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Cal Voices provides peer support services fostering wellness and recovery for everyone through advocacy education and culturally relevant research.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-1476949) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 23 volunteers and 66 employees.
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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $414K a year · 7% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
82% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$412K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
5.6 mo
of spending, in cash
5.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $126
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
23% of total assets
Liabilities are 23% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$7.3M
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$6.4M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$7.3M
FY2025▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.7M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$7.3M
Expenses
$6.4M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.6M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$6.4M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.5M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1965.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $5.2M Management & general 18% · $1.1M

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

9 people listed on the 990; $412K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Excutive Director
$218,414Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Director
$193,375Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Gallagher’s $218K as Excutive Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Susan Gallagher$218,414$220,879$199,916$207,815
Dawniell Zavala$193,375$184,904——
Jessee Williams———$11,200

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

Offers peer support, advocacy, and education for wellness and recovery.

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3 programs · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Family Advocates and Mobile Crisis Team peers use creative culturally sensitive and strengths based approaches to support families of children and youth in achieving their goals. They assist families in connecting to community resources and supports and in navigating intersecting services within Placer Countys Childrens System of Care…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-1476949) · Dispute this line
$956Kprogram expense
02

The Community Support Team CST provides a collaborative partnership between Sacramento County clinicians and Cal Voices peers that focuses on early intervention during the critical post hospitalization stage to prevent mental health conditions from becoming severe and disabling.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-1476949) · Dispute this line
$729Kprogram expense
03

The Certified Peer Specialist Leadership Liaison Program -Sacramento County provides leadership, coaching, mentoring, and data collection activities for all peer support specialists working within Sacramento County Behavioral Health system of care, including Substance Use Services.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-1476949) · Dispute this line
$539Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$126

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Money outPt IX
$6.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.2M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$7.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.0M
Accounts receivableLn 4$1.4M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$79K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$47K
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 566
VolunteersI 623
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$4.7M
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 officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$412K$379K$33K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.6M$3.3M$315K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$474K$378K$96K
Payroll taxesLn 10$319K$242K$76K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$302K$14K$289K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$20K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$108K$89K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$326K$266K$60K
TravelLn 17$82K$78K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$59K$50K$9K
InterestLn 20$32K$4K$27K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$48K$253$48K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$20K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$515K$421K$94K
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$460$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.4M$5.2M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 12, 2026 $7.3M$6.4M$919K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 28, 2025 $5.5M$5.5M$3K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 30, 2024 $5.9M$5.3M$613K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 18, 2022 $4.7M$4.6M$119K$2.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $7,269,598 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,587,111$5,995,566
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,871,667$0
I-10 Investment income$26,429
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $53,032$1,247,603
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,511,810$7,269,598
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,509,888$4,787,317
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $999,092$1,562,822
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,508,980$6,350,139
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,830$919,459
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
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 $7,269,598 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,716,081
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$279,485
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,995,566
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $26,429$26,429
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss−$1,418
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,249,021$1,249,021
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,275,450$7,269,598
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,350,139 across 30 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 officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $378,845 · Management $32,944$411,789
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,267,930 · Management $315,102$3,583,032
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $378,268 · Management $95,628$473,896
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $242,476 · Management $76,124$318,600
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,605 · Management $288,536$302,141
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,570 · Management $4,206$23,776
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $88,991 · Management $19,278$108,269
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $265,591 · Management $60,351$325,942
IX-17 TravelPrograms $77,876 · Management $4,536$82,412
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $50,030 · Management $8,803$58,833
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,436 · Management $27,247$31,683
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $253 · Management $48,207$48,460
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,909 · Management $10,097$30,006
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $420,878 · Management $94,459$515,337
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $460 · Management $35,503$35,963
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,229,118 · Management $1,121,021 · Fundraising $0$6,350,139
Part X · Balance sheet $6,177,179 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,570,715$2,984,048
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $932,832$1,350,374
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $78,227$79,238
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,704,016$1,716,132
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $88,948$47,387
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,374,738$6,177,179
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $405,740$524,928
X-19 Deferred revenue$85,442
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $873,007$783,540
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $89,885$47,731
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,368,632$1,441,641
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,006,106$4,735,538
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,006,106$4,735,538
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,374,738$6,177,179
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,735,538 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,269,598
XI-2 Total expenses$6,350,139
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$919,459
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,006,106
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$190,027
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,735,538

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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