Pajaro Valley Shelter Services

Analysis

Pajaro Valley Shelter Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Watsonville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1987, 39 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, Pajaro Valley Shelter Services reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $892k to $2.0m (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pajaro Valley Shelter Services sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Relief Agency ($2.0m), Clarion Vocational Services Iso Inc ($2.0m) and Ujft Community Campus L L C ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $464k. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $607k, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 10 employees.