Champions for Casa is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that works in partnership with the Casa las vegas program to recruit, retain, and recognize Casa volunteers. We were established with the vision of ensuring every child in foster care has a dedicated Casa volunteer. To accomplish this vision, our primary objective is to recruit 1,500 Casa volunteers. Equally vital is empowering our Casa volunteers with the necessary tools, skills, and support to sustain their invaluable work.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $254K a year · 41% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $389K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
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
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$499K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$474K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$519K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$499K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$93K
FY2024$724K
FY2025$499K
Expenses
$474K
FY2025▲ +96%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$242K
FY2025$474K
Net assets
$519K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$12K
FY2024$494K
FY2025$519K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2022.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $360K Management & general 21% · $98K Fundraising 3% · $16K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$73,269Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ex Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Kendall’s $73K as Executive Di is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Pamela Kendall$73,269$45,222

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Recruit, train, and support volunteers who advocate for children in foster care.

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1 program · $360K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Our major programs are tied directly to our mission statement. Champions for casa actively recruits casa volunteers by targeted marketing programs and participation in various activities within the community.

$360Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$389K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$499K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$499K
Money outPt IX
$474K
Ln 25
Programscol B$360K
Managementcol C$98K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$519K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$519K
Total assetsLn 16$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$499K
Total revenueLn 12$499K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$410K
SavingsLn 2$109K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$519K
Total assetsLn 16$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$519K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$519K$519K
Total assetsLn 16$519K$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$0
Net assetsLn 32$494K$519K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K$62K$7K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22K$19K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$11K$1K$671
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$28K$27K$867
Advertising and promotionLn 12$116K$58K$58K
Office expensesLn 13$170K$145K$17K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$216$108
OccupancyLn 16$36K$30K$4K$2K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$87$87
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$474K$360K$98K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $499K$474K$25K$519K 990 PDF
FY2024 $724K$242K$483K$494K 990 PDF
FY2023 $93K$12K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $498,981 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $724,133$498,981
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $724,133$498,981
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $69,421$109,162
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $172,168$364,992
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $241,589$474,154
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $482,544$24,827
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $498,981 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$498,981
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$498,981
VIII-12 Total revenue$498,981
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $474,154 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,279 · Management $7,327 · Fundraising $3,663$73,269
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,103 · Management $2,247 · Fundraising $1,124$22,474
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,406 · Management $1,342 · Fundraising $671$13,419
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,500$2,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $26,673 · Management $867$27,540
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $58,245 · Management $58,244$116,489
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $144,822 · Management $17,038 · Fundraising $8,519$170,379
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,836 · Management $216 · Fundraising $108$2,160
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,404 · Management $3,577 · Fundraising $1,789$35,770
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,621$5,621
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $87$87
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,446$4,446
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $360,476 · Management $97,804 · Fundraising $15,874$474,154
Part X · Balance sheet $519,183 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $519,331$409,798
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$109,385
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $519,331$519,183
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,000$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $494,331$519,183
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $494,331$519,183
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $519,331$519,183
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $519,183 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$498,981
XI-2 Total expenses$474,154
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,827
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$494,331
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$25
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$519,183

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