Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Charitable
- Income
- $13,320
- Spending
- $6,353
- Reserves
- 22 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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)
- $3,165 spent. Hosted a full day community summit on homelessness and poverty including training for social justice work and sharing information about various attendees work and the resources they offer. Included information tables and survival supplies. Approximately 200 attendees benefited directly facilitating future collaboration benefits up to 1,000 individuals.
- $592 spent. Social Justice Advocacy - bringing public awareness of issues facing unhoused and low income residents. Working to protect people from civil rights abuses and assure appropriate housing and services are provided. This entails working in Coalition with other Social justice tenant poverty and homeless groups and individuals. Much of this work is done collaboratively through the Services Not Sweeps Coalition that SHOC founded.
- $100 spent. Several outreach events distributing hair and hygiene products to unhoused and poor attendees including products specifically designed for the black community products that are usually not included in most survival supply outreaches. Also distributed information and other supplies. Approximately 200 individuals benefited.
- Wrote and submitted articles to Street Sheet a street newspaper in San Francisco and distributed approximately 2,400 of the papers locally in Sacramento distributed at events through organizations and distributed in public spaces by three homeless distributors. 2,400 readers benefited directly; three distributors made tips for selling the paper to members of the public.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 October 13, 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 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 February 2018.
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 October 21, 2026.
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