Nonprofit · EIN 46-4044090
COMFORT CASES INC
Tax-exempt · GAITHERSBURG, MD 20877
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,390,760 | $5,624,031 | -$1,233,271 | $4,518,069 | $340,045 | $4,178,024 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,400,924 | $5,416,126 | $984,798 | $5,805,317 | $456,330 | $5,348,987 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,827,229 | $3,855,206 | $972,023 | $4,350,161 | $42,481 | $4,307,680 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $2,448,830 | $3,000,907 | -$552,077 | $1,618,705 | $0 | $1,618,705 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,451,541
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $20,191
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$115,970
- Other revenue
- -$80,972
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,793,745
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $258,656
- Other salaries and wages
- $368,177
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $720,904
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $113
- Accounting fees
- $105,739
- Occupancy
- $139,816
- Travel
- $222,984
- Depreciation
- $8,342
- Program services (functional)
- $4,745,887
- Management and general (functional)
- $442,969
- Fundraising (functional)
- $435,175
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,805,317
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,518,069
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $340,045
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,178,024
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $23,370
- Publicly traded securities
- $586,633
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,178,024
- Gross receipts
- $4,542,845
- Employees
- 20
- Year formed
- 2013
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT SCHEER | CEO Officer | 40 | $258,656 | $20,000 |
| JILL ROSS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW LEWIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY JACOBS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLYNE MCWILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE FREELAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ED SUMANGIL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT SCHEER | CEO Officer | 40 | $301,201 | $42,565 |
| JILL ROSS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW LEWIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY JACOBS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLYNNE MCWILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE FREELAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT SCHEER | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $214,344 | $38,240 |
| LISA DALLOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA DEGNON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW LEWIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH LUKE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL LYNCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT SCHEER | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $173,436 | $33,207 |
| MEAKEN BENNETT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE COLEMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AIMEE DEBRANDT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA DEGNON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS LAMADRID | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL LATCHANA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH LUKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL LYNCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 9300 GAITHER RD, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20877-1418
- In care of
- % ROBERT T SCHEER
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- 7529 Standish Place Suite 200, Rockville MD 20855
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ROBERT SCHEER, 9300 GAITHER ROAD, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20877
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- Robert Chasteen-Scheer, 7529 Standish Place Suite 200, Rockville MD 20855
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT SCHEER, CEO
- Phone
- (301) 605-7813
- Website
- WWW.COMFORTCASES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DELEON & STANG CPAS AND ADVISORS
Mission
COMFORT CASES WAS FOUNDED ON A MISSION TO PROVIDE COMFORT AND SUPPORT TO THE YOUTH ENTERING THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. COMFORT CASES PROVIDES CASES FILLED WITH NEW ESSENTIAL AND COMFORT ITEMS FOR YOUTH.
Program accomplishments
- COMFORT CASES ARE BACKPACKS FILLED WITH COMFORT AND PERSONAL CARE ITEMS FOR YOUTH ENTERING THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. TYPICALLY, CHILDREN ARE GIVEN A TRASH BAG TO PACK UP THEIR BELONGINGS WHEN THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES. COMFORT CASES PROVIDES THE ESSENTIALS FOR A CHILDS FIRST FEW DAYS IN FOSTER CARE. SINCE INCEPTION COMFORT CASES HAS PROVIDED OVER 200,000 COMFORT CASES TO YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE.Expenses $4,745,887 · grants $3,793,745
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-4044090
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,518,069
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,542,845
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $4,390,760 | $5,624,031 | $4,518,069 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,400,924 | $5,416,126 | $5,805,317 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,827,229 | $3,855,206 | $4,350,161 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,998,176 | $2,247,319 | $3,325,883 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $2,448,830 | $3,000,907 | $1,618,705 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: Robert Chasteen-Scheer | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $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 46-4044090).
Questions about COMFORT CASES INC
- What is the EIN of COMFORT CASES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMFORT CASES INC is 46-4044090.
- Is COMFORT CASES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to COMFORT CASES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMFORT CASES 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 COMFORT CASES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMFORT CASES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMFORT CASES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ROBERT SCHEER.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMFORT CASES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $258,656 (ROBERT SCHEER, CEO).
- How much revenue does COMFORT CASES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,390,760, expenses of $5,624,031 and total assets of $4,518,069 at year end.
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