Serve the People Inc

Analysis

Serve the People Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 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, Serve the People Inc reported income of $12.5m and spending of $11.0m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $9.2m to $12.5m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Serve the People Inc 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 Spoonfuls Inc ($12.5m), Our Lady of Perpetual Help Health Center Inc ($12.5m) and Jewish Family & Childrens Service ($12.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $12.1m against liabilities of $4.7m, net assets of $7.4m. It reported 126 employees.