Good Shepherd Childrens Home

Analysis

Good Shepherd Childrens Home is a registered charity in United States, based in Murfreesboro, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1963, 63 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 November 2023, Good Shepherd Childrens Home reported income of $503k and spending of $352k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2023, income grew from $305k to $503k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2020, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Good Shepherd Childrens Home sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Slemco Electric Foundation ($503k), Global Foundation for Girls ($503k) and Mary J Treglia Community House ($503k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $13k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $93k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $293k, net assets of $757k. It reported 5 employees.