choteau Activities Inc ($1.8m) and Family Support Circle Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $123k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 5 employees.