Foothill Family Service

Analysis

Foothill Family Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Pasadena, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1945, 81 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, Foothill Family Service reported income of $33.0m and spending of $33.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $27.6m to $33.0m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Foothill Family Service sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Mens Christian Association of Metro North Inc ($32.9m), A Second Chance Inc ($33.0m) and Self-Help for the Elderly ($32.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $729k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $17.2m. At year end it held assets of $40.0m against liabilities of $22.1m, net assets of $18.0m. It reported 401 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.