Shelter From the Storm

Analysis

Shelter From the Storm is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Grande, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Shelter From the Storm reported income of $623k and spending of $593k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $445k to $623k (+40%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shelter From the Storm sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freedom Crusades ($623k), Daniel Carl Torsch Foundation Inc ($624k) and MCCT Dba Marin County Cooperative Team ($623k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $226k (38% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $521k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $499k. It reported 10 employees.