Sharing Life Community Outreach
Sharing Life Community Outreach reported $36.3 million in revenue and $35.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.56 went to program services, $0.31 to management and general costs and $1.13 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.3% of the total. Government grants made up 35.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $138,730 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 20% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $36MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $36MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.6% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.3% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.3% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 35.8% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $138,730 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.39% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.0 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThrough basic client services, Sharing Life provides emergency assistance, food, clothing and household items. These services are provided through a food pantry, clothes closet,and resource center. Sharing Life distributes food to other pantries through the pilot north texas food bank hub location located at Sharing Life. The financial empowerment center offers workforce development training, job skills training, financial assistance, plus financial coaching and education. Approximately 12.5 million pounds of food was provided by Sharing Life. Sharing Life assisted approximately 6,500 clients…
The organization receives restricted grant funds from atmos and txu energy aid in order to provide utility assistance to its clients through the client assistance program. The organization assisted approximately 1,188 clients with utility assistance
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $134,609 | $0 | $4,121 | $138,730 |
| DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 0.00 hrs/week | $113,226 | $0 | $11,872 | $125,098 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Sharing Life Community Outreach (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $255K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 544
- Volunteers Part I, line 6800
Private foundation grants it received
10 private foundations reported grants to Sharing Life Community Outreach totaling $790K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Sharing Life Community Outreach spent in FY2025, $98.56 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Sharing Life Community Outreach's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Sharing Life Community Outreach reported that 98.6% of its $35.6 million in expenses went to program services, 0.3% to management and general and 1.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Sharing Life Community Outreach pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Sharing Life Community Outreach reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $138,730, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Sharing Life Community Outreach get its money?
Of $36.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 97.3% came from contributions and grants (including 35.8% from government grants) and 2.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Sharing Life Community Outreach a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 75-2831756 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202622379349300837 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202542039349301124 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202432279349303318 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342269349302349 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202202239349302035 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202131969349300038 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 75-2831756: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.