Shirts Across America

Analysis

Shirts Across America is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2012, 14 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Shirts Across America reported income of $833k and spending of $818k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $856k to $833k (-2.7%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Shirts Across America sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jefferson Avenue School Associates Inc ($832k), Laredo-Webb Neighborhood Housing Services Inc ($833k) and Sullivan McKinney Elder Housing Inc ($832k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $152k. At year end it held assets of $90k against liabilities of $172k, net assets of -$81k. It reported 3 employees.