Great Shape Inc

Analysis

Great Shape Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Modesto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1989, 37 years ago. 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, Great Shape Inc reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $864k to $1.9m (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 189%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Great Shape Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Covenant College Foundation Inc ($1.9m), Valley Leadership Corporation ($1.9m) and Turley Foundation Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $178k. At year end it held assets of $540k against liabilities of $526k, net assets of $14k. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.