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Westside Community Mental Health Center

EIN 94-1164909 · San Francisco, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair57 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The mission of Westside Community Services is to provide high quality, family-centered, culturally competent behavioral health and human services for the residents of the city and county of San Francisco.

Income
$21.8 million
Spending
$21.1 million
Spent on programs
89%
Reserves
1.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 81%
Employees
208
Highest pay
$249,596, ceo

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

Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 80% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 12% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    89% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • 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 (6)
  1. $10.8 million spent. Housing Programs - Westside's housing programs are culturally responsive, peer led, abstinence based, therapeutic teaching community and transitional housing programs. The mutual self-help community has a recovery orientation, focusing on whole person care and overall lifestyle changes, not simply abstinence from drug use. These programs provided housing for 295 clients and 107,675 units of service.
  2. $4.0 million spent. Mental Health Services - Westside provides mental health services and support to 1,080 clients, which includes children, youth, adults and families through its crisis clinic, adult outpatient services, child youth and family outpatient services. The 6,175 total services provided include outreach, assessment, intervention, individual, family and group therapy, psychiatric medication, case management, linkages to community resources, skill-building and psychoeducation, and consultation.
  3. $1.6 million spent. Drug Treatment Services - Westside's methadone maintenance program provides intervention to opiate addicted individuals with the goal of reducing their dependency on opiates. 162 clients received 44,860 services that included daily dispensing of methadone, supervised counseling and HIV prevention and testing services.
  4. $1.4 million spent. No Violence Alliance (NOVA) - The NOVA programs aims to address the violence plaguing San Francisco, particularly the significantly high-crime communities of Bayview-Hunter's Point - Western Addition - and the Mission District. The program provides intensive services to 120 violent ex-offenders to aid in their re-entry into the community and reduces recidivism rates. The engagement case manager's provide these services in the office as well as the field at places such as Neighborhood Court, SF Jail, and other community program sites.
  5. $536,995 spent. HIV/AIDS Services - Westside provides services and support to 65 adults who are affected by HIV/AIDS through its AIDS case management and home care. Over 1,381 services are provided which include outreach, risk assessment, HIV resources, HIV testing, counseling, case management, medication and treatment adherence support, and linkages to medical care and community resources.
  6. $449,235 spent. County Adult Assistance Programs (CAAP) The CAAP programs provides coordination of substance use disorder care and supports the clients with linkages to services and supports designed to restore the clients to their best possible functioning level. This includes coordinating with substance use disorder treatment providers to support transitions between levels of care and ancillary services including individual referrals to community based services. The program provided services to 169 clients.

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 May 1968.

    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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