Shisa

Analysis

Shisa is a registered charity in United States, based in Tallahassee, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 2022, Shisa reported income of $758k and spending of $651k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $620k to $758k (+22%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Shisa sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Joseph Maley Foundation Inc ($758k), Podari Life Inc ($758k) and Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center Inc ($758k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $238k. At year end it held assets of $271k against liabilities of $68k, net assets of $203k. It reported 19 employees.