The People Concern: CEO salary, finances and where donations go
“To provide housing, social, and supportive services for homeless and low-income individuals.”
Data only Figures straight from the filing, screened by our rules. Not yet reviewed in depth by a CPA.
Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated
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No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.
For each dollar donated, The People Concern spent 2¢ on fundraising.
Fundraising ÷ $113.8M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IXThe charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.
Outreach: the people concern operates 23 outreach teams across los angeles county. The agency is the outreach lead in spa 4 (downtown la, skid row, hollywood) and runs access centers in both santa monica and skid row. Each brings integrated, multidisciplinary services to people in need where they are. In fy 2024-2025, 78,469 outreach services were provided and 4,213 clients were served.
Mental health: the agency integrates mental health care within all of our services and programs and operates a standalone mental health center in downtown los angeles. As a los angeles county full service partnership programs (fsp) provider, we offer those with severe mental illnesses a highly integrated, recovery-oriented, "whatever it takes" approach to wellness that ideally ends with permanent housing. During fy 2024-2025, 2,133 clients were served by mental health professionals, with 52,946 mental health services provided and 3,475 medication services provided.
Domestic violence: sojourn has been providing vital, life-saving services for survivors of domestic violence since 1977. Having sojourn as part of the people concern allows us to continue addressing the intersectionality of domestic violence and homelessness. During fy 2024-2025, 3,156 hotline calls were received, 2,890 people were trained via community outreach and education, 540 attended support groups, 98 individuals received legal services, 138 shelter clients were served, and 24 individuals received domestic violence training.wellness & access center: the annenberg access center in santa…
Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2025.
Reportable pay in FY ending Jun 2025, from the charity and related organizations.
| Contractor | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Dreyfuss Construction | Construction services | $10,970,011 |
| Global Vision Security | Security services | $3,076,842 |
| Level Construction | Construction services | $2,416,140 |
| Nitech | Technology services | $921,724 |
| Los Angeles Christian Health Center | Program subcontractor | $712,328 |
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Sara Choe Hyoun, Medical Director, received $301,497 in reportable compensation in FY ending Jun 2025, 0.3% of The People Concern's $110.9M in spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part VIIThe People Concern reported 92.8% of FY ending Jun 2025 spending as programs, 2.1% as fundraising and 5.2% as management.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part IXNet assets were $54.6M at the end of FY ending Jun 2025, about 5.9 months of spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part XIts latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025)Amir Arani, “The People Concern: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/the-people-concern/