Scotts Social Services

Analysis

Scotts Social Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Scotts Social Services reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.4m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $762k to $2.2m (+191%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Scotts Social Services sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Puerto Rican Action Committee of Salem County a New Jersey Non ($2.2m), Gothenburg Early Childhood Learning Coalition ($2.2m) and DBWPC Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $430k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $262k against liabilities of $155k, net assets of $108k. It reported 52 employees.