People Serving People
People Serving People reported $36.7 million in revenue and $14.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $89.59 went to program services, $9.88 to management and general costs and $0.53 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 73.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $222,415 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 318% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $37MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.6% | 87.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.9% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 73.2% | 17.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 26.6% | 66.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $222,415 | $300,863 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.52% | 1.57% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 19.9 | 10.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 15 | 100.0% |
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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEmergency shelter:in 2024, People Serving People, inc. (psp) welcomed an average of 319 guests per night. The average length of stay was 173 days and the average family size was 3.37. Psp served (unduplicated) 342 individual families totaling 544 shelter stays. In 2024, psp welcomed back more volunteers and had 995 volunteers who donated 8,435 hours of time. Psp served over 170,000 meals. Of the guests, 59.6% were under the age of 18, and 23.1% were under the age of 6. Additionally, 92.5% of guests identified as black, indigenous, or people of color. The average age of children staying at psp…
Homelessness prevention program:psp's family homelessness prevention program was launched as a pilot program in 2021. With community support, psp increased the direct financial assistance available to participating families and expanded the program to serve more families. This program aims to prevent the experience, or re-experience, of homelessness through connection with fast and flexible resources and limited case management, allowing families to stay stably housed. For participating families, 2024 saw a dramatic increase in need and requests for assistance. These requests were typically…
Family support services programs:while staying at psp, families are encouraged to participate in the organization's strengths-based, client-centered programming that empowers families to reach stability by addressing their self-identified barriers and areas of potential growth. Every family is assigned an advocate who will be their primary touch point and case manager throughout their stay, although they can speak to any advocate anytime. These advocates offer individual sessions and conversations to help families work toward their self-determined stability goals. In 2024, psp advocate staff…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Director/trustee, officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $210,757 | $0 | $11,658 | $222,415 |
| CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $150,000 | $0 | $8,266 | $158,266 |
| FINANCE DIRECTOR Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $136,723 | $0 | $15,820 | $152,543 |
| DIRECTOR OF BELONGING Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $112,432 | $0 | $32,059 | $144,491 |
| SR DIRECTOR, SHELTER OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $127,060 | $0 | $9,221 | $136,281 |
| DIRECTOR OF FAMILY SUPPORTS Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $107,093 | $0 | $10,706 | $117,799 |
| DIRECTOR OF EQUITY Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $100,864 | $0 | $13,198 | $114,062 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from People Serving People (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $530K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b15 · 14 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 4Yes
- 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 5155
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,129
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
17 private foundations reported grants to People Serving People totaling $327K 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.
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Questions people ask
How much of People Serving People's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, People Serving People reported that 89.6% of its $14.6 million in expenses went to program services, 9.9% to management and general and 0.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does People Serving People pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation People Serving People reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $222,415, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does People Serving People get its money?
Of $36.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 73.2% came from contributions and grants and 26.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is People Serving People a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-1443148 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502559349301100 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202431909349301218 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202302309349300510 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202222249349301642 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132079349301753 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012249349300806 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-1443148: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.