Shower the People

Analysis

Shower the People is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Maria, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2017, 9 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, Shower the People reported income of $145k and spending of $62k, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $113k to $145k (+28%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shower the People sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tiny Treasures Collective ($145k), Beit Meir Inc ($145k) and Serve Outdoors Texas Hill Country Chapter ($145k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $341k against liabilities of $128, net assets of $341k.