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Episcopal Community Services

National City, CA · EIN 95-1945256 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Episcopal Community Services reported $38.5 million in revenue and $38.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.75 went to program services, $8.56 to management and general costs and $0.69 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 91.7% of the total. Government grants made up 88.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $245,118 (CEO). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 33% 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 $39M

For 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 $39M

Other revenue was negative: −$204K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
90.7%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
8.6%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.7%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.01$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
91.7%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
88.8%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
8.2%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$245,118$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.63%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
86
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.56.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
18 of 18100.0%

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 expense
$24M expenses · 67.9% of program spending

Head Start and Early Head Start: Head Start promotes the school readiness of young children from low-income families through agencies in their local community. Head Start and Early Head Start programs supporting the mental, social, and emotional development of children from birth to age 5. In addition to education services, programs provide children and their families with health, nutrition, social, and other services. Head Start services are responsive to each child and family's ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage. ECSS Head Start and Early Head Start programs provide early childhood…

$11M expenses · 30.5% of program spending

Behavioral Health Services: 1. ECS Central East Regional Recovery Center (CERRC) provides intensive outpatient substance use disorder treatment to more than 1,031 clients including Transitional Age Youth (TAY) in the central region of San Diego. CERRC provides recovery residence (housing) assistance, on-site mental health services, case management, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) referrals, Naloxne distribution, transportation, medical referrals and vocational assistance. 2. ECS Accord empowers adults to stop driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. It is a fee-based, state…

$549K expenses · 1.6% of program spending

ECS Nutrition Services programs provides over 210,000 high quality, balanced meals and snacks annually to the children enrolled in ECS Head Start and Early Head Start programs and the adults served in the ECS Safe Haven programs

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
CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$220,000$0$25,118$245,118
VP of Programs
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$152,250$0$18,509$170,759
VP -Administration
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$143,100$0$14,363$157,463
Director-Early Ed.
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$127,644$0$12,691$140,335
Former CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$127,062$0$13,193$140,255
VP Strategic Eng.
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$121,900$0$13,727$135,627
Dir.- Development
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$116,600$0$13,568$130,168
Dir. Behav Health
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$110,333$0$11,642$121,975

8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Episcopal Community Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $610K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$39M$39M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$39M$39M90.7%$8.1M$245,118
FY2024 ⓘ$42M$39M87.8%$8.0M$242,934
FY2023 ⓘ$37M$37M89.3%$5.2M$211,697
FY2022 ⓘ$33M$31M89.8%$4.3M$143,487
FY2021 ⓘ$28M$29M90.2%$3.3M$201,120
FY2020 ⓘ$29M$29M91.4%$3.6M$199,613

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–1b18 · 18 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 5502
  • Volunteers Part I, line 677

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Ciprus Consulting LLC
IT Consulting
$680,469
South Bay Union School District
HS Subcontractor
$459,623
US Foodservice Inc
Kitchen Services
$243,928
San Ysidro School District
HS Subcontractor
$237,530
CleanNet San Diego
Janitor Service
$237,175

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 14 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

6 private foundations reported grants to Episcopal Community Services totaling $139K 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 Episcopal Community Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Episcopal Community Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Episcopal Community Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Episcopal Community Services reported that 90.7% of its $38.6 million in expenses went to program services, 8.6% to management and general and 0.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Episcopal Community Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Episcopal Community Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $245,118, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Episcopal Community Services get its money?

Of $38.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 91.7% came from contributions and grants (including 88.8% from government grants) and 8.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Episcopal Community Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 95-1945256 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 202641139349302059 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531149349300428 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411369349310786 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301219349302955 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221249349302107 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111379349307321 · read the filing

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