Clackamas Service Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CLACKAMAS SERVICE CENTER IS AN INCLUSIVE, "ONE-STOP" COMMUNITY CENTER FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SEEKING FOOD RELIEF AND RESOURCES FOR IMPROVED HEALTH, DIGNITY, AND STABILITY.
- Income
- $2.7 million
- Spending
- $1.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 2.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 73%
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 80
- Highest pay
- $111,821, former exec 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
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 29% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 101% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 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: 94 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 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
9 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 (3)
- $904,120 spent. COMMUNITY NUTRITION PROGRAM CSC OFFERS A HYBRID DELIVERY/COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH THAT OFFERS HOME DELIVERY OF CUSTOMIZED, CULTURALLY RELEVANT, KID-FRIENDLY GROCERY BOXES AND POP-UP EVENTS AT SCHOOLS AND OTHER LOCATIONS WITH HIGH POPULATIONS OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. WE ALSO OFFER GROCERIES AND SERVE HOT, PREPARED MEALS AT THE CSC CAMPUS FOUR DAYS A WEEK. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH OUR FOOD HUB, AN 8,000-SQUARE-FOOT WAREHOUSE IN NORTH CLACKAMAS, WE SHARE FOOD WITH 20 OTHER SMALL AND MID-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS. BETWEEN ALL OUR FOOD DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS, CSC SHARES AN AVERAGE OF 110,000 POUNDS OF FOOD MONTHLY WITH APPROXIMATELY 6,000-10,000 PEOPLE EACH MONTH. THIS MARKS A DRAMATIC INCREASE FROM PRE-FOOD HUB FIGURES OF APPROXIMATELY 2,000 PEOPLE SERVED EACH MONTH.
- $523,589 spent. HOUSING IN JUNE 2023, CSC BEGAN OFFERING HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO CLACKAMAS COUNTY RESIDENTS THROUGH A GRANT FROM CLACKAMAS COUNTY. IN 2025, CSC ADDED AN ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY FOR MILWAUKIE RESIDENTS. THESE GRANTS SUPPORT PEOPLE AT RISK OF EVICTION OR OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO ACCESS HOUSING, AND COVER A VARIETY OF EXPENSES INCLUDING SECURITY DEPOSITS, UTILITIES, RENTAL PAYMENTS, AND MORE. OVER 350 INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED BY THESE PROGRAMS SINCE THEIR LAUNCH.
- $71,012 spent. HEALTH AND HYGIENE ONSITE AT THE MAIN CSC CAMPUS, WE OFFER HOT SHOWERS, A CLOTHING CLOSET, USE OF LAUNDRY MACHINES, COMPUTER ACCESS, MAIL SERVICE, AND ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT THREE DAYS A WEEK. DOZENS OF PEOPLE ACCESS THESE PROGRAMS EACH WEEK.
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 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 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 September 1975.
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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