The Chas foundation's mission is to increase access to effective treatment of those struggling with mental illness and their families; to strive for public acceptance of those struggling with a mental illness; to save the lives of those struggling with a mental illness by working with private and public professionals; to provide support, through education, for family members that are struggling with a loved one's mental illness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 65% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 65% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $46K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$137K
Spent
$137K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$122K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$137K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$137K
FY2021$143K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$123K
FY2024$142K
Expenses
$137K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$137K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$159K
FY2023$126K
FY2024$124K
Net assets
$122K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2021$120K
FY2022$73K
FY2023$70K
FY2024$88K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2013.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $123K Management & general 9% · $12K Fundraising 2% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

24 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$37,585Pt VII · Sec A
$26,202Pt VII · Sec A
$26,202Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beau Kirkwood’s $42K as Executive Di is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Beau Kirkwood$41,500$41,500$40,444$41,415$37,585
Margaret Corprew$41,321$40,540$39,320$36,825$26,202

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Increases access to mental illness treatment, promotes public acceptance, and supports families through education.

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2 programs · $246K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Mental illness navigator & support (mins) program in 2020, the chas foundation continued helping individuals and their families struggling with mental illness by supporting and connecting them to the most effective resources possible that will help improve their overall mental health.

$123Kprogram expense
02

Mental illness navigator & support (mins) program in 2020, the chas foundation continued helping individuals and their families struggling with mental illness by supporting and connecting them to the most effective resources possible that will help improve their overall mental health.

$123Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Barr FoundationFY2024$206
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$46K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$137K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$139K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Money outPt IX
$137K
Ln 25
Programscol B$123K
Managementcol C$12K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$122K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$118K
Total assetsLn 16$122K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$139K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Total revenueLn 12$137K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$118K
Total assetsLn 16$122K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$122K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 641
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $142K$124K$18K$88K 990 PDF
FY2023 $123K$126K−$2K$70K 990 PDF
FY2022 $111K$159K−$48K$73K 990 PDF
FY2021 $143K$145K−$1K$120K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $137K$137K−$499$122K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

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