Shield Foundation

Analysis

Shield Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Shield Foundation reported income of $142k and spending of $142k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $49k to $142k (+188%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Shield Foundation sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Voice Theatre Inc ($142k), Matheatre Corporation ($142k) and Cartie ($142k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 74% of the total. At year end it held assets of $189k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $189k.