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Eudist Servants of the 11th Hour

EIN 20-3784449 · San Diego, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceFair57 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PROVIDE AID TO THE POOR

Income
$353,653
Spending
$328,025
Spent on programs
93%
Reserves
22.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 86%
Employees
0
Volunteers
50

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 22.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 29% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    92% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $94,305 spent. PRISON MINISTRY: MOTHER ANTONIA (WHO PASSED AWAY ON 10/17/2013) LIVED IN THE LA MESA STATE PENITENTIARY LOCATED IN TIJUANA, MEXICO, FOR OVER 30 YEARS. SHE MINISTERED TO THE INMATES AND THE GUARDS, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES, PROVIDING SPIRITUAL COUNSELING AND SUPPORT. ESEH SISTERS NOW PROVIDE SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL SUPPORT TO THE APPROXIMATELY 4,000 INMATES (INCLUDES ABOUT 250 WOMEN), SUCH AS MEDICATIONS PROVIDED TO THE INFIRMARY, MATTRESSES, TOILET PAPER, PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS, CLOTHING, FANS, LINENS, BLANKETS, AND BIBLES. THE ESEH sisters VISIT FIVE DAYS EACH WEEK to help notify families of new inmates, visit elderly and chronically ill, give supplies, BLESSINGS, AND VISIT THE PRISONERS AND FAMILIES. THE ESEH SISTERS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED A MONTHLY VISIT TO ONE OF THE FACILITIES AT THE EL HONGO PRISON IN TECATE.MEDICAL, DENTAL AND VISUAL PROGRAMS: ESEH PROVIDES DENTAL, OPHTHALMOLOGIC AND SOME MEDICAL SERVICES (CHEMOTHERAPY, PROSTHESIS, KIDNEY DIALYSIS, WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, CRUTCHES, SURGERIES AND MEDICATIONS) TO INMATES AND FORMER INMATES (AND OCCASIONALLY GUARDS) RELEASED FROM LA MESA PRISON. ABOUT 250 MEN AND WOMEN INMATES RECEIVED DENTAL CARE.
  2. $85,137 spent. CORAZON DE MARIA AND JESUS - SISTERS FORMATION AND MINISTRY WORK. ESEH PROVIDES SPIRITUAL SUPPORT OF 3-5 WOMEN AT A TIME WHO ARE DISCERNING THEIR CALLING TO SERVE THE POOR AND ARE IN FORMATION TOWARD THE GOAL OF TAKING VOWS TO BE A SISTER. ONCE THAT CALLING HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, THEY UNDERGO TRAINING AND SPIRITUAL FORMATION PRIOR TO TAKING THEIR VOWS. SISTERS MINISTRIES: EACH OF THE 11 SISTERS OF ESEH SERVE IN VARIOUS MINISTRIES, OFFERING THEIR TALENTS AND EXPERTISE WHEREVER NEEDED. THEY ARE TO BE AS SELF-SUPPORTING AS POSSIBLE BUT ARE PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS NEEDED.THE ESEH SISTERS LIVING IN TIJUANA PERFORM THE FOLLOWING DUTIES: A) ATTENDING TO ALL THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE PRISON INMATES, PROVIDING SUPPLIES TO THE PRISON AND MEDICATIONS TO THE INFIRMARY B) SUPERVISING AND PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AT CASA CAMPOS DE SAN MIGUEL, C) COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING ALL GOODS NECESSARY FOR THE OPERATION OF THE MISSION, D) COMMUNICATING WITH FAMILIES OF THE INCARCERATED, E) AIDING AND ASSISTING ONE OR MORE TIMES PER WEEK AT LAS MEMORIAS, THE HIV/AIDS AND TUBERCULOSIS HOME, F) VISITING THE HOSPITALIZED INMATES, G) CORRESPONDENCE, OFFICE SUPPORT AND COORDINATION OF VARIOUS MISSION ACTIVITIES, AND H) BURYING OF DECEASED INMATES WHO HAVE NO FAMILIES.ASSOCIATE MINISTRIES: AN ASSOCIATE IS A PERSON, MAN OR WOMAN, WHO GIVES MUCH OF THEIR TIME, TALENTS AND RESOURCES TO ESEH'S MISSION OF MERCY IN VARIOUS WAYS. ASSOCIATES PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF BACKUP SUPPORT FOR THE SISTERS IN ADDITION TO THEIR OWN MISSIONS: A) HOSPITAL VISITS, B) HIV/AIDS CARE, C) TRANSPORTATION OF DONATED FOOD, BLANKETS, ETC. FROM SAN DIEGO TO TIJUANA, AND D) FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES.EXTENSIVE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO CORAZON DE MARIA AND JESUS' FACILITY BEGINNING IN 2022 AND CONTINUED THROUGH 2024.
  3. $78,467 spent. CASA CAMPOS DE SAN MIGUEL: THROUGH THE "CASA CAMPOS DE SAN MIGUEL," EUDIST SERVANTS OF THE 11TH HOUR (ESEH) SISTERS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO THE POOR: A) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO WOMEN PRISONERS RELEASED FORM THE NEARBY LA MESA STATE PRISON, B) FOR THE HOMELESS, IMMEDIATE SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF FOOD, CLOTHING AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES (APPROXIMATELY 4,000 MEALS SERVED PER MONTH), C) A "DISPENSA" BAG OF NONPERISHABLE, DONATED FOOD FOR TWO TO FOUR MEALS AND OFTEN BUS FARE TO RETURN HOME (ABOUT 600 BAGS DISPENSED YEARLY), D) A MONTHLY $100 STIPEND TO APPROXIMATELY 45 FAMILIES FOR RENT, FOOD, SCHOOL TUITION AND UNIFORMS FOR CHILDREN WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL. EXTENSIVE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO CASA CAMPOS DURING 2020. POST COVID PANDEMIC, EUDIST SERVANTS IS AGAIN RECEIVING CANCER PATIENTS AT CASA CAMPOS.
  4. $45,512 spent. DONATIONS TO OTHER CHARITIES: ESEH'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROVIDING SUPPORT TO OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. ESEH SUPPORTS MAINLY FOUR OTHER CHARITIES, INCLUDING THE EUDIST RECRUITMENT AND EDUCATION TRUST, BRAZOS ABIERTOS (WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF POLICE OFFICERS WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY), LAS MEMORIAS (HIV/AIDS AND TUBERCULOSIS HOME), AND SANATORIO SAN FRANCISCO AND CENTRO EUDES. ESEH ALSO SUPPORTS PRIESTS IN TIJUANA WHO ASSIST ESEH.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2006.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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