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Pacificans Care

EIN 77-0004308 · Pacifica, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceWeak19 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PACIFICANS CARE IS A COMMUNITY-BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZTION THAT RAISES FUNDS LOCALLY TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO SOCIAL-SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. WE DISPENSE OUR FUDNS PRUDENTLY AND INCUR MINIMAL EXPENSES SO THAT THE FUNDS RAISED ARE PASSED ON TO OUR RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS.

Income
$205,880
Spending
$122,553
Spent on programs
93%
Reserves
60.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 83%
Employees
0

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

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 60.4 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 40% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 13% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    93% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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

Weak: 19 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    0 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no 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

    0 of 5

    Reports that it does not keep 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.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (13)
  1. $41,278 spent. PACIFICA RESOURCE CENTER: Safety-net services to families and individuals in City of Pacifica to increase food security and prevent homelessness in the city. Servicing approximately 3,000 individuals representing over 1,300 households.
  2. $27,000 spent. CITY OF PACIFICA SENIOR SERVICES: (1) Provide supplementary funding of city's van used to transport seniors, approximately 3,700 one-way trips; (2) Provide supplementary funding for Meals on Wheels program for seniors and non-seniors, over 14,000 meals served.
  3. $27,000 spent. CITY OF PACIFICA CHILD CARE SERVICES: Providing supplementary funding for low-income children participating in summer activities including field trips, swimming lessons, local community trips, and special events. Serves approximately 250 to 350 children each week during summer.
  4. $15,000 spent. PACIFICA YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU - CLINIC COUNSELING PROGRAM: Providing fee subsidies for programs designed to support and nurture families in the development of connected, healthy and productive youth. Pacifica Youth Services Bureau provides individual and family counseling, crisis intervention, substance abuse prevention, and jevenile crime prevention, through parent-support groups. Funding subsidizes over 300 sessions.
  5. $1,700 spent. FOUNDATION FOR SAN MATEO COUNTY LIBRARIES: Community grant for public libraries
  6. $1,000 spent. HOPE FOR CHANGE: Community grant for healing, overdose prevention, and eduction
  7. $1,000 spent. PACIFICA GARDENS: Community grant for urban agricultural project
  8. PACIFICA SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS: Recruiting, training, and placing adult and high-school volunteers in Pacificas public schools in order to help with literacy, math and a host of other subject areas to support and nurture a love of learning in Pacificas public school students.
  9. YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU OF YMCA: Offering outpatient mental health services partnered with San Mateo County of Education.
  10. SPINDRIFT SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS: Community grant for creative art project
  11. HOLIDAY GRATITUDE PROGRAM: A year-end program to provide gift certificates and funds for clothing to needed people. About 220 people were served.
  12. COMMUNITY OVERCOMING RELATIONSHIP ABUSE: Community grant for preventing domestic violence
  13. SANCHEZ ART CENTER: Community grant for creative art project

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

  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 June 2025.

    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 July 1985.

    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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