Shepherds Staff Inc

Analysis

Shepherds Staff Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Westminster, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1991, 35 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, Shepherds Staff Inc reported income of $763k and spending of $552k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $915k to $763k (-17%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shepherds Staff Inc sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kingdom Kids Christian Academy ($763k), Just Mediation Pittsburgh ($763k) and Christian Berets ($763k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 6.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $100k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $1,573, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 10 employees.