Serenity Pastoral Counseling Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Serenity Pastoral Counseling, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) corporation with a mission to provide professional, pastoral counseling to our clients, without regard for the clients ability to pay for services.
- Income
- $157,057
- Spending
- $140,588
- Reserves
- 4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 95%
- Highest pay
- $130,992, executive dir.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 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)
- $12,784 spent. In 2025, we were able to provide more than 1100 hours of counseling to more than 58 clients. More than 44 percent of our hours were completed with those benefited by our Client Assistance Fund and sliding scale. We have maintained the highest levels of accountability in our funding by keeping separate accounts for operations and Client Assistance, with donations only going into the Client Assistance Fund and once-monthly withdrawals to fund the individual counseling needs of our clients. All other fees and bills flow through the operating account. Our board of directors has been active in helping to build our non-profit through individual fund-raising efforts, personal contributions, and the donation of their professional services. As our fifth full year of operations proceeds, we are moving forward with the intent to help each client who comes to us with his or her counseling needs, leaving each with healing and hope.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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