Shepherds Center of Northern Virginia

Analysis

Shepherds Center of Northern Virginia is a registered charity in United States, based in Vienna, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1998, 28 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 Center of Northern Virginia reported income of $360k and spending of $274k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $221k to $360k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 223%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shepherds Center of Northern Virginia sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Consumer Education and Training Services ($360k), Dove Healthcare Community Foundation ($360k) and Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation Inc ($360k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 4.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (35% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $79k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 4 employees.