Shields for Families

Analysis

Shields for Families is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Shields for Families reported income of $27.6m and spending of $27.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $28.0m to $27.6m (-1.6%), an average of -0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Shields for Families sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Robert Wood Johnson Visiting Nurses Inc ($27.5m), Fairbanks Native Association ($27.6m) and Walter Knox Memorial Hospital Dba Valor Health ($27.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13.6m. At year end it held assets of $8.3m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 370 employees.