Sbcs Corporation FY2023 filing

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Chula Vista, CA501(c)(3)Since 1971Human ServicesEIN 95-2693142Revenue $51.5M in FY2023

On file with the IRSsbcssandiego.org430 F St, 91910-3711 · Chula Vista, CATax-exempt since Sep 1972Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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SBCS transforms communities to support the well-being and prosperity of children, youth and families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.8M 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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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.1M a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.8M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
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
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45.8M
80% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 80% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$51.5M
-41% vs prior year
Spent
$63.1M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$11.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$51.5M
FY2023▼ -41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$34.8M
FY2021$99.6M
FY2022$87.6M
FY2023$51.5M
FY2024$60.8M
FY2025$62.7M
Expenses
$63.1M
FY2023▼ -22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$33.4M
FY2021$87.3M
FY2022$80.5M
FY2023$63.1M
FY2024$58.1M
FY2025$55.9M
Net assets
$11.6M
FY2023▼ -49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$16.0M
FY2022$22.6M
FY2023$11.6M
FY2024$14.1M
FY2025$20.8M

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 Sep 1972.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $57.7M Management & general 8% · $5.2M Fundraising 0% · $227K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $1.8M 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
$379,973Pt VII · Sec A
$215,406Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Adm Oper
$204,104Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Prog Oper
$187,840Pt VII · Sec A
Clinical Director
$177,044Pt VII · Sec A
Cwb Dept Dir
$169,946Pt VII · Sec A
IT Director
$152,183Pt VII · Sec A
IT Director
$151,887Pt VII · Sec A

Kathryn Lembo’s $488K as CEO is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathryn Lembo$488,252$366,735$379,973$400,294$294,329$271,592
Ismena Mejia$225,192$204,102$204,104$192,529$168,833$148,916
Mauricio Torre$221,779$194,710$187,840$206,389$184,556$158,002
Elizabeth Iniguez$194,502$185,555$215,406$191,601$172,240$159,811
Valerie Brew$192,456$174,904$169,946$180,673$159,415$146,393
Stacey Musso$181,464$164,244—$165,564$145,000—
Pamela Wright——$177,044$178,757$162,507$158,002
Dina Lozano————$170,691$170,726

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

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

Programs and updates

Empowers children, youth, and families for well-being and prosperity.

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3 programs · $53.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Youth and Community Wellness

SBCS provides a full spectrum of services designed to offer youth and their families with the resources and skills they need to reach their full potential. Through wrap-around supports, youth are assisted in their transition to adulthood, enabling them to give their best not only to themselves, but also to their community.

$35.7Mprogram expense
02

Behavioral Health and Wellness

Behavioral Health and Wellness programs provide a continuum of services from early childhood development to transition-age youth support. This includes prevention, early intervention and treatment for our youngest populations, as well as education, and mental health counseling for school-age youth; Mi Escuelita Therapeutic Preschool for…

$11.1Mprogram expense
03

Family Wellness and Self-Sufficiency

SBCS is dedicated to helping families survive and overcome difficult situations. From emergency food and shelter to counseling and support services, we assist families to achieve economic independence and live free from violence and abuse.

$6.8Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $13.7M · 2022–2024
Sbcs QalicbCA · FY2024$852,890
Friends of SbcsCA · FY2022$10,918,050
Sbcs QalicbCA · FY2022$1,922,759

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$51.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$938K
Investment incomeLn 3$201K
Money outPt IX
$63.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$57.7M
Managementcol C$5.2M
Fundraisingcol D$227K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.0M
Total assetsLn 16$57.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$46.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$378K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$938K
Investment incomeLn 3$201K
Other incomeLn 4–11$190K
Gains on assetsLn 7$30K
Total revenueLn 12$51.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12.8M
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.8M
Other assetsLn 15$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$57.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45.8M
Net assetsLn 32$11.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5657
VolunteersI 660
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$22.8M$14.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.6M$7.8M
Total assetsLn 16$44.1M$57.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21.5M$45.8M
Net assetsLn 32$22.6M$11.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12.8M$12.8M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$1.0M$854K$146K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$21.4M$18.1M$3.1M$186K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.7M$3.2M$511K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.7M$1.5M$225K$16K
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$968K$501K$467K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$109K$82K$27K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$110K$107K$3K
TravelLn 17$110K$95K$15K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$417K$223K$194K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$314K$249K$65K
InsuranceLn 23$195K$148K$47K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18.3M$18.0M$255K
All other expensesLn 24e$2.0M$1.9M$155K
Total functional expensesLn 25$63.1M$57.7M$5.2M$227K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $62.7M$55.9M$6.8M$20.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $60.8M$58.1M$2.7M$14.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $51.5M$63.1M−$11.6M$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $87.6M$80.5M$7.1M$22.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $99.6M$87.3M$12.3M$16.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $34.8M$33.4M$1.4M$3.8M 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $51,480,743 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $86,789,515$50,152,613
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $956,910$937,610
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $84,151$200,947
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$270,876$189,573
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $87,559,700$51,480,743
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$12,840,809
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $27,684,807$27,777,809
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,769,833$22,507,423
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $80,454,640$63,126,041
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,105,060−$11,645,298
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
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 $51,480,743 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$46,859,239
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,293,374
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$377,540
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$50,152,613
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $937,610$937,610
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $170,839$170,839
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $119,962$119,962
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $30,108$30,108
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $69,611$69,611
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $937,610 · Excluded from tax $390,520$51,480,743
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $63,126,041 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $12,840,809$12,840,809
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 $853,508 · Management $146,338 · Fundraising $8,788$1,008,634
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,077,471 · Management $3,099,461 · Fundraising $186,137$21,363,069
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,176,753 · Management $510,731 · Fundraising $16,093$3,703,577
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,461,782 · Management $225,095 · Fundraising $15,652$1,702,529
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 servicesPrograms $501,048 · Management $466,658$967,706
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $81,916 · Management $27,225$109,141
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $106,924 · Management $2,810$109,734
IX-17 TravelPrograms $94,851 · Management $14,720$109,571
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $223,486 · Management $193,762$417,248
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $249,247 · Management $64,731$313,978
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $147,723 · Management $47,486$195,209
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,002,125 · Management $254,529$18,256,654
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,872,829 · Management $155,353$2,028,182
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $57,690,472 · Management $5,208,899 · Fundraising $226,670$63,126,041
Part X · Balance sheet $57,442,266 assets, 21 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $25,405,613; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,208,524$12,786,346
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,630,149$1,200,872
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,680,807$7,437,975
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $112,626$54,844
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $34,243$38,989
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,574,101$7,826,808
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $13,587$155,721
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,321,325$2,535,098
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $44,117,675$57,442,266
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,645,954$5,539,426
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $625,758$3,417,899
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,013,720$5,565,516
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,473,091$45,831,140
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $22,449,584$11,576,126
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $195,000$35,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $22,644,584$11,611,126
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $44,117,675$57,442,266
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,611,126 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$51,480,743
XI-2 Total expenses$63,126,041
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,645,298
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$22,644,584
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$611,840
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,611,126

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