Pacific Clinics
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
DEDICATED TO HELPING COMMUNITIES PROVIDE EFFECTIVE, COMMUNITY BASED SUPPORT AND CARE FOR ITS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE COMPLEX AND ENDURING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS.
- Income
- $339.4 million
- Spending
- $299.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 2.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 73%
- Employees
- 2,858
- Volunteers
- 70
- Highest pay
- $740,881, president & 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: 60 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 56% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 27% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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 29% of charities in its peer group (human services, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 22 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
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)
- $232.2 million spent. Behavioral Health Services include services to managed care populations through Wraparound programs which provide individualized, comprehensive community based services and supports to children and adolescents with serious emotional and/or behavioral disturbances; Outpatient Services programs which provides clinic based and in-home treatment services for children and adolescents with serious emotional disorders and serves as support to other agency programs and as prevention against costly residential care or psychiatric hospitalization; Child and Adolescent Mobil Crisis program which is a 24-hour mobile crisis intervention service available to children under the age of 18 who are in acute psychological crisis; School Based Day Treatment programs provides therapeutic services at school sites in partnership with school districts and the County Office of Education to provide mental health support for children whose serious emotional disorders block them form learning in a less restrictive classroom setting; Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) program available for eligible children who need short-term behavioral support in order to remain where they are living or make a successful move to a lower level of care; Prevention and Early Intervention Services (PEI) program provided to prevent mental health problems or to intervene early with relatively short duration and low intensity services that helps to avoid the need for more extensive mental health treatment of services or to prevent a mental health problem from getting worse; Neurodevelopmental services (NDS) provides evidence-based group therapy services for children and adolescents with diagnosed neurodevelopmental conditions (Autism, ADHD, language disabilities, etc.) focused on improving social, language, behavior, and adaptive functioning; Matrix program is an innovative community based alternative for the placement of high risk youth currently in the a Children's Shelter. The program is a synthesis of modern systems theory with Wraparound Professional Parenting, Family Finding, Emancipation services, and effective collaboration with community partners; Systems of Care (SOC) programs serves children and adolescents in foster care, relative, or home placements who are experiencing obstacles that threaten their placements or who are at risk for becoming further involved in the Dependency of Juvenile Justice system.
- $12.8 million spent. Early Education/Head Start and Early HeadStart (HS/EHS) programs of the US Department of Health and Human Services. These programs serve low-income families with infants and preschool children up to five years of age. Children who attend HS/EHS programs engage in various educational activities; receive access to physical, dental, vision and other care; and grow mentally, socially, and emotionally, while improving cognitive skills. These programs, are also supported and funded by State Preschool programs and Food Nutrition programs.
- $5.2 million spent. Foster Family Agency (FFA) services places children who are unable to remain at home with the biological parents in certified foster homes. FFA also provides ongoing support services to foster children and families after a child is placed in a UFS foster home. UFS has expanded its services to include Intensive Treatment Foster Care Services (ITFCS), which offer specialized training for foster parents to become part of a Child and Family Team with other professionals. ITFCS provides individualized services for children and adolescents with behavioral and therapeutic needs.
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 January 1976.
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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