Shine Joplin

Analysis

Shine Joplin is a registered charity in United States, based in Joplin, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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, Shine Joplin reported income of $108k and spending of $67k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $82k to $108k (+31%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shine Joplin sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ruby Room ($108k), Peace Zone Inc ($108k) and Gather the Outcasts Inc ($108k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 29% of the total. At year end it held assets of $100k against liabilities of $1,015, net assets of $99k.