The Salvation Army El Sobrante Residences Inc

Analysis

The Salvation Army El Sobrante Residences Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in RCH Palos VRD, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2025. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, The Salvation Army El Sobrante Residences Inc reported income of $483k and spending of $510k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $405k to $483k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Salvation Army El Sobrante Residences Inc sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Victor Sanchez Jr HDFC ($483k), Taylorsville Senior Housing Corporation ($484k) and Chestnut Neighborhood Revitalization Corporation ($483k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $66k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $120k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 3 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.