Some Other Place Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Some Other Place exists to provide emergency services to indigent or catastrophe-stricken families.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 25 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 93%
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 8,675
- Highest pay
- $77,400, executive dir.
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: 80 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 25.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 23% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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: 50 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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 (1)
- $1.5 million spent. Emergency services provided food, shelter, utility assistance, housing assistance, medication assistance, clothing, household/other in-kind assistance, special programs assistance, and/or referral assistance. 2,050 families, representing approximately 4,600 individuals, received emergency services (does not include families interviewed and served through Some Other Place special programs). The Some Other Place home delivery meal program currently has approximately 300 homebound individuals on the program based on their needs with approximately 30,650 meals delivered. The Back to School Program served 800 children with new school clothing, supplies & backpacks. Additional children were served with school supplies following the actual BTS distribution. The Thanksgiving store served 420 families with an average of 1,092 persons. The Thanksgiving Day meal provided approximately 350 served on site and 300 meals home delivered by over 110 volunteers and 520 meals prepared and delivered throughout the community. The Nutrition Center served 65,000 meals during the year, both on-site and home-delivered. Henry's Place, which provides a brief respite from the streets for the homeless, received approximately 21,100 visits made throughout the year by homeless individuals. The Giving Tree Christmas program served 2,700 children, 320 home delivered meals, and over 760 nursing home residents. The Christmas Day meal served 175 meals on site and 135 meals were home delivered by volunteers. SOP received (as best as we could keep count) over 4,000 phone calls for assistance in 2024. All of these services are made possible with support from the local community and volunteers.
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? 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 December 2024.
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 December 1980.
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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