Shade for Children

Analysis

Shade for Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Vicksburg, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Shade for Children reported income of $73k and spending of $71k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $88k to $73k (-17%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 17%. 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, Shade for Children sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guardian Long Range Competition ($73k), Screven County Community Collaborative Inc ($73k) and Family Action Network of Winchester Inc ($73k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $13k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $13k.