Central American Resource Center Carecen of Northern California is a 501(c)(3) organization based in San Francisco, California, registered in 1989, with $10,597,791 in FY2024 revenue. CharityIndex grades it B.
Revenue (FY2024)
$10.6M
▲ 5.7% vs prior year
Human Services median: $293K
Expenses (FY2024)
$10.7M
Net assets
$2.1M
Employees
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Measures how much of every dollar spent actually reaches programs, plus what it costs to raise $100 of donations. The worse of the two measures sets the letter (85%+ to programs is an A; under $15 to raise $100 is an A), averaged over the three most recent filings. Not scored for Central American Resource Center Carecen of Northern California— this filing type doesn't report it, and the rating simply skips it (never counts it against the organization). See the exact thresholds →
Measures whether the organization is built to last: how many months its reserves would cover expenses (3+ months earns an A-range score, but hoarding 5+ years of budget is capped) and whether it runs a surplus or a deficit. For Central American Resource Center Carecen of Northern California: 2 mo reserves · -1% margin earns a B on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
Checks how the organization is run, from its own Form 990: an independent board majority, a board of five or more, conflict-of-interest, whistleblower and document-retention policies, and independently audited financials. The share of disclosed checks that pass sets the letter. Not scored for Central American Resource Center Carecen of Northern California— this filing type doesn't report it, and the rating simply skips it (never counts it against the organization). See the exact thresholds →
Counts five disclosure signals: a recent filing, a mission statement, program descriptions, a listed website, and the full expense breakdown. More disclosure, better letter. For Central American Resource Center Carecen of Northern California: 2 of 5 disclosure signals earns a C on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
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Revenue grew from $1.8M (FY2014) to $10.6M (FY2024) across 11 reported years.
Financial snapshot
Operating margin
-0.9%
Spent more than it raised in the latest fiscal year.
Total assets
$8.9M
Total liabilities
$6.8M
Net assets
$2.1M
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets | Total assets | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10,597,791▲5.7% | $10,693,929▲7.0% | $2,078,869▲1.4% | $8,889,838▲1.1% | 990 |
| 2023 | $10,030,962▲3.3% | $9,997,381▲3.3% | $2,050,007▲1.7% | $8,792,880▼2.6% | 990 |
| 2022 | $9,712,500▲4.2% | $9,679,445▲15.9% | $2,016,426▲1.7% | $9,030,273▲249% | 990 |
| 2021 | $9,324,571▲23.2% | $8,354,549▲11.7% | $1,983,371▲95.7% | $2,586,265▲29.1% | 990 |
| 2020 | $7,566,915▲3.3% | $7,479,584▲3.4% | $1,013,349▲9.4% | $2,003,959▲35.9% | 990 |
| 2019 | $7,328,011▲7.2% | $7,230,287▲8.6% | $926,018▲11.8% | $1,474,747▼14.3% | 990 |
| 2018 | $6,833,536▲23.5% | $6,655,448▲29.5% | $828,294▲27.4% | $1,720,101▲34.1% | 990 |
| 2017 | $5,534,984▲71.0% | $5,137,936▲48.0% | $650,206▲157% | $1,282,738▲155% | 990 |
| 2016 | $3,237,459▲1.2% | $3,472,632▲10.6% | $253,158▼48.2% | $502,845▼23.4% | 990 |
| 2015 | $3,199,104▲82.1% | $3,138,769▲88.5% | $488,331▲14.1% | $656,677▲36.9% | 990 |
| 2014 | $1,757,126 | $1,664,913 | $427,996 | $479,587 | 990 |
Original Form 990 PDFs (the Form column) are served by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, as filed with the IRS. Create a free account to download the CSV report.
18 grants to Central American Resource Center Carecen of Northern California totaling $1.4M, reported by foundations on their Schedule I filings — showing the 15 most recent.
| Grantmaker | Purpose | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impactassets Inc | General support | 2024 | $250,000 |
| San Francisco Foundation | To support a delegation of community leaders to learn about u.s. immigration policy. for general support. for general support. | 2023 | $146,300 |
| San Francisco Foundation | Program - to support overdose prevention. program - for general support. program - to support rama blueprints podcast. advised - for general operating support. | 2022 | $192,000 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Human services | 2022 | $50,400 |
| California Healthcare Foundation | General support | 2022 | $10,000 |
| San Francisco Foundation | Advised - for general operating support. | 2021 | $10,000 |
| San Francisco Foundation | For general operating support to build youth and adult leadership, civic engagement, and economic opportunity in the bay area latinx community, and to promote immigrant participation in the 2020 census. for general operating support. collaboration with the city and county of san francisco to implement aspects of the family relief fund in response to the covid-19 crisis. to support legal and mental health services for migrant children and their families in the bay area. | 2019 | $180,000 |
| Network For Good Inc | Unrestricted | 2019 | $14,163 |
| Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund | General use and/or special fund/project | 2019 | $10,000 |
| California Healthcare Foundation | General support | 2018 | $250,000 |
| San Francisco Foundation | To support community organizing, and advocacy campaign to secure extension of temporary protection status (tps) for more than 350,000 current beneficiaries | 2017 | $15,000 |
| Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund | General use | 2017 | $5,000 |
| San Francisco Foundation | See schedule i, part iv | 2016 | $101,250 |
| California Healthcare Foundation | 30th anniversary support and health programs for recently arrived bay area families | 2016 | $10,000 |
| San Francisco Foundation | See schedule i, part iv | 2015 | $52,000 |
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Data for Central American Resource Center Carecen of Northern California (EIN 94-3036508) comes from the IRS Business Master File and e-filed Form 990 returns, via CharityIndex. Figures reflect what the organization reported to the IRS for each fiscal year.