Shelter for Help in Emergency

Analysis

Shelter for Help in Emergency is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlottesvle, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1978, 48 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 June 2024, Shelter for Help in Emergency reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $1.2m to $1.8m (+50%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shelter for Help in Emergency sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trumbull Loves Children T L C Inc ($1.8m), New Futures ($1.8m) and Center for Lay Ministries Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $855k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 36 employees.