St Francis Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
For the performance of charitable acts and service to the less fortunate.
- Income
- $5.8 million
- Spending
- $5.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- -0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 1,919
- Highest pay
- $89,888, assistant director (off 07/25)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 36% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 259 of 10 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 August 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 (2)
- $4.3 million spent. SFC serves homeless individuals and families living in Los Angeles. Last year, SFCs staff and volunteers served over 168,644 meals to homeless guests through our warm, nutritious breakfast served on site six days a week. We also had over 46,924 visits to our drive-thru pantry program. Additionally, through our onsite shower program and our mobile shower partner, the CARE team through the City of LA, we provided 2,597 showers to our guests. Our program provides homeless guests with warm meals and sack lunches, health and hygiene services, and resource services including case management. SFCs breakfast program offers sit-down and to-go options. Breakfast program guests receive their meals in compostable and sustainable packaging in order to reduce trash in our community. We distributed 2,218 hygiene kits and 4,657 articles of clothing to our homeless guests. In addition, we provided 3,233 laundry services through a paid mobile laundry truck service.
- $779,306 spent. SFC benefits the extremely low-income families and individuals living in the neighborhoods surrounding SFC near downtown Los Angeles. Our pantry program is available four days a week through walk-up or drive-through which allowed us to continue safely serving our community in need. Traditionally, the Pantry Service has served parents, children, individuals, seniors, veterans, and disabled members of the South Park, Garment District, Pico Union and North University Park neighborhoods of Los Angeles. SFCs goal is to continue to meet the increased need for food in our community for as long as necessary through our served meal program, on-site pantry, satellite and pop-up pantry programs across LA, and by delivering our pantry directly to vulnerable guests through our partnership with Doordash. We aim to facilitate healthy living by directing our guests to available resources. This includes case management and resources that can assist with health and human service needs, which in turn will reduce stress and increase awareness of available opportunities. Achieving these objectives will lead to less homelessness and a greater likelihood for families and individuals to improve their situation and well-being. We distributed 10,755 articles of clothing to families in our pantry program, and provided diapers to 1,447 children.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 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 March 1946.
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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