South County Community Services

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Gilroy, CA501(c)(3)Since 2002Food & AgricultureEIN 03-0391775Revenue $11.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSstjosephsgilroy.org7950 Church St, 95020-4401 · Gilroy, CATax-exempt since Jun 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To alleviate hunger and homelessness in South santa clara County by providing food, housing and employment related Services, and advocating for system changes to improve the quality of life for the most vulnerable people in the communities served.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 19 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $283K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$280K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $311K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.5M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$11.5M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$3.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$11.5M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$13.1M
FY2022$12.0M
FY2023$14.0M
FY2024$12.7M
FY2025$11.5M
Expenses
$11.5M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$12.2M
FY2022$12.2M
FY2023$13.4M
FY2024$12.4M
FY2025$11.5M
Net assets
$3.9M
FY2025▼ -1.0%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$3.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $11.2M Management & general 2% · $217K Fundraising 0% · $27K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $280K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Direc
$170,000Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Comm Engage
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Cox’s $170K as Executive Direc is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $10–100M food & agriculture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
David Cox$170,000$170,000$138,460$124,615$125,768
Vicky Martin$110,000$105,000$118,786——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Feeds, houses, and helps vulnerable people find jobs while advocating for community improvements.

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1 program · $11.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Emergency services---served 48,000 individuals through the food pantry program; served 94,000 individuals with weekly produce mobile; provided support services and housed approximately 30 clients in the "our new place" program for chronically homeless individuals with disabling conditions; implemented new gilroy sobrato apartments…

$11.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $9.6M · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,613,522

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Money outPt IX
$11.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.2M
Managementcol C$217K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Investment incomeLn 3$70K
Other incomeLn 4–11$53K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$191K
Total revenueLn 12$11.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$186K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$423K$186K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9.6M$9.6M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$170K$143K$24K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$861K$726K$123K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$11K$1K$118
Other employee benefitsLn 9$110K$99K$10K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$87K$74K$12K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$343$38
Office expensesLn 13$36K$34K$2K$210
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$149K$143K$5K$600
TravelLn 17$23K$21K$2K$233
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$39K$36K$3K$347
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$313K$275K$29K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$71K$66K$4K$488
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.5M$11.2M$217K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $11.5M$11.5M−$38K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.7M$12.4M$210K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.0M$13.4M$601K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.0M$12.2M−$223K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.1M$12.2M$866K$3.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $11,450,398 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,280,704$11,327,519
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $77,778$69,671
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36,177−$121,182
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $261,059$174,390
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,655,718$11,450,398
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,720,168$9,613,522
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,150,355$1,239,400
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $574,903$635,601
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,445,426$11,488,523
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $210,292−$38,125
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,450,398 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,965,478
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,362,041
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,275,063
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,327,519
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $69,671$69,671
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $69,715$69,715
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$190,897−$190,897
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$73,587
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $100,803$100,803
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$20,423 · Excluded from tax $69,715$11,450,398
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,488,523 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,613,522$9,613,522
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $143,310 · Management $24,276 · Fundraising $2,414$170,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $726,010 · Management $122,981 · Fundraising $12,231$861,222
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,580 · Management $1,058 · Fundraising $118$11,756
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $98,716 · Management $9,872 · Fundraising $1,097$109,685
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $73,785 · Management $11,781 · Fundraising $1,171$86,737
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,427 · Management $343 · Fundraising $38$3,808
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,937 · Management $1,896 · Fundraising $210$36,043
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $142,761 · Management $5,400 · Fundraising $600$148,761
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,980 · Management $2,098 · Fundraising $233$23,311
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $35,798 · Management $3,124 · Fundraising $347$39,269
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $275,491 · Management $29,292 · Fundraising $8,485$313,268
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $66,260 · Management $4,393 · Fundraising $488$71,141
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,244,577 · Management $216,514 · Fundraising $27,432$11,488,523
Part X · Balance sheet $3,940,862 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,608,784$1,535,067
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $285,687$343,701
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $120,874$165,774
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $423,243$186,369
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,557,630$1,709,951
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,996,218$3,940,862
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,643$20,412
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $37,643$20,412
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,300,191$3,660,622
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $658,384$259,828
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,958,575$3,920,450
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,996,218$3,940,862
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,920,450 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,450,398
XI-2 Total expenses$11,488,523
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,125
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,958,575
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,920,450

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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