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CORA COMMUNITY OVERCOMING RELATIONSHIP ABUSE

EIN 94-2481188 SAN MATEO, CA

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Revenue 2023
$9,376,117
Expenses 2023
$8,015,225

Program services were 67.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
2211 PALM AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CORAS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SAFETY, SUPPORT AND HEALING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE ABUSE IN AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP, AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CORAS VISION IS A SOCIETY WHERE INTIMATE PARTNERS TREAT ONE ANOTHER WITH RESPECT, WHERE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER FORMS OF RELATIONSHIP ABUSE ARE NOT TOLERATED, AND WHERE SERVICES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL WHO NEED THEM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CORA PROVIDES SAFETY, SUPPORT AND HEALING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE ABUSE IN AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP, AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OUR SERVICES INCLUDE A 24-HOUR HOTLINE, SUPPORT GROUPS, LEGAL SERVICES, EMERGENCY & TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.

  • Supportive housing and emergency shelter:CORA offers supportive housing and subsidies to those left homeless due to domestic violence as well as emergency shelter for those fleeing violence. In addition, during the pandemic housing and emergency shelter staff have assisted clients with understanding financial support available to them through COVID relief funding (e.g., child tax credit payments, economic stimulus.) Our aim is to help individuals and families become self-sufficient by finding permanent housing and increasing income. During the fiscal year 2023-24, 356 clients received supportive housing and or emergency shelter services.

    Expenses $2,098,580 · Grants $1,200,772 · Revenue $1,938,852

  • Family support services:Mental health services - CORA offers therapeutic counseling services. Counseling and support groups are led by trained, trauma-informed specialists. Services are available in English and Spanish and are open to survivors and their children. To maintain access to services and social distancing, services have been provided virtually through a telehealth format. During the fiscal year 2023-24, 751 San Mateo County residents received mental health services through CORA. Community Education - CORA provides education on domestic violence, including understanding relationship abuse, warning signs of abuse, power and control, tech abuse, and how to help someone who may be in a violent relationship. We also offer tailored workshops on topics such as healthy relationships for youth and preventing teen dating violence. Trained intimate partner abuse educators are available to provide workshops for any group in San Mateo County. During the fiscal year 2023-24, CORA educated 1,642 community members about intimate partner abuse.

    Expenses $1,526,505 · Grants $9,057 · Revenue $1,536,524

  • CSS (Crisis Support Services):CORA's CSS Department serves as the front door to the agency for clients and the community. 24 hours a day, seven days a week, CSS provides a lifeline for people in the midst of a domestic violence crisis. With services available around the clock, the department serves as a first responder, offering immediate, compassionate, and skilled support to those in dire need. The department features two programs:24-hour hotline - the hotline is how the majority of those fleeing domestic violence get connected to needed services. The hotline helps someone at risk to safety plan and provides an assessment of risks and needs, moving them to emergency housing shelter or referring them to another department as indicated. It is a vital component of ensuring the community has access to intervention services in their moment of need.Emergency Response Program (ERP) is a joint project with countywide law enforcement, where CORA provides timely intervention and advocacy. This joint project bridges the gap between immediate danger and ongoing support. In collaboration with local police and sheriff departments, this program ensures survivors in crisis situations are connected to services that can help them navigate the crisis. ERP is a contact point for law enforcement officers who are dispatched to or otherwise encounter residents in need due to domestic violence. CORAs crisis counselors work with law enforcement to offer support, safety planning, and essential resources.During the fiscal year 2023-24, CORAs CSS team answered 2,169 calls and responded to 2,380 law enforcement referrals. With total revenue of $781,529, the CSS Department continues to be a beacon of hope and support, demonstrating CORA's unwavering commitment to those affected by domestic violence.

    Expenses $741,545 · Grants $19,629 · Revenue $781,529

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Karen Ferguson

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $251,739
    From this org
    $203,315
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,424
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,315
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,886
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,538
    Filer's total
    $251,739
  • Rupinder Malhi

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $214,851
    From this org
    $180,185
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,666
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,185
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,996
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,670
    Filer's total
    $214,851
  • Lynn Scheutte

    Quality & SI Dir

    Total calculated
    $162,053
    From this org
    $141,290
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,763
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,290
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $4,253
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,510
    Filer's total
    $162,053
  • Tracey Cook

    Director of HR

    Total calculated
    $149,075
    From this org
    $132,830
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,245
    Hours/week
    40
  • Alyssa Wieting

    Director of Dev.

    Total calculated
    $140,217
    From this org
    $122,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,467
    Hours/week
    40
  • Melissa Gibbs

    Sr Mgr of Legal Sv

    Total calculated
    $129,970
    From this org
    $117,636
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,334
    Hours/week
    40
  • Linda Adler

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Lara McDonald

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christelle Carlon

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Karuna Chibber

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michelle Fowler

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Donald Duffy Magilligan

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Phoebe Venkat

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kristina Bell

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Elizabeth Gomez

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Toni Martinez

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Meaghan Hassel-Shearer

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Dan Rave

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Francisco J Terrizzano

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sarah Mizra

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jill Morris

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $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. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $9,376,117
    Expenses
    $8,015,225
    Contributions
    $8,993,858
    Grants paid
    $1,242,024
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $7,539,027
    Expenses
    $7,579,248
    Contributions
    $7,444,987
    Grants paid
    $1,310,476

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,480,919
    Expenses
    $6,137,010
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,307,630
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,232,567
    Expenses
    $6,377,461
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,840,307
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,383,928
    Expenses
    $6,073,471
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,842,109
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,667,950
    Expenses
    $5,606,690
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,339,698
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,370,257
    Expenses
    $5,297,282
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,300,973
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,723,756
    Expenses
    $4,463,587
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,168,325
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,860,943
    Expenses
    $3,441,407
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,149,814

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.