Shepherd Youth Ranch Inc

Analysis

Shepherd Youth Ranch Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Raleigh, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 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, Shepherd Youth Ranch Inc reported income of $373k and spending of $431k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $326k to $373k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shepherd Youth Ranch Inc sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shanthi Project ($373k), Nehemiah Community Empowerment Center Inc ($373k) and Network Ministries ($373k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $70k. At year end it held assets of $923k against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of -$259k. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.