Chelan/Douglas CASA/GAL equips and empowers court appointed volunteers to advocate for the Best interests of children and youth who have endured abuse or neglect so that they will have safety, permanency, and wellbeing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$55K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$418K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$478K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$429K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$418K
FY2023▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$432K
FY2021$495K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$418K
FY2024$380K
FY2025$472K
Expenses
$478K
FY2023▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$379K
FY2021$400K
FY2022$442K
FY2023$478K
FY2024$418K
FY2025$396K
Net assets
$429K
FY2023▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$414K
FY2021$509K
FY2022$493K
FY2023$429K
FY2024$391K
FY2025$467K

From the FY2023 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 Feb 1995.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $436K Management & general 6% · $29K Fundraising 3% · $13K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$72,200Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Melvin’s $78K as Executive Dir. is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Lisa Melvin$77,665$75,450$72,200$71,215

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for abused and neglected children in foster care by training community volunteers.

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2 programs · $436K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

CASAs are professionally-trained volunteers who advocate for abused and neglected children both in and out of court. CASAs are instrumental in ensuring the system designed to protect child victims works effectively.

$431Kprogram expense
02

Miscellaneous Events and Activity

Adoption Day, Community-based training, Hike for a Cause, Legislative advocacy, and scholarship awards.

$4Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$418K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$234K
Other incomeLn 4–11$132K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Money outPt IX
$478K
Ln 25
Programscol B$436K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$429K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K
Total assetsLn 16$484K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$234K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$132K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$418K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$105K
SavingsLn 2$117K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$223K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$256K
Total assetsLn 16$484K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
Net assetsLn 32$429K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 685
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$281K$223K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$556K$484K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K$55K
Net assetsLn 32$493K$429K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$72K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$218K$218K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$24K$721
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$32K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$172$172
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$27K$13K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$35K$31K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$478K$436K$29K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $472K$396K$76K$467K 990 PDF
FY2024 $380K$418K−$38K$391K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $418K$478K−$60K$429K 990 PDF
FY2022 $427K$442K−$15K$493K 990 PDF
FY2021 $495K$400K$94K$509K 990 PDF
FY2020 $432K$379K$53K$414K 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
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Part I · Summary $417,904 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $115,055$49,111
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $222,337$234,093
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,259$2,804
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $88,157$131,896
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $426,808$417,904
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $321,012$347,259
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $121,078$130,315
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $442,090$477,574
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,282−$59,670
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $417,904 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$49,111
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$49,111
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $234,093$234,093
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,804$2,804
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$131,896
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $236,897$417,904
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $477,574 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,200$72,200
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $217,852$217,852
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,407 · Management $721$25,128
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,079$32,079
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,602$2,602
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,139$1,139
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,136$15,136
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,782 · Management $4,301$6,083
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $172$172
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,380 · Management $1,497$3,877
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,024$8,024
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,273 · Management $12,810 · Fundraising $12,722$52,805
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $30,731 · Management $4,746$35,477
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $435,777 · Management $29,075 · Fundraising $12,722$477,574
Part X · Balance sheet $484,294 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,847$105,496
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $165,630$117,174
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,291$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,581$5,581
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $264,883$256,043
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $556,232$484,294
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,889$13,618
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $57,105$41,796
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $62,994$55,414
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $453,860$391,722
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $39,378$37,158
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $493,238$428,880
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $556,232$484,294
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $428,880 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$417,904
XI-2 Total expenses$477,574
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$59,670
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$493,238
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$4,688
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$428,880

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