Court Appointed Special Advocates … - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2010

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Cathie Lancaster

Phone

2097222272

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Merced County, founded in 2010, is a small nonprofit in the Crime & Legal sector that reported $715K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 20% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $634K left a modest 11% surplus.

Mission

Advocate for foster care children in courts. Providing quality intervention and advocacy services for abused, abandoned, and neglected children.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $568,145 Revenue: $0

To recruit, screen, and train volunteers from communities throughout the county to serve as advocates in child protection proceedings.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $524,962

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $21,461

Other Revenue $168,298

TOTAL REVENUE $714,721

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $383,666

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $568,145

Other Expenses $250,474

TOTAL EXPENSES $634,140

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$714,721	$895,153	-0.2%
Expenses	$634,140	$661,432	0.0%
Net Income	$80,581	$233,721	-0.7%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

147

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$79,173

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Henry Strength	President	1.43	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Dena Traina	Vice President	1.79	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Holly Werner	Treasurer	2.19	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jane Lawrence	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Bette Woolstenhulme	Secretary	2.70	Director	$0	$0	$0
Carol Etcheverry	Board Member	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Carol Hamm	Board Member	2.05	Director	$0	$0	$0
Diane Neves	Board Member	5.41	Director	$0	$0	$0
Holley Moyes	Board Member	0.33	Director	$0	$0	$0
Steve Tietjen	Board Member	0.46	Director	$0	$0	$0
Laura Fong	Board Member	0.14	Director	$0	$0	$0
Emily Haden	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Greg Hausmann	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Cathie Lancaster	Executive Director	40.00	Officer	$79,173	$0	$79,173

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$714,721	$634,140	$949,146	$80,581
2023	$895,153	$661,432	$873,600	$233,721
2022	$726,194	$570,748	$658,165	$155,446
2021	$785,028	$536,463	$535,153	$248,565
2020	$476,476	$534,384	$300,009	$-57,908
2019	$448,310	$464,486	$275,558	$-16,176
2018	$600,148	$501,543	$300,294	$98,605

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Merced County