Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Inc

Analysis

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Scottsdale, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 June 2024, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Inc reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $677k to $1.0m (+54%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Obed Project Inc ($1.0m), Shiv Mandir Inc ($1.0m) and Anthroposophic Press Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $64k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $326k. It paid $28k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $388k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 11 employees.