Lorena Shepherds Heart

Analysis

Lorena Shepherds Heart is a registered charity in United States, based in Lorena, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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, Lorena Shepherds Heart reported income of $163k and spending of $53k, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $138k to $163k (+18%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 21% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lorena Shepherds Heart sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Genesis Institute ($163k), Vanguard Residential Services Inc ($163k) and Lifegate Services ($163k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $596k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $596k.