Shepherd of the Plains Foundation

Analysis

Shepherd of the Plains Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Cimarron, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1991, 35 years ago. 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, Shepherd of the Plains Foundation reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.8m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.5m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Shepherd of the Plains Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dietert Center ($2.5m), Newton Community Development Foundation Inc ($2.5m) and Surf Development Company Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.1% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $3.3m, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 69 employees.