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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PEERS ENVISIONING & ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,097,705
Total expenses
$3,069,647
Contributions and grants received
$140,050
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,947,898
Investment income
$9,757
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,479,938
Total liabilities, end of year
$624,770
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$855,168
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,427,118
Management and general expenses
$640,916
Fundraising expenses
$1,613
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,427,118

Program services were 79.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $140,050

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BHCS - MENTAL HEALTH

    total $2,155,715 · related or exempt $2,155,715

  • 2b · Program service revenue: BHD REENTRY

    total $69,889 · related or exempt $69,889

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

    total $119,929 · related or exempt $119,929

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PEARLS

    total $576,717 · related or exempt $576,717

  • 2e · Program service revenue: SERVICES

    total $17,333 · related or exempt $17,333

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $8,315 · related or exempt $8,315

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,757 · related or exempt $9,757

  • 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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 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 $242,303 · program services $84,806 · management and general $157,497

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,572,597 · program services $1,278,121 · management and general $293,226 · fundraising $1,250

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $465,445 · program services $353,442 · management and general $111,678 · fundraising $325

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $391,541 · program services $362,464 · management and general $29,077

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,884 · program services $13,285 · management and general $4,599

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $45,658 · program services $30,642 · management and general $15,016

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,100 · program services $12,907 · management and general $155 · fundraising $38

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $63,504 · program services $63,504

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,993 · program services $3,560 · management and general $5,433

  • 24a · Other expenses: POCC COMMITTEES

    total $99,380 · program services $99,380

  • 24b · Other expenses: OFFICE OF PEERS SUPPORT

    total $35,800 · program services $35,800

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRAINING & WORKSHOPS

    total $30,288 · program services $28,548 · management and general $1,740

  • 24d · Other expenses: COMMUNICATION

    total $29,435 · program services $21,401 · management and general $8,034

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $53,719 · program services $39,258 · management and general $14,461

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $387,065 · end of year $1,057,190

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $919,035 · end of year $375,038

  • 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

    end of year $0

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

    $115,634

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

    $115,634

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 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

    beginning of year $84,641 · end of year $47,710

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $264,235 · end of year $578,957

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $10,083

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $83,539 · end of year $45,813

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,032,884 · end of year $855,168

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PEERS mission is to build a diverse community of people with mental health experiences who provide culturally responsive, peer-based wellness strategies and work together to eliminate stigma and discrimination.

  • Peers Envisioning and Engaging in Recovery Services (PEERS) Program Description and AccomplishmentsFY 2024-2025From July 2024 through June 2025, PEERS served a diverse group of 996 unduplicated participants across all of our programs, plus an additional 3,300 people reached through outreach, speaking engagement events, and webinars, whose names we did not capture. Peer support groups are the core of our work. In 2024-25, we offered 392 peer support group sessions, including:Taking Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing: Following an evidence-based curriculum, peers share stories, ideas and insights and come up with a personal plan for getting well and staying well.Youth Collective: Leadership development and wellness for young people.Buried in Treasures: An evidence-based curriculum focuses on support and skill-building to give participants tools to manage moderate to severe hoarding/cluttering.Special Messages: Peer support around hearing voices and receiving other messages that others dont.Hope & Faith: Peer support around wellness among members of African American faith communities.Healing Our Past and Expectations (HOPE): Peer support wellness groups adapted by and for Asian Americans from an evidence-based curriculum.Latine Community Mental Wellness: Peer support wellness groups adapted by and for Latine communities from an evidence-based curriculum.Black Wellness and Resilience: Peer support wellness groups adapted by and for African Americans from an evidence-based curriculum.Impact example: 92% of PEERS participants reported that the group or workshop helped them have hope.Participants gain new information, skills, and tools to support their wellness through PEERS programs. In 2024-25, we offered 79 workshops and presentations, served 53 older adults through individual services, and reached 316 community members with anti-stigma speaking engagements, including:Transition-age youth wellness workshops: Youth-developed workshops on multiple topics.Other wellness workshops: Presented where community members gather; topics included youth mental health, the SAMHSA Eight Dimensions of Wellness, spirituality and peer support, and more.Lift Every Voice and Speak: Speakers bureau members tell their recovery stories in the community.Program for Encouraging Active and Rewarding Lives (PEARLS): A holistic, evidence-based service focused on skill building and problem-solving that supports isolated older adults who have depression.Impact example: 93% of participants see themselves using what they learned from PEERS in the future and 92% understand more about their mental health and wellness.Leadership development among people with mental health challenges combats internalized stigma. In 2024-25, PEERS offered the following leadership development opportunities:Lift Every Voice and Speak: Speakers bureau members develop public speaking and advocacy skills and tell their stories in the community.Taking Action Facilitator Training and Mentoring: Certification and ongoing support for peers leading Taking Action groups.Everyone Counts Campaign: Latine Community Mental Wellness Fellows group plans and leads anti-stigma efforts.Impact example: 85% reported that they feel better about their life as a result of PEERS services.Positive images and stories about people with mental health experiences help change community members attitudes. In 2024-25, PEERS reached 316 community members through anti-stigma speaking engagements:Lift Every Voice and Speak: Speakers bureau members tell their stories in the community.Media: Email blasts, blog posts, social media, and traditional media stories countering stigma.Community Outreach: Disseminating anti-stigma messages through visibility at community events.Impact example: 95% of audience members in speakers bureau presentations reported that after the presentation, they feel people with mental health experiences can grow, change, and recover.Peers Organizing Community Change (POCC)Peers Organizing Community Change (POCC) is a group of mental health consumer advocates. PEERS provided fiscal and administration support that included logistics for POCC members to attend the annual conferences and provided assistance to coordinate POCC meetings, conferences, and other events.

    Expenses $2,427,118

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nancy Lee

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $124,367
    From this org
    $124,367
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jennifer Vanaman

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $112,448
    From this org
    $112,448
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rolonda Jackson

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Max Derenoncourt

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kamaldeep Kaur

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katherine Norris

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gaurav Gupta

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rosalind Smith

    Secretary

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
2 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202600339349301460

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