Shepherds Pathway

Analysis

Shepherds Pathway is a registered charity in United States, based in Greencastle, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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, Shepherds Pathway reported income of $455k and spending of $345k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $296k to $455k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shepherds Pathway sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Ways of Tennessee ($455k), Southern California Wheelchair ($455k) and New Opportunity School for Women Inc ($455k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $187k. At year end it held assets of $659k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $659k. It reported 11 employees.