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← CALIFORNIA COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CALIFORNIA COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$21,934,045
Total expenses
$22,015,221
Contributions and grants received
$21,478,003
Grants paid
$16,587,045
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$455,449
Other revenue
$593
Total assets, end of year
$10,453,724
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,597,027
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,856,697
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$20,787,914
Management and general expenses
$540,869
Fundraising expenses
$686,438
Program service expenses (Part III)
$20,787,914

Program services were 94.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $20,467,284

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,010,719

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $35,144

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $455,449 · excluded $455,449

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $593 · related or exempt $593

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $593

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $16,587,045 · program services $16,587,045

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $828,066 · program services $472,662 · management and general $204,550 · fundraising $150,854

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,219,980 · program services $710,942 · management and general $170,391 · fundraising $338,647

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $44,343 · program services $25,627 · management and general $8,118 · fundraising $10,598

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $142,433 · program services $82,314 · management and general $26,076 · fundraising $34,043

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $150,723 · program services $87,106 · management and general $27,593 · fundraising $36,024

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $31,498 · program services $28,150 · management and general $2,160 · fundraising $1,188

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,875 · program services $7,441 · management and general $2,357 · fundraising $3,077

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $96,000 · program services $96,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,805,564 · program services $1,740,661 · management and general $24,390 · fundraising $40,513

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $734,141 · program services $734,141

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $29,565 · program services $4,614 · management and general $15,836 · fundraising $9,115

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,438 · program services $1,987 · management and general $629 · fundraising $822

  • 17 · Travel

    total $68,580 · program services $29,164 · management and general $23,762 · fundraising $15,654

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $21,424 · program services $12,381 · management and general $3,922 · fundraising $5,121

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $29,867 · program services $17,261 · management and general $5,468 · fundraising $7,138

  • 24a · Other expenses: WORKSHOPS & CONVENINGS

    total $72,504 · program services $72,504

  • 24b · Other expenses: TECHNOLOGY FOR LOCAL PROGRAMS

    total $34,142 · program services $34,142

  • 24c · Other expenses: POSTAGE, PRINTING & SUPPLIES

    total $24,754 · program services $9,099 · management and general $6,177 · fundraising $9,478

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $24,073 · program services $13,912 · management and general $4,407 · fundraising $5,754

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $54,206 · program services $20,761 · management and general $15,033 · fundraising $18,412

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $107,001 · end of year $7,036

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,447,468 · end of year $5,212,469

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $496,015 · end of year $252,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $102,945 · end of year $276,737

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $46,656 · end of year $77,066

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,065,100 · end of year $4,627,916

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $324,660 · end of year $570,384

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $7,215,140 · end of year $7,026,643

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,048,599 · end of year $2,427,551

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $676,786 · end of year $429,146

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF CALIFORNIA CASA IS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS HAVE BOTH A VOICE AND THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO THRIVE. WE ACHIEVE THIS BY STRENGTHENING AND EMPOWERING CALIFORNIAS NETWORK OF LOCAL CASA PROGRAMS AND ADVOCATING FOR EFFECTIVE CHILD WELFARE POLICIES AND PRACTICES.

  • CALIFORNIA CASA IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT CORPORATION SUPPORTED BY A BALANCED MIX OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GRANTS AND PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTIONS. WE WORK ON A STATEWIDE LEVEL TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT A NETWORK OF 44 LOCAL CASA PROGRAMS IN 52 COUNTIES AND STRENGTHEN THE SCOPE, QUALITY, AND IMPACT OF ADVOCACY BY THE CASA NETWORK. THESE ADVOCACY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN THE DEPENDENCY AND JUVENILE JUSTICE COURTS, USING TRAINED CASA VOLUNTEERS.THROUGH A RIGOROUS GRANT PROGRAM, WE DISTRIBUTE STATE FUNDS TO THE CASA NETWORK TO STABILIZE AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL PROGRAMS OPERATIONS AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CASAS PROVIDED TO CHILDREN IN NEED. WE PROVIDE LOCAL CASA PROGRAMS WITH PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL TRAININGS AND CURRICULA, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, MARKETING AND FUNDRAISING SUPPORT, AND OTHER RESOURCES.WE IDENTIFY AND PURSUE STRATEGIC ALLIANCES THAT LEVERAGE AND INCREASE CHILDRENSRESOURCES STATEWIDE; EXPANDING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIAS FOSTER CARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS; ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED CHILD WELFARE PRACTICES AND POLICIES; AND PROMOTE CASA AS AN EFFECTIVE, COST-EFFICIENT, COMPASSIONATE MODEL TO ENSURE THAT CHILDRENS BEST INTERESTS ARE MET, THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD, AND THEIR HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS ARE SUPPORTED.

    Expenses $20,787,914 · Grants $16,587,045

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sharon M Lawrence

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $256,819
    From this org
    $247,639
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,180
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $243,888
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $3,751
    Deferred
    $7,317
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,863
    Filer's total
    $256,819

  • Joan Reilly

    CFO & COO

    Total calculated
    $196,510
    From this org
    $168,517
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,993
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,517
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,414
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,579
    Filer's total
    $196,510

  • Kathryn Matthews

    CPO

    Total calculated
    $184,921
    From this org
    $168,564
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,357
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,564
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $4,076
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,281
    Filer's total
    $184,921

  • Lauren Berqguist

    CPO (Philanth)

    Total calculated
    $183,954
    From this org
    $177,169
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,785
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,885
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $3,284
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,785
    Filer's total
    $183,954

  • Anne Farrell

    SR STRATEGY ADV

    Total calculated
    $138,365
    From this org
    $133,829
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,536
    Hours/week
    40

  • Quinton Buckley

    SR DIR PROG OPS

    Total calculated
    $133,505
    From this org
    $122,362
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,143
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kevin Gardner

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michelle Griffin

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Howard Slayen

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Allyson Pfeifer

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sarah Delaney Rosendahl

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Patricia Yamamoto Trendacosta

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katy Carlsen

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • June Collison

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Heidi Davis-Spargo

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Renee Espinoza

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Wende Julien

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marie Kennedy

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • George Lai

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Conor Taniguchi

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Clay Young

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • George Sapp

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tyrone Roderick Williams

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
31 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540319349301539

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