The Arc San Francisco

Analysis

The Arc San Francisco is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1954, 72 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 June 2023, The Arc San Francisco reported income of $11.5m and spending of $13.8m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $13.5m to $11.5m (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Arc San Francisco 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 Friends Life Care ($11.5m), Darien Community Young Mens Christian Association Inc ($11.5m) and Paratransit Inc ($11.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $880k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.8m. At year end it held assets of $17.7m against liabilities of $4.6m, net assets of $13.1m. It reported 240 employees.