California Chaplain Corps EIN 84-2794397

California Chaplain Corps

EIN  84-2794397 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Sacramento, CA Founded 2019
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers confidential support and emotional first aid to first responders, their families, and communities.
Leadership
Marilyn Y Russell · Exec. Director · $63K
Money in and out
$295K revenue, $288K expenses
Bottom line
75% program efficiency

Offers confidential support and emotional first aid to first responders, their families, and communities. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $295K in revenue, $288K in expenses, and $64K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$295K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$288K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$64K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $6K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +57% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +182% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$295K
FY2025▼ -6%
Expenses
$288K
FY2025▼ -10%
Total assets
$81K
FY2025▲ +22%
Total liabilities
$17K
FY2025▲ +98%
Total revenue
$295K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$288K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$64K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$6K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$81K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $216K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Law Enforcement Support Services

trained chaplains providing support services to law enforcement officers in area of crime scene integrity, suicide awareness, active shooter and other area crises intervention

$216Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCalifornia Chaplain Corps
EINHdr · item D84-2794397
Principal addressHdr · item CSacramento, CA
WebsiteHdr · item J[email protected]
Year of formationHdr · item L2019
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2023

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec. Director
$63,064Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marilyn Y Russell’s $63K as Exec. Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2082 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021FY2020
Marilyn Y Russell$63,064$76,310$32,292$16,646

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$277K · 94%
Other revenue$18K · 6%
Contributions & grants94%$277K
Other revenue6%$18K
— government grantsLn 1e$229K
Total revenueLn 12$295K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.01
Program services75%$216K
Management & general24%$69K
Fundraising1%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$288K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$78K
Total assetsLn 16$81K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$17K
Total net assetsLn 32$64K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $78K · Operating expenses/yr $288K
3.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $216K · Total expenses $288K
75%
Management & General
Management & general $69K · Total expenses $288K
24%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $288K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $10K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $43K
$0.23 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $277K · Total revenue $295K
94%
Government reliance
Government grants $229K · Total revenue $295K
78%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $295K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $295K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $288K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $295K · Prior year $313K
-6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $271K · FY2025 $295K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $64K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $295K · Expenses $288K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $81K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $64K · Total assets $81K
79%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $81K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Marilyn Y Russell · Reported title EXEC. Director · Highest reported compensation $63K · Total expenses $288K
22%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $88K · Total expenses $288K
30%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%
Overhead ratio 24%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth -6%

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.

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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)$295K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$313K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023not on file
FY2022not on file
FY2021$77K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$271K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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