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Nonprofit · EIN 94-2822559

CHOICE IN AGING

Tax-exempt · PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523

Financials

$16M$6.4M2022$8.6M$8.1M2023$12.8M$9.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CHOICE IN AGING by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$12,750,533$9,645,506$3,105,027$20,999,862$1,498,402$19,501,460
June 30, 2024990$8,644,026$8,069,513$574,513$18,187,648$1,755,347$16,432,301
June 30, 2023990$15,950,029$6,432,365$9,517,664$16,176,745$1,422,038$14,754,707
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$8,867,830
of which government grants
$5,761,214
Program service revenue
$2,934,992
Investment income
$400,017
Net rental income
$283,665
Net gain from sales of assets
$11,585
Net income from fundraising events
$228,814
Other revenue
$547,694

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$149,921
Other salaries and wages
$4,826,153
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,735,264
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$269,088
Occupancy
$162,372
Travel
$68,294
Depreciation
$279,623
Program services (functional)
$7,691,897
Management and general (functional)
$1,953,609

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$18,187,648
Total assets, end of year
$20,999,862
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,498,402
Net assets, end of year
$19,501,460
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,864,566
Publicly traded securities
$371,283
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,933,211
Net assets with donor restrictions
$14,568,249
Gross receipts
$12,778,099
Employees
119
Volunteers
148
Year formed
1982
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DEBBIE TOTHMEMBERS/ CEO & PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$149,921
LETECIA HOLLY TILLMANVP OF OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$113,494
VICTOR BAKERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MARCOS MONTESTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
LORNA VAN ACKERENSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CHARLES CROTHERSMEMBERS
Trustee or director
2$0
KAREN DOUGLASMEMBERS
Trustee or director
2$0
JULIETTE FERSHTMANMEMBERS
Trustee or director
2$0
DR DEXTER LOUIEMEMBERS
Trustee or director
2$0
SHERYL ROWOLDMEMBERS
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DEBBIE TOTHPRESIDENT
Officer
40$149,250
LETECIA HOLLY TILLMANVP OF OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$100,222
VICTOR G BAKERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
LAWREN HICKSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MARCOS MONTESTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
LORNA VAN ACKERENSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CHARLES CROTHERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KAREN DOUGLASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RITA HAYSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DEXTER LOUIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SHERYL ROWALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DEBBIE TOTHPRESIDENT
Officer
40$128,888
VICTOR G BAKERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
LAWREN HICKSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MARCOS MONTESTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
LORNA VAN ACKERENSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CHARLES CROTHERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KAREN DOUGLASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RITA HAYSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
DEXTER LOUIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SHERYL ROWALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
490 GOLF CLUB RD, PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523-1553
In care of
% JO A MCCLELLAN
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DEBBIE TOTH, 490 GOLF CLUB ROAD, PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523
Signed the 990
DEBBIE TOTH, CEO
Phone
(925) 682-6330
Return prepared by
BRYMAR CPA LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2822559 or by the name CHOICE IN AGING.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

TO PROMOTE THE DIGNITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE (ADHC), WHICH SERVED 121 CLIENTS WITHIN THE YEAR, WAS DEVELOPED IN CALIFORNIA IN THE 1970S AND HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE NATION AS A VALUABLE PROGRAM THAT CAN HELP THOSE WITH THE MOST SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS THRIVE WHILE LIVING IN THEIR OWN HOMES INSTEAD OF BEING FORCED TO MOVE TO A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY. ADHC PROGRAMS INCLUDE INDIVIDUALIZED THERAPEUTIC, SOCIAL, AND HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, THERAPISTS, ACTIVITY COORDINATORS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN GERIATRIC CARE.THESE SERVICES HELP FRAIL OR VULNERABLE OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CONTACTS, ACCESS NURSING, OCCUPATIONAL, AND SPEECH THERAPY, GET EXERCISE, PREVENT FALLS, AND SLOW THE DETERIORATION OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING BY PROVIDING A SENSE OF JOY AND BELONGING. AS THEIR LOVED ONES ARE BEING SAFELY CARED FOR AT THE CENTER FOR PART OF THE DAY, CAREGIVERS ARE ALSO PROVIDED WITH ESSENTIAL RESPITEOUR MT. DIABLO CENTER IN PLEASANT HILL OFFERS SPECIALIZED MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMMING FOR RUSSIAN AND FARSI/DARI SPEAKERS. WE ALSO OFFER PROGRAMMING FOR THOSE WITH MID-TO-LATE STAGE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.ADHC SERVICES INCLUDE A FORMAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS, A HOME VISIT, AND AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN OF CARE TO MEET EACH PARTICIPANT'S NEEDS.
    Expenses $3,212,524 · revenue $1,503,393
  • THE MULTIPURPOSE SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAM (MSSP), WHICH SERVED 383 CLIENTS WITHIN THE YEAR, IS A MEDI-CAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES INTENSIVE CARE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES TO PEOPLE 60+ WHO MEET THE CRITERIA TO BE PLACED IN A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY BUT WOULD PREFER TO REMAIN IN THEIR OWN HOMES. THE PROGRAM HELPS PREVENT OR DELAY NURSING HOME PLACEMENT BY PROVIDING A COMPLETE ASSESSMENT OF THE CLIENT'S PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING. THE MSSP NURSE AND SOCIAL WORKER PARTNER WITH THE PARTICIPANTS, THEIR DOCTORS, AND CAREGIVERS TO CREATE PERSONALIZED CARE PLANS THAT SUPPORT LIVING SAFELY AT HOME.SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH MSSP MAY INCLUDE MINOR HOME MODIFICATION, SUPPLEMENTAL PERSONAL AND CHORE CARE, RESPITE, TRANSPORTATION, COUNSELING, THERAPY, MEALS, TRANSLATION SUPPORT, AND OTHER SERVICES.THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BUDGETED $1,071,200 FOR 200 MSSP PARTICIPANTS, WHICH EQUALS APPROXIMATELY $5,356 PER PARTICIPANT PER YEAR FOR THE MSSP PROGRAM. IN COMPARISON, NURSING FACILITY COSTS ARE APPROXIMATELY $130,000 PER PERSON PER YEAR.BASED UPON INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, MSSP ARRANGES FOR SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY. IF ELIGIBLE, THE PROGRAM MAY PURCHASE ITEMS AND SERVICES NOT COVERED BY MEDI-CAL OR MEDICARE, SUCH AS: SUPPLEMENTAL PERSONAL AND CHORE CARE RESPITE CARE HOME SAFETY EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS RAMPS AND GRAB BARS PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM COUNSELING TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS MINOR HOME MODIFICATIONS INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES
    Expenses $2,709,582 · revenue $953,868
  • ONE-THIRD OF COVID-19 DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN AMONG NURSING HOME RESIDENTS, AND WE KNOW THAT SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE SAFER LIVING AT HOME. THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY TRANSITIONS (CCT) PROJECT , WHICH SERVED 82 CLIENTS WITHIN THE YEAR, HELPS MEDI-CAL ELIGIBLE CALIFORNIANS WHO LIVE IN SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES MOVE INTO THEIR OWN HOMES OR OTHER COMMUNITY SETTINGS WITH APPROPRIATE SUPPORTS TO HELP THEM LIVE SAFELY.AS CALIFORNIA'S VERSION OF THE NATIONAL MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON (MFP) PROGRAM, THE CCT PROJECT HELPS INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES RETURN TO THEIR HOMES OR COMMUNITIES, WITH PERSONALIZED SUPPORT FROM A TRANSITION COORDINATOR. THE COORDINATOR HELPS WITH EXPLORING LIVING CHOICES AND EXPLAINING THE SERVICES THE PROGRAM OFFERS, SUCH AS HOME AND VEHICLE ADAPTATION, ASSISTIVE DEVICES, TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, WHEELCHAIRS AND OTHER MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SELF-CARE TRAINING, AND GETTING A PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES ASSISTANCE COORDINATING WITH PHYSICIANS, FAMILY, THE NURSING FACILITY, LANDLORDS AND OTHERS.ONCE THE CLIENT HAS MOVED, THE TRANSITION COORDINATOR FOLLOWS THE PARTICIPANT FOR A YEAR, HELPING WITH ISSUES THAT ARISE AND CONNECTING THE CLIENT TO SERVICES THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO REMAIN AT HOME. THIS PROGRAM HELPS PEOPLE MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE AND WITH WHOM TO LIVE, AND IT'S AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO ANYONE 18 OR OVER WHO QUALIFIES
    Expenses $1,769,791 · revenue $477,731

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
94-2822559
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1982
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E50Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$20,999,862
Income (IRS master file)
$12,778,099

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$12,750,533$9,645,506$20,999,862IRS
990June 2024$8,644,026$8,069,513$18,187,648IRS
990June 2023$15,950,029$6,432,365$16,176,745XML
990June 2022$6,534,823$5,744,060$6,946,892IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 94-2822559).

Questions about CHOICE IN AGING

What is the EIN of CHOICE IN AGING?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CHOICE IN AGING is 94-2822559.
Is CHOICE IN AGING tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
Are donations to CHOICE IN AGING tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CHOICE IN AGING 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 CHOICE IN AGING 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 CHOICE IN AGING 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 CHOICE IN AGING?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DEBBIE TOTH.
Who are the officers and directors of CHOICE IN AGING?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $149,921 (DEBBIE TOTH, MEMBERS/ CEO & PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does CHOICE IN AGING have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,750,533, expenses of $9,645,506 and total assets of $20,999,862 at year end.

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