Community Services Agency of Mountain View Los Altos and Los Altos Hills
Community Services Agency of Mountain View Los Altos and Los Altos Hills reported $10.2 million in revenue and $6.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.37 went to program services, $13.14 to management and general costs and $7.49 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 85.1% of the total. Government grants made up 18.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $229,568 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 18% 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 $6.8MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 79.4% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.5% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 85.1% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 18.7% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $229,568 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.37% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 28.5 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHomeless prevention services provides the core components of csa's safety net for low-income and /or homeless individuals and families in mountain view, los altos, and los altos hills. Csa provides direct financial assistance for rent, utilities, housing, dental, and eye exams. Additionally, csa's food and nutrition center offers essential and basic food items to low-income and homeless individuals and families. Over 5,000 clients were assisted with one or more of these services during the year
Csa is partnering with the city of mountain view on a guaranteed basic income (gbi) pilot to support some of the lowest income members of the community with $500 monthly payments over two years. Csa enrolled 166 participants, who began receiving monthly payments on december 15, 2022. Part of a national study, this pilot will inform a comprehensive report by the university of pennsylvania available in 2025 on the effects of providing unconditional guaranteed income
Csa's senior services program offers case management emphasizing access to health care and independent living with a focus on "senior fall prevention and "hospital to home transition care" to minimize costly hospitalizations and/or institutionalizations. Case managers assisted 207 seniors during the year. The senior nutrition center provided 45,384 prepared lunches during the year to 799 seniors
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $197,136 | $0 | $32,432 | $229,568 |
| DEV. DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $120,905 | $0 | $31,782 | $152,687 |
| NURSE CASE MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $105,069 | $0 | $12,756 | $117,825 |
| ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $66,000 | $0 | $6,951 | $72,951 |
| DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $59,808 | $0 | $264 | $60,072 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Services Agency of Mountain View Los Altos and Los Altos Hills (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $578K (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
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–1b17 · 17 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 550
- Volunteers Part I, line 6363
Private foundation grants it received
14 private foundations reported grants to Community Services Agency of Mountain View Los Altos and Los Altos Hills totaling $301K 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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Of every $100 Community Services Agency of Mountain View Los Altos and Los Altos Hills spent in FY2025, $79.37 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Community Services Agency of Mountain View Los Altos and Los Altos Hills's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Community Services Agency of Mountain View Los Altos and Los Altos Hills reported that 79.4% of its $6.8 million in expenses went to program services, 13.1% to management and general and 7.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Community Services Agency of Mountain View Los Altos and Los Altos Hills pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Community Services Agency of Mountain View Los Altos and Los Altos Hills reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $229,568, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Community Services Agency of Mountain View Los Altos and Los Altos Hills get its money?
Of $10.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 85.1% came from contributions and grants (including 18.7% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Community Services Agency of Mountain View Los Altos and Los Altos Hills a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-1422465 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202543219349308674 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541349349312714 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400519349301135 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300469349303025 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201299349300400 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101379349311080 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-1422465: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.