Alma Via of San Francisco

Analysis

Alma Via of San Francisco is a registered charity in United States, based in Alameda, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Alma Via of San Francisco reported income of $13.2m and spending of $13.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $11.7m to $13.2m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Alma Via of San Francisco sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Lotus Endowment Fund Inc ($13.2m), Grand Street Settlement Senior HDFC ($13.2m) and Air Force Villages Inc ($13.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.9% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $5.1m. At year end it held assets of $24.3m against liabilities of $36.1m, net assets of -$11.8m. It reported 127 employees.