Turtle Shelter Project

Analysis

Turtle Shelter Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Layton, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2018, 8 years ago. 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 December 2023, Turtle Shelter Project reported income of $55k and spending of $53k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $60k to $55k (-7.9%), an average of -7.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Turtle Shelter Project sits at the 19th percentile: it is larger than about 19% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 20th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Highland High School Gridiron Football Club ($55k), Creators for Christ ($55k) and El Paso Gun and Marksmanship ($55k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $53k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $53k.