Encompass Community Services

Analysis

Encompass Community Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 2023, Encompass Community Services reported income of $31.9m and spending of $32.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $30.9m to $31.9m (+3.2%), an average of +0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Encompass Community Services sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Masonicare at Ashlar Village Inc ($31.9m), The Mather Evanston ($31.9m) and University Retirement Community at Davis Inc ($31.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $352k (1.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $19.6m. At year end it held assets of $9.0m against liabilities of $10.0m, net assets of -$1.1m. It reported 483 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.