At the Crossroads
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ATC REACHES OUT TO HOMELESS YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AND WORKS WITH THEM TO BUILD HEALTHY FULFILLING LIVES. WE REMOVE COMMON BARRIERS TO SERVICE BY BRINGING OUR COUNSELORS ONTO THE STREETS AND SHAPING OUR SUPPORT SERVICES AROUND THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL CLIENT.
- Income
- $850,424
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 51%
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 82%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 150
- Highest pay
- $163,473, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 75% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1551% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 21 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 97 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (1)
- $758,094 spent. OUR DIRECT SERVICE WORK IS COMPOSED OF STREET OUTREACH, ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING AND FOOD AND SUPPLY SUPPORT. ACROSS ALL OF OUR SERVICES, ATC DISSEMINATED APPROXIMATELY $145,000 WORTH OF SUPPLIES, INCLUDING HOT MEALS, FRESH GROCERIES, FOOD BOXES FROM OUR FOOD PANTRY, HYGIENE AND HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES, AND CLOTHING IN FY25. OUTREACH CURRENTLY OCCURS TWO NIGHTS A WEEK. COUNSELORS WALK THE STREETS OF THE DOWNTOWN/TENDERLOIN AREA AND OFFER MUCH-NEEDED SUPPLIES LIKE SNACKS, HYGIENE ITEMS, AND SOCKS. WHEN THEY SEE US NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, INDIVIDUALS SLOWLY BEGIN TO TRUST US AND TURN TO US FOR SUPPORT. ATC MADE 1,560 CONTACTS WITH APPROXIMATELY 175 YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH STREET OUTREACH OVER THE LAST FISCAL YEAR. ONE-TO-ONE COUNSELING IS THE NEXT LEVEL OF OUR SERVICES AT ATC. COUNSELORS MEET WITH INDIVIDUALS DURING THE DAYTIME WITH THE GOAL OF DEVELOPING HEALTHY, LONG-TERM, UNCONDITIONALLY SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS. THROUGH THE RELATIONSHIPS WE HELP CLIENTS IDENTIFY AND ACHIEVE THEIR PERSONAL GOALS, DEVELOPING THE TOOLS AND PLANS TO MAKE THEM HAPPEN. THIS MAY INCLUDE CONNECTING CLIENTS WITH OTHER AGENCIES THAT CAN ASSIST IN MEETING THEIR NEEDS FOR EXAMPLE HOUSING ATTAINMENT, EMPLOYMENT READINESS, AND ADDRESSING MORE SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES. WE SUPPORT CLIENTS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS TO REDUCE BARRIERS AND HELP NAVIGATE CHALLENGES IN A DIFFICULT BUREAUCRACY. IN FY25, ATCS COUNSELORS HAD 1,011 COUNSELING CONVERSATIONS WITH 175 COUNSELING CLIENTS. WE PROVIDED OUR COUNSELING CLIENTS WITH AT LEAST 215 REFERRALS TO OVER 50 AGENCIES. 90% OF THESE CLIENTS ACHIEVED ONE OR MORE OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL LIFE GOALS, INCLUDING IMPROVING THEIR HOUSING, ADDRESSING THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH NEEDS, FINDING EMPLOYMENT, AND RETURNING TO SCHOOL AND MORE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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? 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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
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 November 2010.
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.
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