South County Community Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
030391775
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Gilroy, CA, USA
Phone
4088426662
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Congregate Meals

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,453,940
Expenses
$11,972,849
Assets
$7,228,064
Liabilities
$277,323

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • VICKY MARTIN (Executive Direc): $180,000 total reported compensation
  • ANTON VU: $125,000 total reported compensation
  • TIM DAVIS (FORMER DIRECTOR): $89,845 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To strengthen South County by connecting individuals and families with food, housing, and supportive services that foster stability, dignity, and hope.

What it reported doing in 2025

Community Food program served 175,000 unduplicated individuals with weekly grocery allotments and provided 31,000 lunches to the unhoused. South County Food Recovery Hub program recovered over 3.6 million pounds of food donations. Homelessness Prevention program assisted 221 households in avoiding homelessness with rental and utility assistance. "Our New Place" program housed and provided supportive services to 59 individuals who experienced chronic homelessness or were victims of violence. The Transit Assistance program of Santa Clara County assisted 174 individuals monthly with transportation support. The Street Outreach program assisted 790 unhoused individuals with case management, food, clothing, shower and laundry support. Provided case management for 370 unhoused individuals residing at the Gilroy Armory Shelter. Supported 45 unhoused individuals with safe overnight shelter and case management through two Safe Park programs. In partnership with Gavilan College, SCCS provided case management for 82 enrolled unhoused students. The Ochoa Cold Weather Winter Shelter program provided 139 unhoused individuals with 3 months of shelter support, case management, and basic needs. Through all of the unhoused programs, 344 unhoused individuals found a permanent housing solution with the assistance of our intensive case management.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 72% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 77% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.7%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 97.4%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: $273.33 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.9%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.6; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.3%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.5% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.7% of revenue deployed · 97.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $11.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $180K · 11 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 31 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2013 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.