Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services

Analysis

Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1935, 91 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, Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services reported income of $49.0m and spending of $48.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $42.5m to $49.0m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin ($49.0m), Bethesda Foundation ($49.0m) and Oorah Inc ($48.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 4.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $23.0m. It paid $48k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $66.9m against liabilities of $15.5m, net assets of $51.4m. It reported 527 employees.