Sunshine School & Development Center
Analysis
Sunshine School & Development Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Rogers, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2025. 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 June 2021, Sunshine School & Development Center reported income of $5.9m and spending of $6.9m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2021, income fell from $6.6m to $5.9m (-10%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sunshine School & Development Center sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family & Children Faith Coalition Inc ($5.9m), Dyersburg-Dyer County Union Mission ($5.9m) and South Asian Council for Social Serv Ices Inc ($5.9m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $4.9m. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 262 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 21%
- Program services 78%
- Other 1.2%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Family & Children Faith Coalition Inc | Miami | $5.9m |
| Dyersburg-Dyer County Union Mission | Dyersburg | $5.9m |
| South Asian Council for Social Serv Ices Inc | Flushing | $5.9m |
| Forward Visions Inc | Cockeysville | $5.9m |