Covenant Community Services INC

Tax-deductible

Bakersfield, CA501(c)(3)Since 2003Human ServicesEIN 42-1584502Revenue $3.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRScovenantcs.net1700 N Chester Ave, 93308-2563 · Bakersfield, CATax-exempt since Nov 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Covenant is meeting the needs of foster children, former foster youth and families through innovative Services and various sources of support by providing hope and love to restore lives and transform generations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 35 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $129K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 74% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$421K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 9 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 9 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.6M
+74% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2025▲ +74%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$3.6M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +76%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$399K
FY2021$602K
FY2022$551K
FY2023$700K
FY2024$723K
FY2025$1.3M

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 Nov 2003.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $2.6M Management & general 13% · $412K Fundraising 3% · $79K

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; $91K 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
CEO/Presiden
$90,521Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Randall L Martin’s $91K as CEO/Presiden is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Randall L Martin$90,521$80,854$70,519$75,000$74,300

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

Provides housing, support, and services to help current and former foster youth thrive.

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3 programs · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Thp + Service (transitional Housing Program Plus)

This program serves 18 -24 year old former foster youth with financial assistance, mentoring and case management. The program focuses on coaching, life skill development and mentoring former foster youth in obtainin education AND/OR vocational skill.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Covenant coffee is a social enterprise of ccsi and provides foster youth training, mentoring, and job coaching to develop work skills and character traits for success. Training is provided in the coffee business, food and beverage and food safety.

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

Building Blocks

This program provides transitional affordable housing assistance for former foster youth ages 18-21. Building blocks is an 18 month program that includes case management, mentoring, life-skills training, support services and daily living skills education.

$134Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
RedfFY2025$14K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$445K
Other incomeLn 4–11$227K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$412K
Fundraisingcol D$79K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$812K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$421K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$445K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Other incomeLn 4–11$227K
Gains on assetsLn 7$30K
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$812K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$812K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$537K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$421K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 6200
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$612K$812K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$448K$537K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$534K$421K
Net assetsLn 32$723K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$767K$690K$49K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$72K$38K$33K$690
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$56K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$6K$4K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$13K$720
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$4K$2K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$15K$454$441
Information technologyLn 14$20K$11K$7K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$3K$3K$430
InterestLn 20$18K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$102K$72K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$25K$6K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.2M$126K
All other expensesLn 24e$548K$397K$127K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.6M$412K$79K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.6M$3.0M$549K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$2.0M$23K$723K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.6M$149K$700K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.5M−$48K$551K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.4M$83K$602K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.3M$22K$399K 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 $3,598,093 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $185,617$445,296
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,767,714$2,894,341
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,150$31,761
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $104,333$226,695
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,063,814$3,598,093
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $644,857$900,387
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,396,156$2,148,886
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,041,013$3,049,273
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,801$548,820
Part VI · Governance 1 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $3,598,093 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,889
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$441,407
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$445,296
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,249,560 · Unrelated business $644,781$2,894,341
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,282$1,282
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $30,479$30,479
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,000−$3,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $229,695$229,695
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,511,016 · Unrelated business $644,781 · Excluded from tax −$3,000$3,598,093
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,049,273 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $689,863 · Management $48,853 · Fundraising $28,248$766,964
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $37,906 · Management $33,135 · Fundraising $690$71,731
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $55,887 · Management $3,870 · Fundraising $1,935$61,692
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,288 · Management $4,116 · Fundraising $1,029$11,433
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,048 · Management $720$13,768
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,064 · Management $2,475 · Fundraising $17,320$23,859
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,305 · Management $454 · Fundraising $441$16,200
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,026 · Management $7,467 · Fundraising $1,423$19,916
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,059$3,059
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,214 · Management $3,492 · Fundraising $430$7,136
IX-20 InterestManagement $18,408$18,408
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $71,931 · Management $29,814$101,745
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,166 · Management $6,277 · Fundraising $3,138$34,581
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,225,271 · Management $126,000$1,351,271
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $397,133 · Management $126,515 · Fundraising $23,862$547,510
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,559,161 · Management $411,596 · Fundraising $78,516$3,049,273
Part X · Balance sheet $1,692,499 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $611,555$812,054
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $67,983$216,679
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $22,094$26,362
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $447,831$537,422
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $103,518$96,461
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,521$3,521
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,256,502$1,692,499
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $303,216$218,276
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $53,000$53,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $73,734$65,589
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $103,979$84,357
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $533,929$421,222
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $722,573$1,271,277
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $722,573$1,271,277
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,256,502$1,692,499
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,271,277 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,598,093
XI-2 Total expenses$3,049,273
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$548,820
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$722,573
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$116
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,271,277

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

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