Grateful Shepherd Ministries

Analysis

Grateful Shepherd Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Escondido, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Grateful Shepherd Ministries reported income of $50k and spending of $34k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $295k to $50k (-83%), an average of -45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 16% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Grateful Shepherd Ministries sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Strategic Leadership Alliance ($50k), Reclaiming Hearts Ministries ($50k) and Church of God of Paterson ($50k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $386k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $386k.