The Shepherds House

Analysis

The Shepherds House is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 2023, The Shepherds House reported income of $6.6m and spending of $5.7m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2018 to June 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $6.6m (+336%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Shepherds House sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Promise Inc ($6.6m), Lake Wales Retirement Center Inc ($6.6m) and Bethesda Project ($6.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. It paid $45k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 77 employees.