Shepherd Center Inc

Analysis

Shepherd Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Shepherd Center Inc reported income of $320.4m and spending of $289.7m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $262.5m to $320.4m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Shepherd Center Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ascension Providence ($320.1m), St Peters Health ($321.1m) and Mercy Medical Center ($320.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $10.2m (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $116.1m. At year end it held assets of $760.2m against liabilities of $88.2m, net assets of $672.0m. It reported 2,151 employees.