CASAS - COMPREHENSIVE ADULT STUDENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CASAS - COMPREHENSIVE ADULT STUDENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS

EIN 51-0618827 · Adult Education (B60)

What they do

THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE of THIS CORPORATION is to ASSIST ADULTS and OLDER YOUTH, FUNCTIONING AT or BELOW A HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL IN ATTAINING THE BASIC LITERACY SKILLS to FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY ON THE JOB, IN THE COMMUNITY, IN THE FAMILY and IN TRANSITIONING to POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION or TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL ACCOMPLISH ITS GOALS BY ASSISTING STATE and LOCAL EDUCATION, TRAINING, SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS and BUSINESSES IN THE DESIGN and DELIVERY of QUALITY EDUCATION and TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE NEEDS of THE PARTICIPANTS BY PROVIDING PRODUCTS and SERVICES IN ASSESSMENT, and EVALUATION SYSTEMS and CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $91.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders13 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

85.61%of revenue went to mission work91.6% of expenses · Program services

$93.44spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

7.83%of revenue went to management and office costs8.4% of expenses

$0.98in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

26.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$10,551,409

Mission workProgram services$9,032,54285.61% of revenue91.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$826,5357.83% of revenue8.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$692,3326.56% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$9,859,07793.44% 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

2024CurrentExpense mix: 91.6% mission · 8.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.44% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 91.8% mission · 8.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.66% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 90.6% mission · 9.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.30% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 92.1% mission · 7.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.44% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 91.4% mission · 8.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.45% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 92.4% mission · 7.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.25% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 92.7% mission · 7.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.74% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 91.0% mission · 9.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.38% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$10,551,409

Expenses$9,859,077

Annual surplus $692,332 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)$9,032,542 · 91.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$826,535 · 8.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$10,551,409

Expenses$9,859,077

Assets$9,667,839

Income$11,879,366

Contributions$2,739,788

Mission work (program services)$9,032,542

Management and general$826,535

Executive compensation (total)$414,376

Stocks and bonds$2,673,733

Investing fees$22,049

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JANE EGUEZCEO/PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $175,349Base $171,833 · Other $3,516

DEBALINA GANGULICFO/DIR OF RSCH · 40 hrs/week $169,482Base $161,829 · Other $7,653

LAURA FETTER-CHARDIETPROG DEL MGR · 40 hrs/week $144,243Base $128,968 · Other $15,275

JESUS SANCHEZDIR. OF IT · 40 hrs/week $139,757Base $125,780 · Other $13,977

JOHN WRIGHTCA TRAINING MGR · 40 hrs/week $139,489Base $127,610 · Other $11,879

DANIEL ESKOASSESS. PROG. MGR. · 40 hrs/week $138,435Base $117,619 · Other $20,816

AMY STUDERASST. PROG. MGR. · 40 hrs/week $120,871Base $116,149 · Other $4,722

PATRICIA RICKARDSENIOR DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $112,279

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 (13)

JANE EGUEZCEO/PRESIDENT

DEBALINA GANGULICFO/DIR OF RSCH

LAURA FETTER-CHARDIETPROG DEL MGR

JESUS SANCHEZDIR. OF IT

JOHN WRIGHTCA TRAINING MGR

DANIEL ESKOASSESS. PROG. MGR.

AMY STUDERASST. PROG. MGR.

PATRICIA RICKARDSENIOR DIRECTOR

JAMES OLSENDIRECTOR

JERE BATTENDIRECTOR

MICHAEL BECKDIRECTOR

MICHEL ANDERSONCHAIRMAN

TIMOTHY GARFIELDDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2007
Location: 5151 MURPHY CANYON RD STE 220, SAN DIEGO, CA 92123-4339
County: San Diego
In care of: % PATRICIA L RICKARD
Primary officer: DEBALINA GANGULI, CFO/DIR OF RSCH

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailorders@casas.org Phone(858) 292-2900

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WEST RHODE & ROBERTS
NTEE classification: Adult Education (B60)
IRS tax category: Adult Education