San Francisco Free Clinic

Analysis

San Francisco Free Clinic is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1993, 33 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, San Francisco Free Clinic reported income of $3.9m and spending of $2.7m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.9m to $3.9m (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, San Francisco Free Clinic sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Home Tower Inc ($3.9m), Lutheran Church in America Lutheran Social Services of Northwestern Oh ($3.9m) and River Radio Ministries ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $663k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $626k. At year end it held assets of $30.8m against liabilities of $136k, net assets of $30.7m. It reported 21 employees.