Douglas County Casa Program INC EIN 48-1104657

Douglas County Casa Program INC FY2024 filing

EIN  48-1104657 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lawrence, KS Founded 1990
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advocates for abused and neglected children in court protection.
Leadership
Erick Vaughn · Executive Director · $84K
Money in and out
$717K revenue, $878K expenses
Bottom line
69% program efficiency

Advocates for abused and neglected children in court protection. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $717K in revenue, $878K in expenses, and $2.8M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$717K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$878K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$162K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.17
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
30.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-23%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$717K
FY2024▼ -23%
Expenses
$878K
FY2024▲ +7%
Total assets
$2.9M
FY2024▼ -1%
Total liabilities
$84K
FY2024▲ +16%
Total revenue
$717K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$878K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$162K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $607K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In 2024, Douglas County CASA recruited, trained, and supported 76 specially trained volunteers to advocate for 113 children from Douglas COunty, KS who had experienced abuse and neglect and are involved in the child welfare and court systems.

$607Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDouglas County Casa Program INC
EINHdr · item D48-1104657
Principal addressHdr · item CLawrence, KS
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.dccasaks.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1990
State of legal domicileHdr · item MKS
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R200)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1991

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$83,579Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erick Vaughn’s $92K as Executive Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1035 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erick Vaughn$92,015$73,791$69,507$67,542
Erick Vaughn$83,579$78,148

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$673K · 94%
Investment income$81K · 11%
Contributions & grants94%$673K
Investment income11%$81K
— government grantsLn 1e$140K
Total revenueLn 12$717K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.17
Program services69%$607K
Management & general14%$124K
Fundraising17%$147K
Total functional expensesLn 25$878K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$200K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$84K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.2M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $878K · Less non-cash grants $16K · Cash operating expenses/yr $863K
30.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $607K · Total expenses $878K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $124K · Total expenses $878K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $147K · Total expenses $878K
17%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $128K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $661K
$0.19 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $673K · Total revenue $717K
94%
Government reliance
Government grants $140K · Total revenue $717K
20%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $717K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $81K · Total revenue $717K
+11%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $878K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $717K · Prior year $925K
-23%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.1M · FY2024 $717K
-11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $717K · Expenses $878K
-23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.8M · Total assets $2.9M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.7M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $251K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.9M
67%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Erick Vaughn · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $84K · Total expenses $878K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $593K · Total expenses $878K
67%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 22%
Revenue growth -23%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $51K · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$10,772
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,816
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,410
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,339
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,314

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$882K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$717K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$925K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$914K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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