Sun Street Centers

Analysis

Sun Street Centers is a registered charity in United States, based in Salinas, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1968, 58 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, Sun Street Centers reported income of $14.3m and spending of $13.0m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.6m to $14.3m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sun Street Centers 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 Jewish Community Center of Orange County ($14.3m), Community Services Inc ($14.3m) and Catholic Charities Diocese of St Petersburg Inc ($14.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $341k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.6m. At year end it held assets of $12.9m against liabilities of $3.6m, net assets of $9.3m. It reported 198 employees.