South County Community Services

Analysis

South County Community Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Gilroy, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 2024, South County Community Services reported income of $12.7m and spending of $12.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $10.8m to $12.7m (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, South County Community Services sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester Inc ($12.7m), Young Mens Christian Association of Dane County Inc ($12.7m) and Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home ($12.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $279k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $679k. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $38k, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 18 employees.