Shepherds Cottage

Analysis

Shepherds Cottage is a registered charity in United States, based in Deer Park, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Shepherds Cottage reported income of $317k and spending of $279k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $13k to $317k (+2319%), an average of +2319% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 2319%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Shepherds Cottage sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Education Fund Inc ($317k), Philippine American Community Center of Michigan ($317k) and Whitefield Library ($317k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $47k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $47k.