Little Sheperd Foundation

Analysis

Little Sheperd Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Richardson, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2021, 5 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, Little Sheperd Foundation reported income of $198k and spending of $121k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $130k to $198k (+52%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 52%. 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, Little Sheperd Foundation sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Dealer Community Inc ($198k), H2o Missions Inc ($198k) and Focusing Initiatives International Inc ($198k).

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 $125k against liabilities of $3,793, net assets of $122k.