Immanuel Community Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our mission is to alleviate the effects of poverty hunger homelessness and addiction by providing community-based social services to those in need.
- Income
- $1.0 million
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 1.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 349
- Highest pay
- $101,549, executive director
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
Fair: 64 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 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
Good: 80 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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 (3)
- $72,980 spent. 1 The Immanuel Community Services Recovery Shelter provides a safe clean and sober living environment for adult men participating in intensive outpatient treatment. The men share in the responsibility of the communal living environment including cooking cleaning and security of the building. They participate in meetings and discuss life skill topics including anger management conflict resolution personal hygiene financial management cooking independent living and effective communication. When they graduate from the program they move into permanent housing and have a path to move forward through school or work. In 2024 men participated and those that stayed 120 days or more present a 92% success rate staying sober and staying housed.
- $168,340 spent. 2 The Hygiene Center Program provides opportunity for adult men and women experiencing homelessness to shower wash clothes receive a meal and meet their basic human needs while finding respite from the outdoors for a few hours each day. Supportive services are offered to help individuals find their path out of homelessness. In 2024 more than 5000 individuals were served through this program. The Hygiene Center is open Monday - Friday 8am - 2pm.
- $731,744 spent. 3 The ICS Food Bank & Meal Program distributed food to over 11,200 individuals in over 6,000 households feeding in 2024. Approximately 299,207 pounds of food was donated valued at 538,573. Our Food Bank distributes food every Monday 10:00am - 1:00pm and we made Home Deliveries to households unable to access the food bank. The ICS Community Lunch provided 1359 lunches prepared the last Sunday of every month by volunteers. Across all of our programs over 34,269 meals were served in 2024.
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
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.
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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for churches. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Worth knowing.
The IRS does not require this organization to file annual returns.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1988.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.