Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SAN FRANCISCO (ECS) HELPS HOMELESS AND VERY LOW-INCOME PEOPLE EVERY DAY AND EVERY NIGHT OBTAIN THE HOUSING, JOBS, SHELTER, AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES EACH PERSON NEEDS TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS.
- Income
- $68.8 million
- Spending
- $74.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 87%
- Employees
- 500
- Volunteers
- 169
- Highest pay
- $409,441, executive director
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
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 69% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2% 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 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 17 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)
- $31.1 million spent. ECS PROVIDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND SERVICES TO MORE THAN 2,000 INDIVIDUALS AT 23 PERMANENT HOUSING SITES. SERVICES INCLUDE ON-SITE CASE MANAGEMENT, VOCATIONAL COUNSELING, AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS AND EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME ADULTS AND FAMILIES, MANY OF WHOM ARE DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES, LITERACY CHALLENGES, AND/OR VOCATIONAL BARRIERS. SERVICES ARE GEARED TOWARD ENSURING HOUSING RETENTION, BUILDING COMMUNITY, AND ENHANCING INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING. ECS IS THE SPONSOR OF SEVEN FACILITIES, SERVING 103 UNITS AT CANON KIP COMMUNITY HOUSE (CANON KIP), 47 UNITS FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES AT CANON BARCUS COMMUNITY HOUSE (CANON BARCUS), 134 UNITS AT BISHOP SWING COMMUNITY HOUSE (BISHOP SWING), 214 UNITS AT GRANADA HOTEL (GRANADA), 122 UNITS AT HOTEL DIVA (DIVA), 44 UNITS AT THE ARKS IN GREENBRAE (ELISEO), AND 46 UNITS AT 721 AIRPORT LLC (AIRPORT). ECS ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES IN UNITS FOR SINGLE ADULTS AT ITS MASTER-LEASED SITES - THE ELM (80 UNITS), THE MENTONE (68 UNITS), THE HILLSDALE (75 UNITS), THE ALDER (116 UNITS), THE CROSBY (124 UNITS), THE HENRY (121 UNITS), THE POST (89 UNITS), AND CASA ESPERANZA (53 UNITS). ECS PROVIDES SERVICES FOR SINGLE ADULTS AT MERCY HOUSING CALIFORNIA'S BUILDINGS: 145 UNITS AT THE TAHANAN, 75 UNITS AT THE ROSE, UNITS FOR 50 FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES AT 1180 4TH STREET APARTMENTS, UNITS FOR 100 SINGLE ADULTS AND 20 FAMILIES AT 600 7TH STREET, AND UNITS FOR 33 FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES AT 455 FELL ST. IN COLLABORATION WITH DISH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, ECS PROVIDES SERVICES TO 121 UNITS AT THE AUBURN, AND 50 UNITS AT THE MINNA LEE. IN 2023, ECS COMMENCED PLANNING FOR A POTENTIAL PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SITE IN SAN MATEO COUNTY. IN JULY 2024, A $500,000 PREDEVELOPMENT LOAN WAS OBTAINED. SINCE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SUBSEQUENTLY DID NOT ALLOCATE HOMEKEY 3.0 FUNDING, THE PREDEVELOPMENT LOAN WAS FORGIVEN, AND NO FURTHER REPAYMENT OBLIGATIONS WILL ARISE. ECS TERMINATED THE PROJECT IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF DISSOLVING THE ENTITY ECS 1390 EL CAMINO REAL LLC AS IT IS NOT OPERATIONAL.
- $26.2 million spent. SHELTERS, INTERIM HOUSING, ADULT COORDINATED ENTRY & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH:SEE SCHEDULE O - PAGE 44. THE SANCTUARY SHELTER ACCOMMODATES UP TO 200 INDIVIDUALS EACH DAY AND NIGHT OF THE YEAR. CLEAN BEDDING, HOT SHOWERS, AND NUTRITIOUS MEALS HELP GUESTS MEET THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS, WHILE ECS'S STAFF OFFERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, ON-SITE MEDICAL CARE THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON HELPING SHELTER GUESTS ADDRESS THEIR LONGER-TERM HOUSING NEEDS AND OTHER CHALLENGES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR HOMELESS SITUATION. THE SANCTUARY SERVED 1,580 INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN JULY 1, 2024 AND JUNE 30, 2025. ECS OPERATES SHELTERS IN THE WINTER MONTHS (WINTER SHELTER) IN COLLABORATION WITH VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN SAN FRANCISCO, MARIN, AND ALAMEDA COUNTIES. THESE SHELTERS OFFER LODGING AND MEALS TO HOMELESS AND AT RISK INDIVIDUALS DURING WINTER MONTHS AND PERIODS OF SEVERE WEATHER. ECS'S REENTRY INTERIM HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES SHORT-TERM SHELTER AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS EXITING INCARCERATION. THIS PROGRAM WAS CLOSED IN JANUARY 2025. THE BRYANT HOMELESS PROPERTY PROGRAM CAN SERVE UP TO 500 HOMELESS CLIENTS WHO CAN STORE THEIR PROPERTY FOR UP TO 6 MONTHS IN A CLEAN, SAFE, AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT. THE 6TH STREET HOMELESS PROPERTY PROGRAM WAS ADDED DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND CAN SERVE UP TO 600 CLIENTS AT A TIME. CLIENTS CAN STORE THEIR PROPERTY FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS IN A CLEAN, SAFE, AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT. ECS IS THE LEAD PROVIDER FOR THE SF SINGLE ADULT COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM (ACES). ACES SERVES AS THE GATEWAY FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY TO BE ASSESSED, PRIORITIZED, AND MATCHED TO SERVICES AND HOUSING RESOURCES. ACES STARTS BY PROVIDING PROBLEM SOLVING AND ASSESSMENT, THEN PRIORITIZES THE MOST VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND HOUSING NAVIGATION SUPPORT. CLIENTS WHO MOVE INTO HOUSING ARE OFFERED STABILIZATION SERVICES, SUCH AS CONNECTIONS TO MEDICAL CARE OR EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, WHICH HELP THEM TRANSITION INTO AND MAINTAIN THEIR NEW HOUSING. ACES SERVED 8,387 PEOPLE IN THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, PLACING 958 OF THOSE PEOPLE INTO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. ECS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDES MOBILE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO SAN FRANCISCO'S AND MARIN'S HOMELESS IN HOUSING SETTINGS SUCH AS SHELTERS, INTERIM HOUSING, NAVIGATION CENTERS, SHELTER-IN-PLACE HOTELS, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2024 AND JUNE 30, 2025, 248 INDIVIDUALS WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH ECS'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. RAPID REHOUSING FOR CALWORKS FAMILIES SERVES FAMILIES THAT NEED HOUSING ASSISTANCE IN MARIN COUNTY. THE SUBSIDY IS AVAILABLE FOR UP TO TWO YEARS FOR FAMILIES COMPLIANT WITH THEIR CALWORKS CASE PLAN.
- $5.4 million spent. ECS OFFERS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AS A PILLAR OF PREVENTING AND ENDING HOMELESSNESS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ADULT COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM (ACES), ECS OFFERS RAPID REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES INCLUDING DIRECT REFERRAL TO EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN SEEKING EMPLOYMENT, BENEFITS COUNSELING FOR PEOPLE SEEKING TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE THEIR PUBLIC BENEFITS, AND RAPID-REHOUSING SUBSIDIES COMBINED WITH EMPLOYMENT. THE CONQUERING HOMELESSNESS THROUGH EMPLOYMENT IN FOOD SERVICES (CHEFS) KITCHEN PROVIDES TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND EMPLOYMENT AT ECS. THE CHEFS TRAINING PROGRAM IS A FREE CULINARY TRAINING COURSE COMBINING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, CASE MANAGEMENT, IN-KITCHEN HANDS-ON TRAINING, AND A PAID INTERNSHIP WITH THE GOAL TO SECURE PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT. THE PROGRAM PREPARES STUDENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE CULINARY FIELD. STUDENTS EARN A FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE AND HONE THEIR ABILITIES, STATION-BY- STATION, UNTIL THEY HAVE MASTERED THE SKILLS TO RUN A KITCHEN BY THEMSELVES. CHEFS TRAINING SERVED 83 INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN JULY 1, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025. THE CHEFS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IS A CATERING AND FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHEFS STUDENTS AND GRADUATES. CATERING AND FOOD SERVICE CONTRACTS SUPPORT THE PROGRAM AND EMPLOYEES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES CATERING AND FOOD PREP SERVICES FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. CHEFS SERVED 252,657 MEALS BETWEEN JULY 1, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025. ECS OPERATES A WORKFORCE PROGRAM, REALIZING EMPLOYMENT AND CAREERS IN HUMAN SERVICES ("REACH") PROGRAM (FORMERLY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SECTOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING). REACH PREPARES PARTICIPANTS FOR POSITIONS IN SOCIAL SERVICES INCLUDING SHELTER MONITOR, HOUSING NAVIGATOR, CASE MANAGER, ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR, ETC. REACH PROVIDED PAID TRAINING AND PLACEMENT SUPPORT TO 104 PARTICIPANTS BETWEEN JULY 1, 2024 AND JUNE 30, 2025. CANON KIP SENIOR CENTER SERVICES INCLUDE A DAILY NUTRITIOUS LUNCH, RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE ISOLATION, SUPPORT GROUPS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTED 838 PARTICIPANTS BETWEEN JULY 1, 2024 AND JUNE 30, 2025.
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 1990.
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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