A Shot for Life Incorporated

Analysis

A Shot for Life Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Watertown, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 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, A Shot for Life Incorporated reported income of $923k and spending of $763k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $82k to $923k (+1022%), an average of +83% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, A Shot for Life Incorporated sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Erath County Livestock Association Inc ($923k), Prosperity Childcare Inc ($924k) and Shirley Home for the Aged Inc ($923k).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $39k. At year end it held assets of $472k against liabilities of $47k, net assets of $425k. It reported 10 employees.