Mission
Alleviate the suffering by street kids & orphans
Small Public Charity
Shepherd's Purse
Shepherd's Purse, of East Lansing, MI, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $47K in revenue, $52K in expenses.
EIN: 371491160
East Lansing, MI
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$47K
Total Expenses$52K
Grant Records0
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Shepherd's Purse
How Shepherd's Purse divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 9 years.
$66
Programs
the work itself
$34
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $66 for programs
$49
Collected supplies and donations for needs of street kidsand orphans or approved centers working with children.Trips to Ukraine
$17
Raised awareness of problem through public speaking, radio, writing, newsletters, website
Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Officers & Directors
Board Member
Alice Schueller
Board Member
Carol Carlson
Board Member
Jane Gordon
Board Member
John Anderson
Board Member
Laurie Smith
Director
Michael L Wetzel
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $47K | $52K | — |
| 2024 | $68K | $69K | $6K |
| 2023 | $69K | $71K | $7K |
| 2022 | $121K | $129K | $9K |
| 2021 | $84K | $84K | $17K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $84K to $47K (-44%).
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.