Cri-Help INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 95-2758951)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$11.4M
FY2021	$11.1M
FY2022	$10.4M
FY2023	$19.2M
FY2024	$43.0M
FY2025	$33.4M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$11.0M
FY2021	$11.4M
FY2022	$11.6M
FY2023	$14.7M
FY2024	$17.1M
FY2025	$24.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$12.3M
FY2021	$12.0M
FY2022	$10.8M
FY2023	$15.3M
FY2024	$41.2M
FY2025	$50.5M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1972.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

91%

Program services 91% · $21.9M Management & general 7% · $1.6M Fundraising 3% · $633K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Brandon Fernandez-Comer

CEO

$295,600Pt VII · Sec A

Baldomero Gonzalez III

Director of Operations

$176,161Pt VII · Sec A

Jack Bernstein

CEO (chair of Board)

$167,061Pt VII · Sec A

Dayna Dewitt Mataisz

Director of Nursing

$150,443Pt VII · Sec A

Gary Horejsi

Clinial Director

$140,802Pt VII · Sec A

Fabiola Romero

Nurse Practitioner

$116,776Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Rey

Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

$115,814Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Kuester

Nurse Practitioner

$110,703Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Brandon Fernandez-Comer	$295,600	$225,100	$129,858	$110,070	—	—
Jack Bernstein	$167,061	$142,210	$186,444	$176,342	$184,973	$184,212
Baldomero Gonzalez III	$176,161	—	—	—	—	—
Dayna Dewitt Mataisz	$150,443	$117,236	—	—	—	—
Gary Horejsi	$140,802	$105,696	—	—	—	—
Marlene Nadel	—	$128,728	$104,883	$106,837	$108,858	—
Fabiola Romero	$116,776	—	—	—	—	—
Eric Rey	$115,814	—	—	—	—	—

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

Provides education and counseling to prevent and treat substance abuse.

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1 program · $21.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Since 1971, cri-help has been a leader in effective drug and alcohol treatment in southern california. Our mission is fulfilled through integrated programs, including detoxification, residential rehabilitation, aftercare, and drug-free living, offered in english and spanish.

$21.9Mprogram 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

Marshall and Margherite McComb FoundationFY2024$50K

David and Masako Rosen Family FoundationFY2024$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$51K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $170K · 2021–2021

Health Resources & Services Administration of the United States GovernmentFY2021$170,079

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$33.4M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$27.1M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M

Other incomeLn 4–11$1.6M

Money outPt IX

$24.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$21.9M

Managementcol C$1.6M

Fundraisingcol D$633K

Owns and owesPt X

$50.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.8M

Total assetsLn 16$59.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$9.3M

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A9

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$442K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$27.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$380K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1.6M

Gains on assetsLn 7$9K

Total revenueLn 12$33.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2.8M

SavingsLn 2$11.1M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.8M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38.4M

Other assetsLn 15$1.9M

Total assetsLn 16$59.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$9.3M

Net assetsLn 32$50.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5222

VolunteersI 6400

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$10.5M	$13.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$35.4M	$38.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$50.8M	$59.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$9.6M	$9.3M
Net assetsLn 32	$41.2M	$50.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$654K	$603K	$34K	$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$12.0M	$11.1M	$638K	$298K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$362K	$335K	$15K	$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.3M	$1.2M	$53K	$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$953K	$886K	$44K	$22K
Legal feesLn 11b	$79K		$79K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$128K		$128K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$592K	$225K	$366K	$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$18K	$16K	$2K	$76
Office expensesLn 13	$646K	$577K	$67K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.1M	$1.0M		$75K
InterestLn 20	$62K	$55K	$6K	$268
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$933K	$886K	$47K
InsuranceLn 23	$640K	$582K	$43K	$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$3.5M	$3.5M	$21K	$22K
All other expensesLn 24e	$1.2M	$1.0M	$56K	$126K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$24.1M	$21.9M	$1.6M	$633K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$33.4M	$24.1M	$9.2M	$50.5M	990 PDF
FY2024	$43.0M	$17.1M	$25.9M	$41.2M	990 PDF
FY2023	$19.2M	$14.7M	$4.5M	$15.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$10.4M	$11.6M	−$1.2M	$10.8M	990 PDF
FY2021	$11.1M	$11.4M	−$291K	$12.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$11.4M	$11.0M	$346K	$12.3M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $33,359,320 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $20,236,393$4,297,333

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,921,234$27,093,169

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $408,438$379,946

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,411,990$1,588,872

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $42,978,055$33,359,320

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 $10,886,092$15,257,183

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,167,479$8,889,754

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,053,571$24,146,937

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,924,484$9,212,383

Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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 $33,359,320 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,547,122 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$1,978,039

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,319,294

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$442,240

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,297,333

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,093,169$27,093,169

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $371,187$371,187

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $8,759$8,759

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $41,750$41,750

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,690,800 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $371,187$33,359,320

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,146,937 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $603,291 · Management $34,427 · Fundraising $16,460$654,178

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,058,510 · Management $637,574 · Fundraising $297,851$11,993,935

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $335,236 · Management $14,738 · Fundraising $11,745$361,719

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,199,691 · Management $52,743 · Fundraising $42,031$1,294,465

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $886,364 · Management $44,301 · Fundraising $22,221$952,886

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $79,233$79,233

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $128,440$128,440

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $225,098 · Management $365,964 · Fundraising $1,350$592,412

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,746 · Management $1,831 · Fundraising $76$17,653

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $576,537 · Management $67,043 · Fundraising $2,792$646,372

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,007,855 · Fundraising $75,435$1,083,290

IX-20 InterestPrograms $55,255 · Management $6,425 · Fundraising $268$61,948

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $885,990 · Management $47,199$933,189

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $581,826 · Management $43,410 · Fundraising $14,600$639,836

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,458,556 · Management $21,248 · Fundraising $22,422$3,502,226

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,023,101 · Management $56,197 · Fundraising $125,857$1,205,155

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $21,913,056 · Management $1,600,773 · Fundraising $633,108$24,146,937

Part X · Balance sheet $59,753,236 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,804,781$2,760,331

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,656,012$11,077,827

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,763,522$4,431,911

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $992,018$1,149,788

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,435,219$38,407,768

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,143,403$1,925,611

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $50,794,955$59,753,236

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,746,842$4,160,690

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,768,181$3,460,878

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,038,654$1,678,007

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,553,677$9,299,575

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $41,241,278$50,453,661

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $41,241,278$50,453,661

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $50,794,955$59,753,236

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $50,453,661 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$33,359,320

XI-2 Total expenses$24,146,937

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,212,383

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$41,241,278

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$50,453,661

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

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