Good Shepherd Center

Analysis

Good Shepherd Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Madisonville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Good Shepherd Center reported income of $173k and spending of $227k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $131k to $173k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Good Shepherd Center sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 51st percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marengo Firefighters Association ($173k), Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department ($173k) and East Chatham Fire Company Inc ($173k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $49k. At year end it held assets of $266k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $266k. It reported 2 employees.