Spanish-Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County Inc

Analysis

Spanish-Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 September 2023, Spanish-Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County Inc reported income of $30.5m and spending of $36.9m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $36.5m to $30.5m (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Spanish-Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worksystems Inc ($30.5m), Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Inc ($30.7m) and Goodwill Industries of Hawaii Inc ($30.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 7.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16.7m. It paid $112k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $76.4m against liabilities of $39.2m, net assets of $37.2m. It reported 354 employees.