Human services charities, by the numbers.
36,197 of them filed a full Form 990 and spent $194.5B between them.
- 36,197
- charities filing a full Form 990, 14,445 spending $1M+
- $194.5B
- spent in their latest year, with $94.1B coming in as gifts and grants
- 7%
- of all that spending by the 10 biggest
What “human services” covers.
The biggest slice is multi-service agencies, at 26% of all spending in the cause. Spending outside these groups is in charities the IRS coded more generally.
Spending in each charity's latest e-filed Form 990 (Part I, line 18), grouped by the NTEE code in the IRS master file.
The biggest 400 human services charities.
| # | Charity | Spending | Program share | Cost to raise $1 | Savings | CEO pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Red CrossOur file Washington, DC · Multi-service agencies · FY 2025 | $3.3B | 91% | 15¢ | 15 mo | $950K |
| 2 | AIDS Healthcare Foundation Los Angeles, CA · Residential and adult day care · FY 2024 | $2.1B | 97% | 11¢ | 8 mo | $862K |
| 3 | Inland Counties Regional Center Sn Bernrdno, CA · Independent living support · FY 2025 | $1.3B | 96% | 0¢ | 0 mo | $343K |
| 4 | Regional Center of the East Bay San Leandro, CA · Independent living support · FY 2025 | $1.1B | 99% | 0¢ | 0 mo | $222K |
| 5 | Presence Chicago Hospitals Network Saint Louis, MO · Residential and adult day care · FY 2025 | $997.1M | 76% | 0¢ | 1 mo | $2.27M |
| 6 | San Diego Imperial Counties San Diego, CA · Independent living support · FY 2025 | $993.7M | 97% | 0¢ | 0 mo | $440K |
| 7 | The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Sioux Falls, SD · Residential and adult day care · FY 2024 | $948.0M | 91% | 0¢ | 10 mo | $4.41M |
| 8 | San Andreas Regional Center San Jose, CA · Independent living support · FY 2025 | $933.8M | 100% | 0¢ | 0 mo | $348K |
| 9 | Regional Center of Orange County Santa Ana, CA · Independent living support · FY 2025 | $878.4M | 98% | 0¢ | 0 mo | $266K |
| 10 | Pharmacy4humanity Los Angeles, CA · Independent living support · FY 2024 | $838.0M | 86% | 0¢ | 1 mo | $862K |
| 11 | Community Care Brookfield, WI · Independent living support · FY 2024 | $808.6M | 98% | 0¢ | 3 mo | $504K |
| 12 | Rush Medical Group Chicago, IL · Multi-service agencies · FY 2025 | $790.6M | 97% | – | -4 mo | $4.30M |
| 13 | Central Valley Regional Center Fresno, CA · Independent living support · FY 2025 | $767.8M | 98% | 0¢ | 0 mo | $268K |
| 14 | South Central Los Angeles Regional Los Angeles, CA · Independent living support · FY 2025 | $762.1M | 96% | 0¢ | 0 mo | $379K |
| 15 | Golden Gate Regional Center San Francisco, CA · Independent living support · FY 2025 | $648.2M | 99% | 0¢ | 0 mo | $254K |
| 16 | BakerRipleyOur file Houston, TX · Multi-service agencies · FY 2024 | $637.7M | 96% | 0¢ | 2 mo | $492K |
| 17 | Acts Retirement-Life Communities Ft Washington, PA · Residential and adult day care · FY 2024 | $609.6M | 85% | 1¢ | 3 mo | $873K |
| 18 | Southwest Key Programs Austin, TX · Independent living support · FY 2025 | $585.2M | 88% | 0¢ | 1 mo | $1.12M |
| 19 | Valley Mountain Regional Center Stockton, CA · Independent living support · FY 2025 | $573.4M | 96% | 0¢ | -1 mo | $246K |
| 20 | Midwest Food Bank NfpOur file Normal, IL · Other · FY 2025 | $569.3M | 99% | 0¢ | 2 mo | $382K |
| 21 | North Bay Developmental Disabilities Napa, CA · Independent living support · FY 2025 | $567.7M | 99% | 0¢ | 0 mo | $233K |
| 22 | Blue Meridian PartnersOur file New York, NY · Other · FY 2025 | $544.3M | 98% | 1¢ | 53 mo | $1.44M |
| 23 | Seven Hills Foundation Inc & Affiliates Worcester, MA · Independent living support · FY 2025 | $534.3M | 95% | 3¢ | 3 mo | $615K |
| 24 | Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center Alhambra, CA · Independent living support · FY 2025 | $517.4M | 99% | 0¢ | 0 mo | $296K |
| 25 | Harbor Developmental Disabilities Torrance, CA · Independent living support · FY 2025 | $516.7M | 99% | 0¢ | 0 mo | $310K |
Program share = program expenses ÷ total expenses (Part IX, line 25). Cost to raise $1 = fundraising expenses ÷ contributions (Part IX, Part VIII line 1h). Savings = net assets ÷ annual spending × 12, which includes buildings, endowments and restricted gifts, so zoos and aquariums run high. CEO pay is reportable compensation from the charity (Part VII). “CPA view” moves joint fundraising costs reported on line 26 out of programs. Names link to our file where we have one, otherwise to the filing on ProPublica.
Benchmarks for human services.
Medians across 14,445 charities spending $1M or more. Use them to judge any charity in this cause.
- 86%
- median program share, as reported
- 2¢
- median cost to raise $1, among charities taking in $100K+ in gifts
- 8 mo
- median net assets, in months of spending
| Annual spending | Charities | Median CEO pay | Median program share |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1–5M | 8,859 | $114K | 85% |
| $5–25M | 4,014 | $180K | 86% |
| $25–100M | 1,330 | $308K | 88% |
| $100M+ | 242 | $492K | 90% |
The yes-or-no answers.
Counts of human services charities answering “yes” (or failing a basic check) in their latest Form 990. The charities answer these themselves.
charities told the IRS they discovered a significant diversion of assets (theft, embezzlement or misuse).
charities reported a paid fundraiser that kept half or more of what it raised.
charities reported an excess benefit transaction with an insider.
charities had $2M+ in revenue and no audited financial statements.
charities had $1M+ in revenue and no conflict-of-interest policy.
charities reported loans to or from officers or directors.
A “yes” is a reason to read the filing, not a verdict. Learn what each answer means in how to check a charity, and see how we read a 990.
Every human services charity we cover.
- Aarp Foundation
- Action for Boston Community Development
- Agespan
- American Red Cross
- Arc Thrift Stores
- Aspiranet
- Associated Catholic Charities
- BakerRipley
- Blue Meridian Partners
- Bowery Residents Committee
- Boys Town
- Bronxworks
- Camelot Community Care
- Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth
- Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego
- Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services
- Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston - Houston
- Catholic Community Services of Western Washington
- Center for Family Services
- Center for Human Development
- Central Florida Behavioral Health Network
- Childnet
- Children's Home & Aid Society of Ill
- Children's Home Society of California
- Children's Institute
- Christian Appalachian Project
- Community Connections for Children
- Community Teamwork
- Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio
- Covenant House
- Delivering Good
- Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency on Aging
- Eckerd Youth Alternatives
- Episcopal Children's Services
- Family Counseling Center
- Family Support Services of North Florida
- Family Support Services of Suncoast
- Farmlink Project
- Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission
- Friends of the World Food Program
- GiveDirectly
- Global Connections to Employment
- Go Kids
- Greater Washington Urban League
- Helping Hand for Relief and Development
- Hope the Mission
- Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services
- Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island
- Jewish Family Service of San Diego
- Kencrest Services
- Lutheran Services Florida
- Lutheran Social Services of the South
- Lycoming Clinton Joinder Board
- Making Opportunity Count
- Mersmissouri Goodwill Industries
- Metropolitan Family Services
- Midwest Food Bank Nfp
- National Council of Ymcas of the USA
- National Youth Advocate Program
- Neighborhood House Assn
- New York Foundling
- One Hope United
- Oregon Child Development Coalition
- Pacific Clinics
- Pine Street Inn
- Portable Practical Educational Preparation
- Redlands Christian Migrant Association
- Safe Horizon
- Sco Family of Services
- Selfhelp Community Services
- Solano Family & Childrens Council
- Special Service for Groups
- The Bronx Parent Housing Network
- The Children's Home Society of Florida
- The Children's Village
- The Family Initiative
- The People Concern
- The Task Force for Global Health
- Tides Center
- Triumph Gulf Coast
- Unbound
- United Migrant Opportunity Services Umos
- United Movement
- United States Veterans Initiative
- Women in Need
- Wounded Warrior Project
- YMCA of San Diego County
- Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York
Questions about human services charities.
What is the largest human services charity?
By spending, American Red Cross (DC), at $3.3B in its fiscal year ending 2025, per its Form 990.
How much do human services charity CEOs make?
The median CEO of a human services charity spending $1–5M a year was paid $114K. At charities spending $100M or more, the median was $492K. Figures are reportable compensation from the charity, Form 990 Part VII.
What percentage of donations to human services charities goes to programs?
The median human services charity spending $1M or more reported 86% of its spending on programs, on Form 990 Part IX. That is the charity's own split. Some charities count part of their fundraising mail as program work; our pages show the number both ways.
How many human services charities are there?
36,197 human services organizations filed a full Form 990 in the IRS's 2025 and 2026 e-file releases, 14,445 of them spending $1 million or more. Thousands more file the short 990-EZ or the 990-N postcard.
Where this comes from.
Each charity's latest Form 990 in the IRS's 2025 and 2026 e-file releases, joined to the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File for its NTEE cause code. Organizations that file as charities but aren't funded like one (research contractors, sports bodies and similar) are left out of the comparison table. Charities that file a 990-EZ or 990-N aren't included. Figures are as filed; we haven't reviewed each one, except where a charity has our full file.
Charity Math, “Human services charities, by the numbers,” data as of 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/causes/human-services/