The Sheepfold

Analysis

The Sheepfold is a registered charity in United States, based in Orange, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1964, 62 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending April 2023, The Sheepfold reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.6m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $2.8m (-20%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2021, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Sheepfold sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Richmond Waldorf School ($2.8m), Boy Scouts of America ($2.8m) and James V Brown Lib Endow FD ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $172k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $867k. At year end it held assets of $8.5m against liabilities of $323k, net assets of $8.2m. It reported 31 employees.