COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE OF ORANGE COUNTY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE OF ORANGE COUNTY

EIN 33-0069334 · Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy (R200)

What they do

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County Provides A Powerful Voice and A Meaningful Connection for Children Who Have Experienced Abuse, Neglect and Abandoment.

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Of every $100 spent, about $80.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2023The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

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They name their leaders30 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

73.50%of revenue went to mission work80.4% of expenses · Program services

11.16%of revenue went to fundraising12.2% of expenses

$70.02spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

6.78%of revenue went to management and office costs7.4% of expenses

$2.38in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

69.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $225,700 for REGAN PHILLIPS (CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2023

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$5,936,567

Mission workProgram services$4,363,10273.50% of revenue80.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$402,5196.78% of revenue7.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$662,26511.16% of revenue12.2% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$508,6818.57% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$5,427,88691.43% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2023CurrentExpense mix: 80.4% mission · 7.4% management · 12.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.43% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.0% mission · 5.1% management · 15.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.71% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 79.1% mission · 5.7% management · 15.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.90% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 79.8% mission · 6.6% management · 13.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.22% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 80.0% mission · 5.9% management · 14.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.12% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 78.9% mission · 5.7% management · 15.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.44% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 79.6% mission · 7.3% management · 13.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 52.43% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 75.5% mission · 9.2% management · 15.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.67% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$7,751,777

Expenses$5,427,886

Annual surplus $2,323,891 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$4,363,102 · 80.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$402,519 · 7.4% of expenses

Fundraising$662,265 · 12.2% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$7,751,777

Expenses$5,427,886

Assets$12,936,835

Income$8,112,943

Contributions$5,389,317

Mission work (program services)$4,363,102

Fundraising$662,265

Management and general$402,519

Executive compensation (total)$175,200

Stocks and bonds$9,424,436

Accounting fees$13,408

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2023

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

REGAN PHILLIPSCEO · 50 hrs/week $225,700

ERIKA PEDERSENCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFCR · 40 hrs/week $187,553

MATTHEW WADLINGERCHIEF BRAND OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $163,400

JENNIFER LEONCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER · 35 hrs/week $149,800

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (30)

REGAN PHILLIPSCEO

ERIKA PEDERSENCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFCR

MATTHEW WADLINGERCHIEF BRAND OFFICER

JENNIFER LEONCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

JUDGE GAIL ANDLERMEMBER OUTGOING

TODD VANDE HEIMEMBER AT LARGE

TODD SMITHSECRETARY

SARAH MINAKARYMEMBER AT LARGE

PAUL TACORIANMEMBER AT LARGE

PARSA ROHANIMEMBER AT LARGE

MICHAEL WONGCHAIRMAN

MARK KERSLAKEMEMBER AT LARGE

MARK FOSTERMEMBER AT LARGE

LUCY DONAHUEMEMBER AT LARGE

LINDSEY POKERMEMBER AT LARGE

KELLY VLAHAKIS-HANKSMEMBER AT LARGE

KAREN JORDANMEMBER AT LARGE

ANAR PATELMEMBER AT LARGE

JOSH GAYNORMEMBER AT LARGE

JOHN SABOURINTREASURER

JIM CHERGEYMEMBER AT LARGE

JEFF ROEDERSHEIMERMEMBER AT LARGE

JAY NUGENTMEMBER AT LARGE

JASSEL KAYEMEMBER AT LARGE

DAVID NUSZMEMBER AT LARGE

DANA STRADERMEMBER AT LARGE

COURTNEY WITTKOPMEMBER AT LARGE

COLIN ISRAELAUDIT CHAIR

CAROL MOOREFORMER MEMBER AT LARGE

BOBBY HOWE PREVITIMEMBER AT LARGE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1985
Location: 765 THE CITY DR S STE 300, ORANGE, CA 92868-6916
County: Orange
In care of: % REGAN PHILIPS
Primary officer: STEVEN NAMEROFF, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@casaoc.org Phone(714) 619-5151

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2023
Tax period began: October 1, 2023
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy (R200)
IRS tax category: Human Rights Organizations