Chac's counseling programs address a wide range of emotional and social problems affecting children and teens and their families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$360K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 deficit $504K a year · 14% 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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$360K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$664K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$4.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$2.9M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$6.0M
Net assets
$4.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1983.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $2.4M Management & general 19% · $599K Fundraising 8% · $267K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $360K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$144,311Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Training
$113,837Pt VII · Sec A
Director of School Based Programs
$101,461Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Madeline Pascua’s $119K as Dir. of Family Resource Services is at the 45th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marsha Deslauriers——$156,651$156,901$145,291$144,311
Joanna Carson-Young$101,739$134,601————
Madeline Pascua$119,127—————
Ronald Pilato———$118,726——
Diana Ritter$116,941$100,669————
Rakhee Sharma—$116,875————
Ron Pilato————$112,628$113,837
Massimo Prati———$113,647——

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

Provides counseling for children, teens, and families facing emotional and social challenges.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

School-based services for youth and teenschac therapists support the psychological and emotional well-being of 4,651 students in grades k-12 in 35 schools with counseling and social emotional learning programs. Chac provides ongoing counseling for students with behavioral and emotional challenges with a goal of serving the whole child.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Specialized programs for substance use, dependencies and culturally attuned services for our latinx community serviced more than 265 unduplicated individuals and families with more than 4,400 hours of COUNSELING.SINCE its inception, chac has focused on prevention of chemical dependency and other compulsive tendencies.

$669Kprogram expense
03

Clinic services for individuals, couples, families of all ages including counseling, support groups, and classeschac served 568 unduplicated individuals, couples, and families of all ages with 12,600 hours of counseling to provide what chac believes in most: the value of each individual, the importance of family, and the necessity of…

$541Kprogram 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$12K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$838K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$599K
Fundraisingcol D$267K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$677K
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$664K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$838K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$306
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$501K
SavingsLn 2$176K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$677K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$457K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.6M
Other assetsLn 15$40K
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$664K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 554
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$365K$677K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$555K$457K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K$664K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M$4.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$149K$48K$27K$75K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.7M$268K$131K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$25K$20K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$96K$71K$20K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$161K$127K$20K$14K
Management feesLn 11a$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$84K$84K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$223K$169K$41K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$22K$2K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$33K$25K$6K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$72K$61K$7K$4K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$37$7
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$109K$26K$84K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$11K$7K$740
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$106K$82K$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.4M$599K$267K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.9M$6.0M−$3.1M$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.1M$3.8M$281K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.9M$4.4M−$427K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.7M$3.5M$144K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.6M$3.5M$144K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.1M$3.2M−$82K$4.9M 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 $3,141,659 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,389,250$2,286,369
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $711,029$837,733
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,993$17,251
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,188$306
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,107,084$3,141,659
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,138,289$2,523,864
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $4,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $791,923$699,554
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,934,212$3,223,418
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $172,872−$81,759
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $3,141,659 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,562,596
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$723,773
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,055
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,286,369
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $837,733$837,733
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,251$17,251
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $306$306
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $837,733 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,557$3,141,659
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,223,418 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,739 · Management $26,853 · Fundraising $74,593$149,185
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,693,791 · Management $267,708 · Fundraising $131,212$2,092,711
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,334 · Management $4,228$24,562
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $70,686 · Management $19,653 · Fundraising $5,776$96,115
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $126,508 · Management $20,286 · Fundraising $14,497$161,291
IX-11a Management feesManagement $16,437$16,437
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $84,039$84,039
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $168,647 · Management $41,388 · Fundraising $13,043$223,078
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,578$1,578
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,778 · Management $2,236 · Fundraising $8,087$32,101
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $24,836 · Management $6,465 · Fundraising $1,440$32,741
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $61,170 · Management $7,213 · Fundraising $3,620$72,003
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,229 · Management $37 · Fundraising $7$3,273
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,526 · Management $83,621$109,147
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,313 · Management $6,973 · Fundraising $740$19,026
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,880 · Management $12,084 · Fundraising $12,167$106,131
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,357,437 · Management $599,221 · Fundraising $266,760$3,223,418
Part X · Balance sheet $5,517,548 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $317,461$500,930
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $47,494$175,762
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $349,000$334,741
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $227,479$395,052
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $43,460$24,687
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,519,025$3,589,731
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $554,638$456,990
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $28,857$39,655
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,087,414$5,517,548
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $130,081$194,373
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $38,597$469,225
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $168,678$663,598
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,543,786$4,438,883
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $374,950$415,067
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,918,736$4,853,950
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,087,414$5,517,548
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,853,950 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,141,659
XI-2 Total expenses$3,223,418
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$81,759
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,918,736
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$16,973
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,853,950

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