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← DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY.

Totals

Total revenue
$313,538
Total expenses
$396,130
Contributions and grants received
$192,746
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$106,386
Investment income
$8,669
Other revenue
$5,737
Total assets, end of year
$800,631
Total liabilities, end of year
$181,471
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$619,160
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$301,290
Management and general expenses
$47,541
Fundraising expenses
$47,299
Program service expenses (Part III)
$301,290

Program services were 76.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $107,564

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $85,182

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $106,386 · related or exempt $106,386

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,669 · excluded $8,669

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $50,160

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $107,564

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $50,160

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $5,737

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $5,737 · excluded $5,737

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $64,131 · program services $51,800 · management and general $6,635 · fundraising $5,696

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $107,086 · program services $86,495 · management and general $11,079 · fundraising $9,512

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $11,617 · program services $9,383 · management and general $1,202 · fundraising $1,032

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $13,426 · program services $10,844 · management and general $1,389 · fundraising $1,193

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,864 · program services $17,188 · management and general $11,786 · fundraising $1,890

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,322 · program services $216 · management and general $219 · fundraising $11,887

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,268 · program services $8,324 · management and general $3,407 · fundraising $10,537

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $54,013 · program services $43,649 · management and general $5,563 · fundraising $4,801

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,774 · program services $6,552 · management and general $222

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $197 · management and general $197

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,891 · program services $2,559 · management and general $2,050 · fundraising $282

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND

    total $39,399 · program services $39,399

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE

    total $25,350 · program services $24,881 · fundraising $469

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE A

    total $3,792 · management and general $3,792

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $513,885 · end of year $248,611

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $109,474 · end of year $140,671

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $11,265 · end of year $17,187

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $15,421 · end of year $57,525

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $115,648

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $115,648

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $197 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $29,643 · end of year $207,115

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $173,384 · end of year $129,522

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $25,666 · end of year $20,424

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $79,057

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $125,851 · end of year $81,990

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $669,752 · end of year $610,171

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $32,000 · end of year $8,989

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

DSAOC'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A PLACE FOR CONNECTION, INFORMATION AND HOPE FOR PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT GREATER ORANGE COUNTY, TO PROMOTE DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND TO OFFER PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND SUPPORT THAT AIM TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. OUR VISION IS TO BE A ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR ALL THINGS DOWN SYNDROME RELATED, AND TO BE A MODEL ORGANIZATION FOR COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS, TO CHANGE PERCEPTIONS AND CHANGE LIVES.

  • DSAOC CENTER - A PLACE TO BELONG THE DSAOC CENTER, LOCATED IN COSTA MESA, IS THE VENUE FOR MANY OF OUR ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, SEMINARS, AND SUPPORT GROUPS. IN ADDITION, MUCH OF THE DSAOC'S WORK INCLUDES OUTREACH AND COLLABORATION WITH AN EXPANDING NETWORK OF EDUCATORS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, RESEARCHERS, THERAPISTS, EMPLOYERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND MANY OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A PLACE FOR CONNECTION, INFORMATION AND HOPE FOR PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES. AT OUR LOCAL SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS AND SOCIAL EVENTS, FAMILIES FIND COMFORT, SUPPORT AND LONG-LASTING FRIENDSHIPS. DSAOC ALSO PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES IN SPANISH AND, INCREASINGLY, IN OTHER LANGUAGES.

    Expenses $266,436 · Revenue $37,097

  • TEEN/ADULT PROGRAMTHE TEEN/ADULT PROGRAM INCLUDES WEEKLY AND MONTHLY CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUS ON SOCIAL, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLNESS. THE TEEN/ADULT PROGRAM ALSO FEATURES AN AWESOME ADVOCATES GROUP THAT PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND HELPS PLAN FUTURE ACTIVITIES. DSAOC ALSO HAS A VARIETY OF DANCES AND SOCIAL MIXERS FOR THIS AGE GROUP.

    Expenses $21,068 · Revenue $48,139

  • ORANGE COUNTY BIKE CAMPSINCE 2008, DSAOC HAS BEEN HELPING CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND OTHER DISABILITIES LEARN TO RIDE A CONVENTIONAL 2-WHEEL BIKE. THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH ICANSHINE AND UCP-OC, THE ORANGE COUNTY BIKE CAMP IS HELD ANNUALLY DURING THE SUMMER AND SUPPORTS 40 PARTICIPANTS EACH CAMP. BENEFITS TO THIS CAMP INCLUDE, ENHANCED HEALTH AND CONFIDENCE, IMPROVED ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH TYPICAL PEERS, INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN FAMILY ACTIVITIES, WITH FEWER SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, PROUD, SELF-CONFIDENT, INDEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS RIDING REGULAR BICYCLES SAFELY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND IMPROVED TRANSPORTATION INDEPENDENCE FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS.

    Expenses $13,786 · Revenue $21,150

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kristin Griffin

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jamie Brewer

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Steve Cearley

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Amy Erskine-Carmona

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Eric Doran Ms

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael G King Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Esteban Lopez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Becca Oberfield Dnp Cpnp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kelly Sackett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lauren Vandenberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jonathan D Santoro MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kellie A Perez-Tuchowski

    EXECUTIVE DIR.

    Total calculated
    $64,131
    From this org
    $64,131
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
9 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202541609349300134

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