Shodair Childrens Foundation

Analysis

Shodair Childrens Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Helena, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Shodair Childrens Foundation reported income of $7.2m and spending of $8.7m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from May 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $7.2m (+151%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 9790%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Shodair Childrens Foundation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Talbert House Health Center ($7.2m), Alameda Health Consortium ($7.2m) and Cross Road Health Ministries Inc ($7.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. It paid $60k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $39.0m against liabilities of $17.4m, net assets of $21.6m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.