Family Support Services

Analysis

Family Support Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1994, 32 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, Family Support Services reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.7m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $5.3m to $4.3m (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Family Support Services sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Support and Feed Inc ($4.3m), Montgomery County Agricultural Center Inc ($4.3m) and Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $366k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 125 employees.