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NAMI ORANGE COUNTY

EIN 95-3726369 FOUNTAIN VLY, CA

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Revenue 2024
$12,342,194
Expenses 2024
$11,707,096

Program services were 89.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
16480 HARBOR BLVD STE 101

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 · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF NAMI ORANGE COUNTY IS TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES, AND THOSE AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, WE ADVOCATE FOR A LIFE OF QUALITY AND DIGNITY, ONE WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION, FOR ALL THOSE PERSONS AFFECTED BY THIS ILLNESS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF NAMI ORANGE COUNTY IS TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES, AND THOSE AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS.

  • OC WARMLINE -THE OC WARMLINE IS A FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE SERVICE PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO ORANGE COUNTY RESIDENTS, AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. IF YOU, A FAMILY MEMBER, OR A LOVED ONE ARE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, LONELINESS OR ARE IN NEED OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES, THE OC WARMLINE IS FOR YOU!

    Expenses $7,577,819 · Revenue $8,679,313

  • CALHOPE -DIGITAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, AND FAMILIES.A GROUNDBREAKING NEW PROGRAM PROVIDING FREE, SAFE, AND CONFIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE WITH TWO EASY-TO-USE MOBILE APPS: BRIGHTLIFE KIDS AND SOLUNA.CALHOPE SCHOOLS INITIATIVECALHOPE SCHOOLS PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCES TO SCHOOLS ACROSS CALIFORNIA AT NO COST.THE WEBSITE CONTAINS RESOURCES THAT FOCUS ON CREATING TRUSTED SPACES, BUILDING RESILIENCE, AND RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS OF MENTAL STRESS AND DURESS IN COLLEAGUES, STUDENTS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS. ACCESS SOME OF OUR MAIN RESOURCES DIRECTLY HERE: (1) A TRUSTED SPACE: REDIRECTING GRIEF TO GROWTH; (2) ANGST: BUILDING RESILIENCE; AND (3) STORIES OF HOPE: SHORTS.

    Expenses $594,093 · Revenue $693,389

  • NAMI BY YOUR SIDE - NAMI WOULD PAIR TRAINED PEER SUPPORT MENTORS WITH CALOPTIMA HEALTH MEMBERS TO PROVIDE TAILORED, SOCIAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCE NAVIGATION BEGINNING DURING A HOSPITAL INPATIENT STAY OR EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT AND LASTING UP TO SIX MONTHS POST-DISCHARGE, BASED ON MEMBERS' NEEDS. SPECIFICALLY, PEER SUPPORT MENTORS WOULD FACILITATE MEMBERS IN SCHEDULING AND ATTENDING FOLLOW-UP PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN (PCP) OR OTHER PHYSICIAN APPOINTMENTS (ESPECIALLY POST-DISCHARGE), CONNECT THE MEMBER TO THEIR ENHANCED CASE MANAGEMENT PROVIDER (OR MAKE A REFERRAL TO ONE), HELP MEMBERS BUILD THEIR SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORK INCLUDING FAMILY MEMBERS (INCLUDING TRAINING), AND CONNECT MEMBERS TO OTHER SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT SERVICES.THE OVERALL PROGRAM GOALS INCLUDE: (1) FACILITATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRANSITIONS FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME/COMMUNITY; (2) SUPPORT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION THROUGH PEER FACILITATING MEMBER CONNECTION TO ECM. (3) IMPROVE CALOPTIMA HEALTH'S HEDIS FUM1 MEASURE; AND (4) ULTIMATELY, REDUCE READMISSIONS AT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL THROUGH FAMILY AND RESOURCE CONNECTION.

    Expenses $836,901 · Revenue $1,041,178

  • FAMILIES FAMILY- TO- FAMILY FAMILY-TO-FAMILY (F2F) IS A NO-COST, 12-WEEK EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR LOVED ONES OF THOSE LIVING WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION TO IMPROVE THEIR COPING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITIES. BASICS BASICS IS A NO-COST, 6-WEEK EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PARENTS AND FAMILY OF CHILDREN AND TEENS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS OF A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION OR WHO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS TO LEARN THE FACTS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS ARE PEER-LED SUPPORT GROUPS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS, CAREGIVERS AND LOVED ONES OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION. GAIN INSIGHT FROM THE CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES OF OTHERS FACING SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. PEERS PEER- TO- PEER PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) IS A NO-COST, 10-WEEK EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR ADULTS (18+) WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION WHO ARE LOOKING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR CONDITION AND JOURNEY TOWARD RECOVERY. P2P IS TAUGHT BY A TRAINED TEAM OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE LIVING WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES PRESENTATIONS, DISCUSSION, AND INTERACTIVE EXERCISES. CONNECTION RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP CONNECTION RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP IS A NO-COST SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADULTS LIVING WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION. THESE GROUPS ARE LED BY NAMI-TRAINED FACILITATORS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE. CONNECTION RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUPS ARE UNIQUE BECAUSE THEY FOLLOW A STRUCTURED MODEL TO ENSURE THAT ALL GROUP PARTICIPANTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. THE GROUPS MEET ON A BI-WEEKLY, WEEKLY OR MONTHLY BASIS. PEER CONNECTOR THE PEER CONNECTOR PROGRAM MATCHES A PERSON WITH A TRAINED MENTOR, WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, THAT CAN EITHER BE A FAMILY MEMBER OR INDIVIDUAL FOR 12 WEEKS OF ONE-ON-ONE CONNECTION. DAY-TO DAY SITUATIONS DRIVE WEEKLY DISCUSSIONS WITH MENTORS. THE PEER CONNECTOR PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT, EDUCATION, AND SKILL-BUILDING KNOWLEDGE THAT HELPS PARTICIPANTS STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS COMMUNITY-BASE WITH THEIR FAMILIES, INCREASE COOPERATION, AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO NAVIGATE THE SERVICES. TEENS & YOUNG ADULTS NAMI ON CAMPUS COLLEGE (NCC) NAMI ON CAMPUS COLLEGE (NCC) CLUBS ARE STUDENT-LED CLUBS THAT TACKLE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ON CAMPUS BY ENGAGING THE STUDENTS THROUGH SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, PROMOTING OF SERVICES, AND EDUCATING THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY. THE CLUBS AIM TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS OF STUDENTS ON CAMPUS TO PROMOTE A POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE. NAMI ON CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL (NCHS) NAMI ON CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL (NCHS) CLUBS ARE STUDENT-LED CLUBS THAT RAISE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND REDUCE STIGMA ON CAMPUS THROUGH PEER-LED ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATION. ALL STUDENTS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN - THOSE WITH THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH EXPERIENCES, THOSE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WITH A CONDITION, OR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY. ENDING THE SILENCE ENDING THE SILENCE IS AN ENGAGING PRESENTATION THAT HELPS AUDIENCE MEMBERS LEARN ABOUT THE WARNING SIGNS OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND WHAT STEPS TO TAKE IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE ARE SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF A MENTAL ILLNESS. THREE PRESENTATIONS ARE OFFERED: ONE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS, ONE FOR SCHOOL STAFF AND ONE FOR PARENTS. MEDIA MASTERCLASS OUR MEDIA MASTERCLASS IS A COURSE DESIGNED TO GIVE TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 16 - 24) AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE BASICS OF PODCASTING, BUILDING AN ONLINE BRAND, AND USING THEIR SOCIAL PLATFORMS TO SPREAD POSITIVE MESSAGES ABOUT MENTAL WELLNESS. MENTAL WELL-BEING WEBINARS VIRTUAL EVENTS THAT COVER MENTAL HEALTH TOPICS SUCH AS MANAGING STRESS & ANXIETY, MINDFULNESS, SELF-CARE, COPING WITH GRIEF AND MORE! PROVIDERS & CRISIS RESPONDERS PROVIDER EDUCATION PROVIDER EDUCATION IS A NO-COST, 15-HOUR PROGRAM OF IN-SERVICE TRAINING TAUGHT BY A TEAM OF AN ADULT WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, A FAMILY MEMBER, AND A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. NAMI PROVIDER EDUCATION INTRODUCES MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO THE UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION AND THEIR FAMILIES. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN TO DEVELOP ENHANCED EMPATHY FOR THEIR DAILY CHALLENGES AND RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING THROUGH THESE CHALLENGES DURING THE TREATMENT PROCESS. NAMI CONNECTS NAMI CONNECTS PROVIDES EMPATHETIC LISTENING, INFORMATION THROUGH LOCAL RESOURCES, AND PROMOTES POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS ENGAGEMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. NAMI CONNECTS OFFERS AN ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF SUPPORT IN INPATIENT, HOSPITAL SETTINGS TO PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS. NAMI CONNECTS STAFF INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF THOSE AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS, AND THE STAFF WORKS DIRECTLY WITH HOSPITAL STAFF TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TEACHES YOU HOW TO IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESSES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THIS 8-HOUR TRAINING GIVES YOU THE SKILLS YOU NEED TO REACH OUT AND PROVIDE INITIAL SUPPORT TO SOMEONE WHO MAY BE DEVELOPING A MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEM AND HELP CONNECT THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE CARE. ADULT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID GIVES COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO REACH OUT AND PROVIDE INITIAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS IN-CRISIS OR IN-NEED OF SUPPORT, WHILE CONNECTING THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE CARE. VOICES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH AN EYE-OPENING CONSUMER PANEL THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUALS ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH JOURNEY. GAIN INCREASED UNDERSTANDING FROM INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS THEY PRESENT THEIR DAY-TO-DAY EXPERIENCES WITH MENTAL HEALTH, DISPEL COMMON MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION MYTHS, AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THIS IS AN HOUR LONG CANDID PRESENTATION FROM A PERSONS' PERSPECTIVE ON HOW THEY NAVIGATED A SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WITH THE HELP OF FIRST RESPONDERS.COMMUNITY: IN OUR OWN VOICE IN OUR OWN VOICE PRESENTATIONS CHANGE ATTITUDES, ASSUMPTIONS, AND STEREOTYPES ABOUT PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. THESE NO-COST, 40-, 60- OR 90-MINUTE PRESENTATIONS PROVIDE A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE OF MENTAL ILLNESS, AS PRESENTERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE SHARE THEIR STORIES. OUR TRAINED PRESENTERS HUMANIZE THE MISUNDERSTOOD, HIGHLY STIGMATIZED TOPIC OF MENTAL ILLNESS BY SHOWING THAT IT IS POSSIBLE, AND COMMON, TO LIVE WELL WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION. KNOWLEDGE FORUMS KNOWLEDGE FORUMS ARE ONE-TIME EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS ON TOPICS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, EARLY WARNING SIGNS, STRESS MANAGEMENT, BULLYING, SOCIAL MEDIA, CULTURAL SENSITIVITY, AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES. PRESENTATIONS ARE HELD ON A YEAR-ROUND BASIS AND ARE OFFERED AT NO-COST. KNOWLEDGE FORUMS ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE COMMUNITY AND EMPOWER ATTENDEES THROUGH GAINED KNOWLEDGE. C.A.R.E TOGETHER KNOWLEDGE FORUMS OUR C.A.R.E. TOGETHER KNOWLEDGE FORUM SERIES FOCUSES ON CULTURAL AWARENESS AND PROMOTES INCLUSIVITY THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCE, WHILE REDUCING MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA. JOIN US FOR PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON ALLYSHIP, CULTURAL & SOCIAL AWARENESS AND MENTAL HEALTH. NAMI NIGHTS JOIN US FOR A MONTHLY FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT! MINIATURE GOLF, ZUMBA CLASSES, HOLIDAY EVENTS AND MUCH MORE FUN FOR ALL AGES. FAITHNET FAITHNET STRIVES TO ENCOURAGE WELCOMING, CARING CONGREGATIONS AND PROMOTE THE VITAL ROLE OF FAITH AND SPIRITUALITY IN THE RECOVERY JOURNEYS OF MANY WHO LIVE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. CREATIVE ARTISTS' GUILD BRINGING THEIR ARTISTIC CAPABILITIES, PEERS JOIN TOGETHER TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL TREASURES. THESE TREASURES ARE SOLD AT ART SHOWS ALL YEAR LONG. OUR MANY TALENTED ARTISTS HAVE BUILT A SUPPORT SYSTEM THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES THEY ENJOY IN THIS GUILD.

    Expenses $1,451,103 · Revenue $1,288,626

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Steve Pitman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Palmer

    VICE PRES/CO-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Gibbs

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Letterman

    CO-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gus Altuzarra

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Martin

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Durham

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $191,546
    From this org
    $182,218
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,328
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,218
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,328
    Filer's total
    $191,546
  • Stephanie Rocha

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $172,017
    From this org
    $162,120
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,897
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,120
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $810
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,087
    Filer's total
    $172,017
  • Deborah Diaz De Leon

    PEER SERVICES DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $154,416
    From this org
    $138,685
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,731
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,685
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,752
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,979
    Filer's total
    $154,416
  • Arna Vodenos

    WARMLINE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $162,175
    From this org
    $143,051
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,124
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,051
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,012
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,112
    Filer's total
    $162,175

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

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $12,342,194
    Expenses
    $11,707,096
    Contributions
    $650,731
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $10,631,616
    Expenses
    $10,522,109
    Contributions
    $71,643
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $3,308,578
    Expenses
    $3,131,248
    Contributions
    $207,660
    Grants paid
    $0

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
    $3,716,713
    Expenses
    $3,168,649
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,360,551
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,242,851
    Expenses
    $3,033,339
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,315,112
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,903,123
    Expenses
    $1,888,254
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,988,660
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,231,406
    Expenses
    $1,787,940
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,671,939
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,529,736
    Expenses
    $1,320,016
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,092,793
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,733,774
    Expenses
    $1,067,905
    Assets (EOY)
    $872,502
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,034,117
    Expenses
    $1,056,110
    Assets (EOY)
    $209,492
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $998,592
    Expenses
    $1,031,862
    Assets (EOY)
    $224,447

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 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.