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Ellen M Gifford Sheltering Home Co

Brighton, Massachusetts · EIN 04-2239741 · Animal-Related · tax-exempt since 1959

D

Charity Clarity grade D (score 43.9 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Graded against 13,882 animal-related nonprofits with revenue $500K–$2M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.71.4 months0
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.82% of practices82
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.67
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.105% from one source1
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.90.7%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.3.6%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.03not scored

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Year by year

201520162017201820202021202220232024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2024Form 990$1.15M$749K$398K$4.46M71.48D
Dec 2023Form 990$784K$574K$210K$4.06M84.816D
Dec 2022Form 990$1.75M$761K$987K$3.98M62.812D
Dec 2021Form 990$1.01M$632K$380K$3.06M58.212C
Dec 2020Form 990$1.11M$603K$506K$2.59M51.611D
Dec 2018Form 990$548K$457K$91K$976K25.69C
Dec 2017Form 990$306K$316K−$9,238$926K35.24C
Dec 2016Form 990$338K$251K$87K$897K42.94D
Dec 2015Form 990$266K$297K−$31K$810K32.77D

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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