Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties

Analysis

Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties is a registered charity in United States, based in Watsonville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1980, 46 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, Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties reported income of $5.4m and spending of $5.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $5.4m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include People with Ideas of Love Liberty Acceptance and Respect -Pillar ($5.4m), Consumer Education Services Inc ($5.4m) and Young Womens Christian Association of Schenectady ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $692k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $609k, net assets of $742k. It reported 17 employees.