Good Shepherd Foundation

Analysis

Good Shepherd Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Longview, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1987, 39 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Good Shepherd Foundation reported income of $1.8m and spending of $446k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $813k to $1.8m (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 148%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Good Shepherd Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Windy Hill Foundation Inc ($1.8m), Portland Museum Inc ($1.8m) and Arkansas Special Olympics Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $92k. At year end it held assets of $6.6m against liabilities of $254k, net assets of $6.3m.