Charity Impact Media

Home › Health care

LA Maestra Family Clinic

Also known as La Maestra Community Health Centers

San Diego, CA · EIN 33-0473171 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

LA Maestra Family Clinic reported $112.4 million in revenue and $112.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.07 went to program services, $9.93 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 75.2% of the total. Government grants made up 9.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,151,731 (PRESIDENT CEO). 148 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 92% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $112M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $112M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
90.1%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
9.9%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
24.8%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
9.3%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
75.2%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,151,731$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.03%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
14827
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
5.56.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
13 of 1388.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$101M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

In FY 2025, La Maestra Family Clinic, Inc. (LMFC) was one of the leading providers of Medical, Dental and Behavioral Health services for low income, uninsured and otherwise underserved individuals and families in central, east and south San Diego County, California. LMFC owns and operates 17 primary care sites including 17 medical clinics, 11 dental suites, two licensed mobile units, and three school-based health centers. The Corporation has been providing programs and services to more than 48,000 individuals annually. Of these, 89% of patients were living at or below 200% of poverty and 57%…

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT CEO
Officer, 40 hrs/week
$1,120,065$0$31,666$1,151,731
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Officer, highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week
$543,932$0$23,056$566,988
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Officer, highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week
$526,177$0$32,220$558,397
CHIEF FINANCAL OFFICER
Officer, highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week
$430,399$0$10,148$440,547
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Officer, highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week
$366,539$0$7,672$374,211
MD
Officer, highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week
$343,043$0$14,241$357,284
VICE PRESIDENT
Highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week
$338,748$0$9,920$348,668
CHIEF DENTAL OFFICER
Officer, highest compensated employee, 40 hrs/week
$293,192$0$31,769$324,961

148 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from LA Maestra Family Clinic (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$50M$100M$150M$200MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$112M$112M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$112M$112M90.1%$52M$1,151,731
FY2024 ⓘ$100M$91M74.3%$51M$858,737
FY2023 ⓘ$81M$80M69.9%$42M$773,897
FY2022 ⓘ$78M$72M70.3%$42M$1,087,465
FY2021 ⓘ$69M$57M70.0%$37M$729,150
FY2020 ⓘ$59M$54M73.1%$26M$783,845

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 13 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 51,082
  • Volunteers Part I, line 675

Private foundation grants it received

4 private foundations reported grants to LA Maestra Family Clinic totaling $627K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from LA Maestra Family Clinic's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for LA Maestra Family Clinic, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Similar-sized charities in this cause

All health care charities · Largest charities in California

Questions people ask

How much of LA Maestra Family Clinic's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, LA Maestra Family Clinic reported that 90.1% of its $112.1 million in expenses went to program services, 9.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does LA Maestra Family Clinic pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation LA Maestra Family Clinic reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,151,731, for the role of PRESIDENT CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does LA Maestra Family Clinic get its money?

Of $112.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 24.8% came from contributions and grants (including 9.3% from government grants) and 75.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is LA Maestra Family Clinic a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 33-0473171 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202631269349302518 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531279349302363 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401289349302030 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202312639349300836 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221309349300902 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121319349301882 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 33-0473171: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.