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St Joseph Center

Venice, CA · EIN 95-3874381 · 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

St Joseph Center reported $60.6 million in revenue and $60.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.03 went to program services, $13.47 to management and general costs and $2.50 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.6% of the total. Government grants made up 86.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $290,115 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 53% 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 $60M

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 $61M

Other revenue was negative: −$27,811. 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)
84.0%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
13.5%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
2.5%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.02$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
99.6%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
86.4%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.2%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$290,115$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.48%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
106
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.36.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
19 of 19100.0%

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
$31M expenses · 61.9% of program spending · grants $14M

Housing services at the st. Joseph Center serve all populations, from individuals and families needing short term rental assistance to our homeless neighbors who are overcoming mental health diagnoses, physical impairments, substance abuse challenges, and longstanding unemployment. Sjc provides on-site case management for seventeen permanent supportive housing developments and will serve in this role for five additional sites currently in development. St. Joseph Center served 3,878 clients ranging from transitional-aged-youth (tay) to children and their families in their housing programs.…

$9.2M expenses · 18.3% of program spending · grants $1.5M

Outreach and engagement includes the sjc homeless service center (hsc) in venice, one of only two access centers to serve the westside's estimated 6,000+ homeless men and women; outreach teams throughout los angeles county, such as the vehicular homeless outreach program team (vhop) who help families and individuals who are living out of cars, vans, and rvs; bread and roses cafe which prepares more than 150 meals a day for people experiencing homelessness; and the bread and roses pantry (formerly the sjc food pantry) helping more than 4,732 working poor families each week by providing…

$5.9M expenses · 11.7% of program spending · grants $755K

Mental health services are a critical part of sjc's program strategy. Programs in this service division include animo which provides mental health services to the underserved latino community; recovery, resilience and reintegration services for chronically homeless individuals who are isolated or unable to access traditional mental health outpatient services; the prevention and early intervention program (pei) that provides one-on-one counseling therapy; and the santa monica youth resource team who work with at-risk youth, ages 16-24, to stabilize their lives and improve their mental health.…

$4.1M all other programs (line 4d)

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, 40.00 hrs/week
$269,172$0$20,943$290,115
VICE PRESIDENT COMPLIANCE & SYSTEM DESIGN
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$182,818$0$41,572$224,390
VICE PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATION
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$152,974$0$18,091$171,065
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAM
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$141,234$0$24,503$165,737
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$145,427$0$9,729$155,156
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$136,604$0$10,304$146,908
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$116,646$0$26,630$143,276
SENIOR DIRECTOR, SOCIAL INNOVATION & WORKFORCE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$122,782$0$10,170$132,952

10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from St Joseph Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.4M (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$61M$60M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$61M$60M84.0%$21M$290,115
FY2024 ⓘ$50M$52M82.9%$21M$229,447
FY2023 ⓘ$49M$50M83.0%$23M$386,333
FY2022 ⓘ$52M$48M82.5%$24M$351,024
FY2021 ⓘ$43M$41M85.7%$20M$332,310
FY2020 ⓘ$40M$34M85.9%$19M$291,967

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–1b19 · 19 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 11aNo
  • 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 5464
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6400

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
ATTICUS LAW GROUP
Legal services
$374,898
VENICE FAMILY CLINIC
Subcontractor - clinical services
$248,613
VENICE COMMUNITY HOUSING CORP
Subcontractor - client support svc
$170,939

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 15 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

24 private foundations reported grants to St Joseph Center totaling $1.2M 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 St Joseph Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for St Joseph Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of St Joseph Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, St Joseph Center reported that 84.0% of its $60.0 million in expenses went to program services, 13.5% to management and general and 2.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does St Joseph Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation St Joseph Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $290,115, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does St Joseph Center get its money?

Of $60.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.6% came from contributions and grants (including 86.4% from government grants) and 0.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is St Joseph Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 95-3874381 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 202610989349300446 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531339349305888 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421369349318732 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202312639349300441 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201369349315635 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141379349302539 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 95-3874381: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.