Sentinel Foundation

Analysis

Sentinel Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Ellerbe, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2019, 7 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, Sentinel Foundation reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.5m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $180k to $3.4m (+1802%), an average of +167% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 1614%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sentinel Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Credit Card Management Services Inc ($3.4m), Upper Shore Aging Inc ($3.4m) and Three Rivers Adoption Council ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $265k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $248k. It reported 9 employees.