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Nonprofit · EIN 27-3662468

COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC

Also known as CHEER

Tax-exempt · SILVER SPRING, MD 20901

Financials

$485K$454K2022$632K$500K2023$871K$810K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$871,050$810,307$60,743$489,742$18,722$471,020
June 30, 2024990$631,771$499,691$132,080$385,305$14,381$370,924
June 30, 2023990$485,291$454,458$30,833$273,408$26,354$247,054
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$869,459
of which government grants
$778,955
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,591
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$85,391
Other salaries and wages
$276,504
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$390,164
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$20,272
Occupancy
$22,643
Travel
$1,309
Program services (functional)
$596,830
Management and general (functional)
$213,477

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$385,305
Total assets, end of year
$489,742
Total liabilities, end of year
$18,722
Net assets, end of year
$471,020
Gross receipts
$871,050
Employees
12
Volunteers
90
Year formed
2010
State of legal domicile
MD

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Kent SovineExecutive Director
Officer
40$81,046$81,046
Mary JacksteitBoard President
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Kathy PorterBoard Treasurer
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Howard KohnBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Javier RivasBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Ana RiveraBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Benjamin FeitBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Kent SovineExecutive Director
Officer
40$10,000
Mary JacksteitBoard President
Trustee or director
2$0
Kathy PorterBoard Treasurer
Trustee or director
2$0
Howard KohnBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Javier RivasBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Bruce BakerExecutive Director
Officer
40$19,260
Mary JacksteitBoard President
Trustee or director
2$0
Kathy PorterBoard Treasurer
Trustee or director
2$0
Howard KohnBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Joey NicholsBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
8545 PINEY BRANCH RD SUITE H, SILVER SPRING, MD 20901-3906
Mailing address (990-N for 2011)
7724 Maple Ave Apt 13, Takoma Park MD 20912
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Kent Sovine, 9100 Sudbury Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Principal officer (990-N for 2011)
Bruce Baker, 7724 Maple Ave Apt 13, Takoma Park MD 20912
Signed the 990
Kenton Sovine, Executive Director
Phone
(301) 589-3633

Mission

CHEER convenes, connects, and collaborates with neighbors and partners to uplift strengths and cultivate agency for healthier, safer, and thriving communities.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Healthy Long Branch employs community members as community health workers to promote health and access to health care. In FY 2025 CHWs provided case management to 780 residents at the County's Silver Spring hub. This included enrollment help in SNAP, arranging prenatal care for pregnant mothers, providing access to health care and making other referrals as needed. CHEER enrolled 321 households (646 people) in SNAP, 387 households (1,277 people) in Qualified Health Plans or Medicaid, 301 households (454 community members} in free private health insurance, and helped 445 households in other ways. CHWs' partner with local schools to ensure healthy nutrition and fitness for eligible children by providing weekly produce and bi-weekly fitness and nutrition education to youth and their families who screen positive for food insecurity and where the child or parent has a diet-related disease. This food is medicine program served 200 people in FY 2025. During FY25, CHEER transitioned from a food box pickup to a free choice food distribution model where residents shop for nutritious foods at mobile markets located at two local schools and the Farmers Market. This program served about 1,200 people. CHEER also provides monthly vouchers to 50 participants to be able to shop at one of two local cultural grocery stores.
    Expenses $258,591 · grants $280,000
  • Long Branch Thrives: CHEER took on the role of lead partner in the newly formed Long Branch Thrives Coalition. This is a coalition of 31 partners who will use a holistic place based community driven approach to lifting Long Branch children out of poverty. In FY 2025 CHEER facilitated 4 community meetings involving 60 community members to develop a long term plan to improve youth development outcomes.
    Expenses $121,722 · grants $300,000
  • Long Branch Collective Action for Youth: CHEER serves as the lead convener for LBCAY, a multi-year collaborative impact project bringing together community organizations, residents and youth to initiate an agreed-upon common agenda, goals and shared measures. LBCAY's achievements in FY 25 included ongoing community asset mapping; stakeholder convenings with youth; after school programming for middle and high school youth in financial Literacy, college and career readiness, and environmental stewardship; youth leadership opportunities, and regular engagement with families and community. In FY 2025 LBCAY served 160 youth.
    Expenses $97,786 · grants $10,000
  • CHEER's Empowerment and Leadership Development (ELD) approach empowers community groups in underserved and underrepresented neighborhoods by supporting their efforts to organize local events, engage in civic life, and influence public decision-making. In FY25, ELD supported community advocacy on key issues such as public safety, pedestrian safety, and housing. Collaborative community engagement events included. Power in the Park (over 300 participated) which brings programs and resources that support energy savings and efficiency in the Long Branch community. Flower Avenue Together (over 150 participated) which highlights diversity, culture, and community resources in Takoma Park. CHEER also helped raise resident voices through a community led walk (60 participated) to inform officials working on the upcoming Purple Line light rail about pedestrian safety concerns The Long Branch Gardeners share knowledge, experience and the excitement of growing culturally-appropriate food within walking distance of their homes. Gardeners meet twice weekly to plan, plant, maintain and harvest together, while exchanging cooking tips from their respective cultures. This program involved 20 community members.
    Expenses $72,903 · grants $99,531
  • Summer Children and Youth Camps: Camp Piney Branch is CHEER's free summer camp for elementary students that is supported by local teens serving as camp counselors. It served 40 children in the summer of 2024. CHEER also partners with Nature Forward to send Long Branch youth to Camp Woodend's environmental summer camp. This camp served an additional 23 Long Branch children.
    Expenses $35,118 · grants $3,729
  • CHEER acts as the fiscal agent for 3 unincorporated community organizations that organize community events and activities consistent with the goals of the community. These include Power in the Park (a group that organizes an event for the New Hampshire Estates neighborhood), the Maple Tree Group (a group of community leaders serving the Maple Avenue neighborhood in Takoma Park), and Local Maternity Threads which provides used prenatal clothing to expectant mothers in need.
    Expenses $10,710 · grants $10,250

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
27-3662468
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2011
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$489,742
Income (IRS master file)
$871,050

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$871,050$810,307$489,742IRS
990June 2024$631,771$499,691$385,305IRS
990June 2023$485,291$454,458$273,408XML
990June 2022$447,804$407,014$224,858IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2011
Officer: Bruce Baker
June 30, 2012≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-3662468).

Questions about COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC

What is the EIN of COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC is 27-3662468.
Is COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
Are donations to COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Kent Sovine.
Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $81,046 (Kent Sovine, Executive Director).
How much revenue does COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $871,050, expenses of $810,307 and total assets of $489,742 at year end.

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