The Shelter

Analysis

The Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2019, 7 years ago. 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, The Shelter reported income of $543k and spending of $435k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $40k to $543k (+1246%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 492%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Shelter sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hilltop Christian School ($543k), Campus Life Inc of Sheboygan County ($543k) and Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Inc ($543k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $139k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $174k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 5 employees.