Provide high quality, affordable, integrated health services to the elderly, which promote autonomy, quality of life and the ability of individuals to live in their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.6M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22.1M a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.6M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $84.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $23K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26.7M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$128.0M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$103.5M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$178.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$128.0M
FY2023▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$95.9M
FY2022$110.9M
FY2023$128.0M
FY2024$148.9M
FY2025$170.2M
Expenses
$103.5M
FY2023▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$80.5M
FY2022$88.0M
FY2023$103.5M
FY2024$124.5M
FY2025$146.8M
Net assets
$178.0M
FY2023▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$133.6M
FY2022$148.0M
FY2023$178.0M
FY2024$212.7M
FY2025$242.7M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Apr 1994.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $97.3M Management & general 6% · $5.9M Fundraising 0% · $367K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $2.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CEO
$457,246Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Medical Officer
$430,601Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$326,048Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Dir., Geriatric Process Excellence
$307,967Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director, Care Management
$297,108Pt VII · Sec A
Primary Care Physician
$248,825Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Vice President Operations
$232,910Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Is & Cloud Srvcs
$191,101Pt VII · Sec A

Maria Elena Zamora’s $512K as President/CEO is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $100M+ 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Linda Trowbridge————$554,041
Maria Elena Zamora$512,092$488,624$457,246$390,851—
James Mittelberger$410,197$385,768$430,601$383,889$349,911
Laura Holden$365,784$320,834$326,048$102,646—
Raymond Roque$352,914—$297,108$288,986$271,750
Bing Isenberg———$91,698$339,518
Lincoln Sison$335,094$321,367$307,967$296,265$264,175
Robert Scott$328,746$280,807———

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

Offers affordable healthcare and support services to help seniors live independently and with a good quality of life.

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1 program · $97.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The elderly care services provided are in accordance with the pace regulations, a federal program and an optional medi-cal benefit. Pace is an acronym for 'program of all-inclusive care for the elderly.

$97.3Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$23K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$128.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$126.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24K
Money outPt IX
$103.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$97.3M
Managementcol C$5.9M
Fundraisingcol D$367K
Owns and owesPt X
$178.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59.7M
Total assetsLn 16$204.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$126.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$522K
Total revenueLn 12$128.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$160K
SavingsLn 2$59.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$59.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$84.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40.2M
Other assetsLn 15$9.7M
Total assetsLn 16$204.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26.7M
Net assetsLn 32$178.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5413
VolunteersI 625
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38.2M$59.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$78.8M$84.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34.7M$40.2M
Total assetsLn 16$163.3M$204.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.4M$26.7M
Net assetsLn 32$148.0M$178.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.9M$2.4M$493K$44K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$29.2M$27.6M$1.4M$157K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.3M$1.2M$71K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.8M$3.6M$210K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.7M$1.6M$95K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$115K$115K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$39K$39K
Investment management feesLn 11f$166K$166K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5.0M$4.5M$421K$46K
Office expensesLn 13$4.8M$2.9M$1.8M$82K
Information technologyLn 14$418K$411K$6K$806
OccupancyLn 16$3.3M$2.8M$539K
TravelLn 17$362K$314K$40K$8K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.3M$2.8M$463K
InsuranceLn 23$1.4M$1.4M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45.7M$45.7M
Total functional expensesLn 25$103.5M$97.3M$5.9M$367K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $170.2M$146.8M$23.4M$242.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $148.9M$124.5M$24.3M$212.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $128.0M$103.5M$24.5M$178.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $110.9M$88.0M$22.9M$148.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $95.9M$80.5M$15.5M$133.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $127,967,955 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $654,932$23,794
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $108,759,506$126,899,722
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,194,866$1,050,454
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $272,341−$6,015
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $110,881,645$127,967,955
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $36,823,770$38,903,216
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $51,180,961$64,610,739
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $88,004,731$103,513,955
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,876,914$24,454,000
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $127,967,955 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,794
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$23,794
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $126,899,722$126,899,722
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,572,218$1,572,218
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$6,015−$6,015
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$521,764−$521,764
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $126,899,722 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,044,439$127,967,955
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $103,513,955 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,390,334 · Management $492,671 · Fundraising $43,521$2,926,526
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $27,627,608 · Management $1,378,872 · Fundraising $156,574$29,163,054
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,221,346 · Management $70,548 · Fundraising $4,749$1,296,643
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,615,477 · Management $209,903 · Fundraising $16,798$3,842,178
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,572,120 · Management $94,672 · Fundraising $8,023$1,674,815
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $115,090$115,090
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,923$23,923
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $39,000$39,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $165,804$165,804
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,520,856 · Management $420,687 · Fundraising $45,984$4,987,527
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,894,882 · Management $1,822,936 · Fundraising $82,384$4,800,202
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $411,187 · Management $6,225 · Fundraising $806$418,218
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,797,576 · Management $538,951$3,336,527
IX-17 TravelPrograms $314,053 · Management $40,343 · Fundraising $7,901$362,297
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,395$4,395
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,794,269 · Management $462,678$3,256,947
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,390,720$1,390,720
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,710,089$45,710,089
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $97,260,517 · Management $5,886,698 · Fundraising $366,740$103,513,955
Part X · Balance sheet $204,699,204 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,694,126$159,979
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,501,710$59,500,814
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,883,754$9,012,629
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,138,973$1,680,554
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,738,409$40,244,509
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $78,808,897$84,374,858
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $264,310$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $303,881$9,725,861
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $163,334,060$204,699,204
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,689,115$16,548,613
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $617,701$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $61,996$10,149,185
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,368,812$26,697,798
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $107,496,000$178,001,406
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,469,248$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $147,965,248$178,001,406
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $163,334,060$204,699,204
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $178,001,406 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$127,967,955
XI-2 Total expenses$103,513,955
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,454,000
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$147,965,248
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,582,158
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$178,001,406

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