Shaklee Cares

Analysis

Shaklee Cares is a registered charity in United States, based in Miami, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 March 2024, Shaklee Cares reported income of $258k and spending of $312k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2024, income fell from $263k to $258k (-1.7%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Shaklee Cares sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Walworth Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($258k), Barlow Volunteer Fire Co Inc ($258k) and Citizens Hose Company of Hammondsport New York Inc ($258k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $165k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $165k.

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.