Nonprofit · EIN 33-0069334
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY INC
Tax-exempt · ORANGE, CA 92868
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $7,751,777 | $6,836,960 | $914,817 | $12,936,835 | $2,704,792 | $10,232,043 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,936,567 | $5,427,886 | $508,681 | $12,854,817 | $3,537,591 | $9,317,226 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,570,952 | $4,830,516 | $740,436 | $9,973,796 | $1,165,251 | $8,808,545 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,302,965
- of which government grants
- $3,047,656
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $448,812
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,015,931
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,845,712
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,586,975
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $27,159
- Occupancy
- $335,928
- Travel
- $26,203
- Depreciation
- $60,003
- Program services (functional)
- $5,632,210
- Management and general (functional)
- $499,085
- Fundraising (functional)
- $705,665
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,854,817
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,936,835
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,704,792
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,232,043
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $203,102
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,551,208
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,148,847
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $83,196
- Gross receipts
- $8,112,943
- Employees
- 49
- Volunteers
- 890
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REGAN PHILLIPS | CEO Officer | 50 | $244,672 |
| ERIKA PEDERSEN | Chief Development Ofcr Highest-paid employee | 50 | $212,287 |
| MATTHEW WADLINGER | Chief Brand Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $172,903 |
| JENNIFER LEON | Chief Program Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,600 |
| DAMON IAMMARINO | Chief Admin Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,123 |
| TIFFANY MCCAIN | Development Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,324 |
| MICHAEL WONG | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TODD SMITH | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM CHERGEY | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| COLIN ISRAEL | Audit Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDSEY POKER | Governance Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD VANDE HEI | Program Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| COURTNEY WITTKOP | Development Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUCY DONAHUE | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSH GAYNOR | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PADIDEH JAFARI | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN JORDAN | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASSEL KAYE | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BARRY MCMANUS | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH MINAKARY | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAY NUGENT | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID NUSZ | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANAR PATEL | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOBBIE PREVITI | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF ROEDERSHEIMER | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PARSA ROHANI | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| INGA SANDERS-MARCEREAU | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL TACORIAN | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| COURTNEY THOM | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KELLY VLAHAKIS-HANKS | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REGAN PHILLIPS | CEO Officer | 50 | $225,700 |
| ERIKA PEDERSEN | Chief Development Ofcr Highest-paid employee | 40 | $187,553 |
| MATTHEW WADLINGER | Chief Brand Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $163,400 |
| JENNIFER LEON | Chief Program Officer Officer | 35 | $149,800 |
| MICHAEL WONG | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TODD SMITH | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN SABOURIN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| COLIN ISRAEL | Audit Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH MINAKARY | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM CHERGEY | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASSEL KAYE | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUCY DONAHUE | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID NUSZ | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK FOSTER | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PARSA ROHANI | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSH GAYNOR | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOBBY HOWE PREVITI | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN JORDAN | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK KERSLAKE | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF ROEDERSHEIMER | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAY NUGENT | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANAR PATEL | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDSEY POKER | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANA STRADER | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL TACORIAN | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD VANDE HEI | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KELLY VLAHAKIS-HANKS | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| COURTNEY WITTKOP | Member at Large Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAROL MOORE | Former member at large Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JUDGE GAIL ANDLER | Member Outgoing Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REGAN PHILLIPS | CEO Officer | 40 | $229,925 |
| ERIKA PEDERSEN | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $184,646 |
| MATTHEW WADLINGER | CHIEF STRATEGY | 40 | $161,350 |
| JENNIFER LEON | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFI | 40 | $115,335 |
| JASSEL KAYE | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUDGE GAIL ANDLER | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM CHERGEY | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUCY DONAHUE | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID NUSZ | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK FOSTER | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PARSA ROHANI | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUPE GONZALEZ | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOBBIE HOWE PREVITI | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| COLIN ISRAEL | AUDIT CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN JORDAN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK KERSLAKE | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAROL MOORE | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAY NUGENT | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANAR PATEL | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDSEY POKER | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN SABOURIN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TODD SMITH | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DANA STRADER | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL TACORIAN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD VANDE HEI | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KELLY VLAHAKIS-HANKS | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| COURTNEY WITTKOP | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WONG | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 765 THE CITY DR S STE 300, ORANGE, CA 92868-6916
- In care of
- % REGAN PHILIPS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Regan Phillips, 765 The City Dr S Ste 300, Orange, CA 92868
- Signed the 990
- REGAN PHILIPS, CEO
- Phone
- (714) 619-5151
- Website
- www.casaoc.org
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0069334 or by the name COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County provides a powerful voice and a meaningful connection for children who have experienced abuse, neglect and abandoment.
Program accomplishments
- Provide a powerful voice and a meaningful connection for children who have experienced abuse, neglect and abandonment. In 2024/2025 CASA OC served 1344 children under the jurisdiction of Orange County courts, of which 1058 had a dedicated one-on-one relationship with a mentor advocate.Expenses $5,632,211
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0069334
- 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
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,936,835
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,112,943
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $7,751,777 | $6,836,960 | $12,936,835 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $5,936,567 | $5,427,886 | $12,854,817 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $5,570,952 | $4,830,516 | $9,973,796 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $4,816,327 | $3,992,846 | $8,569,885 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 33-0069334).
Questions about COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY INC
- What is the EIN of COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY INC is 33-0069334.
- Is COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY 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 COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Regan Phillips.
- Who are the officers and directors of COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 30 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $244,672 (REGAN PHILLIPS, CEO).
- How much revenue does COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,751,777, expenses of $6,836,960 and total assets of $12,936,835 at year end.
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