Marin Court Appointed Special Advocates EIN 81-5047208

Marin Court Appointed Special Advocates

EIN  81-5047208 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Rafael, CA
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Advocates for abused, neglected, and abandoned children in court, ensuring safe, permanent homes.
Leadership
Sherene Chen · Executive Dir. · $114K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $642K expenses
Bottom line
52% program efficiency

Advocates for abused, neglected, and abandoned children in court, ensuring safe, permanent homes. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $642K in expenses, and $1.5M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$642K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $479K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.52 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.23
Program efficiency
52%
of spending reaches programs▼ -18% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
17.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +51% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+43%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +178% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +30%
Expenses
$642K
FY2024▼ -12%
Total assets
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +43%
Total liabilities
$19K
FY2024▼ -50%
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$642K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$479K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B52%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $332K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The marin casa program is appointed to all dependency cases as well as additional probation and probate cases in the marin county juvenile court system. The marin casa program recruits, screens, trains and supervises all volunteers who play a critical role in providing a voice for youth ages 0-21 throughout the entire court PROCESS.IN…

$332Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMarin Court Appointed Special Advocates
EINHdr · item D81-5047208
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Rafael, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jmarincasa.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
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 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$114,250Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
FMR Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sherene Chen’s $114K as Executive Dir. is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1146 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maegan Mattock$97,445$125,600$26,042
Sherene Chen$114,250
Laurie Good$89,476$67,489

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$1.1M · 98%
Investment income$17K · 1%
Other revenue$9K · 1%
Contributions & grants98%$1.1M
Investment income1%$17K
Other revenue1%$9K
— government grantsLn 1e$532K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.52 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.23
Program services52%$332K
Management & general26%$164K
Fundraising23%$146K
Total functional expensesLn 25$642K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$952K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$19K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed17.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $952K · Operating expenses/yr $642K
17.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $332K · Total expenses $642K
52%
Management & General
Management & general $164K · Total expenses $642K
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $146K · Total expenses $642K
23%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $127K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $455K
$0.28 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.1M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $532K · Total revenue $1.1M
47%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.1M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $17K · Total revenue $1.1M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $642K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $865K
+30%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $454K · FY2024 $1.1M
+25%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $642K
+43%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.5M · Total assets $1.5M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.5M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sherene Chen · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $114K · Total expenses $642K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $386K · Total expenses $642K
60%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 52%
Overhead ratio 26%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth 30%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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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
FY2024 (Latest)$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$865K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$899K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$471K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$454K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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