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Nonprofit · EIN 71-0867031

PEERS ENVISIONING & ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES

Also known as PEERS

Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94621

Financials

$2.3M$2.2M2022$3.4M$3M2023$3.1M$3.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PEERS ENVISIONING & ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$3,097,705$3,069,647$28,058$1,479,938$624,770$855,168
June 30, 2024990$3,382,232$3,024,816$357,416$1,390,741$357,857$1,032,884
June 30, 2023990$2,269,795$2,210,861$58,934$964,454$288,986$675,468
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$140,050
Program service revenue
$2,947,898
Investment income
$9,757
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$242,303
Other salaries and wages
$1,572,597
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,280,345
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$45,658
Travel
$13,100
Program services (functional)
$2,427,118
Management and general (functional)
$640,916
Fundraising (functional)
$1,613

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,390,741
Total assets, end of year
$1,479,938
Total liabilities, end of year
$624,770
Net assets, end of year
$855,168
Net assets without donor restrictions
$855,168
Gross receipts
$3,097,705
Employees
41
Volunteers
6
Year formed
2001
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
NANCY LEEFINANCE DIRECTOR40$124,367
Jennifer VanamanEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$112,448
Rolonda JacksonVice President
Trustee or director
2$0
MAX DERENONCOURTPresident
Trustee or director
3$0
Kamaldeep KaurMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
Katherine NorrisMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GAURAV GUPTATreasurer
Trustee or director
2$0
ROSALIND SMITHSecretary
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
NANCY LEEFINANCE DIRECTOR40$144,857
Jennifer VanamanEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$140,483
DON GOEWEYMember
Trustee or director
1$0
MAX DERENONCOURTVice President
Trustee or director
2$0
NICOLE SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KESHA HACKETTEmritus
Trustee or director
2$0
GAURAV GUPTATreasurer
Trustee or director
2$0
DJ PAYNEMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ROSALIND SMITHSecretary
Trustee or director
2$0
LEAH INGRAMPresident
Trustee or director
3$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Jennifer VanamanEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$124,169
NANCY LEEFINANCE DIRECTOR40$118,147
DON GOEWEYTreasurer
Trustee or director
2$0
MAX DERENONCOURTMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NICOLE SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KESHA HACKETTVice President
Trustee or director
2$0
GAURAV GUPTAMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SHANNON FLANAGANMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ROSALIND SMITHSecretary
Trustee or director
2$0
LEAH INGRAMPresident
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
8393 CAPWELL DR STE 240, OAKLAND, CA 94621-2123
Signed the 990
Nancy Lee, Financial Director
Phone
(510) 832-7337
Return prepared by
Cathy Root CPA & Associates Inc

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 71-0867031 or by the name PEERS ENVISIONING & ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES.

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

Mission

PEERS mission is to build a diverse community of people with mental health experiences who provide culturally responsive, peer-based wellness strategies and work together to eliminate stigma and discrimination.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Peers Envisioning and Engaging in Recovery Services (PEERS) Program Description and AccomplishmentsFY 2024-2025From July 2024 through June 2025, PEERS served a diverse group of 996 unduplicated participants across all of our programs, plus an additional 3,300 people reached through outreach, speaking engagement events, and webinars, whose names we did not capture. Peer support groups are the core of our work. In 2024-25, we offered 392 peer support group sessions, including:Taking Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing: Following an evidence-based curriculum, peers share stories, ideas and insights and come up with a personal plan for getting well and staying well.Youth Collective: Leadership development and wellness for young people.Buried in Treasures: An evidence-based curriculum focuses on support and skill-building to give participants tools to manage moderate to severe hoarding/cluttering.Special Messages: Peer support around hearing voices and receiving other messages that others dont.Hope & Faith: Peer support around wellness among members of African American faith communities.Healing Our Past and Expectations (HOPE): Peer support wellness groups adapted by and for Asian Americans from an evidence-based curriculum.Latine Community Mental Wellness: Peer support wellness groups adapted by and for Latine communities from an evidence-based curriculum.Black Wellness and Resilience: Peer support wellness groups adapted by and for African Americans from an evidence-based curriculum.Impact example: 92% of PEERS participants reported that the group or workshop helped them have hope.Participants gain new information, skills, and tools to support their wellness through PEERS programs. In 2024-25, we offered 79 workshops and presentations, served 53 older adults through individual services, and reached 316 community members with anti-stigma speaking engagements, including:Transition-age youth wellness workshops: Youth-developed workshops on multiple topics.Other wellness workshops: Presented where community members gather; topics included youth mental health, the SAMHSA Eight Dimensions of Wellness, spirituality and peer support, and more.Lift Every Voice and Speak: Speakers bureau members tell their recovery stories in the community.Program for Encouraging Active and Rewarding Lives (PEARLS): A holistic, evidence-based service focused on skill building and problem-solving that supports isolated older adults who have depression.Impact example: 93% of participants see themselves using what they learned from PEERS in the future and 92% understand more about their mental health and wellness.Leadership development among people with mental health challenges combats internalized stigma. In 2024-25, PEERS offered the following leadership development opportunities:Lift Every Voice and Speak: Speakers bureau members develop public speaking and advocacy skills and tell their stories in the community.Taking Action Facilitator Training and Mentoring: Certification and ongoing support for peers leading Taking Action groups.Everyone Counts Campaign: Latine Community Mental Wellness Fellows group plans and leads anti-stigma efforts.Impact example: 85% reported that they feel better about their life as a result of PEERS services.Positive images and stories about people with mental health experiences help change community members attitudes. In 2024-25, PEERS reached 316 community members through anti-stigma speaking engagements:Lift Every Voice and Speak: Speakers bureau members tell their stories in the community.Media: Email blasts, blog posts, social media, and traditional media stories countering stigma.Community Outreach: Disseminating anti-stigma messages through visibility at community events.Impact example: 95% of audience members in speakers bureau presentations reported that after the presentation, they feel people with mental health experiences can grow, change, and recover.Peers Organizing Community Change (POCC)Peers Organizing Community Change (POCC) is a group of mental health consumer advocates. PEERS provided fiscal and administration support that included logistics for POCC members to attend the annual conferences and provided assistance to coordinate POCC meetings, conferences, and other events.
    Expenses $2,427,118

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
71-0867031
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
2002
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,479,938
Income (IRS master file)
$3,097,705

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$3,097,705$3,069,647$1,479,938XML
990June 2024$3,382,232$3,024,816$1,390,741XML
990June 2023$2,269,795$2,210,861$964,454XML
990June 2022$2,193,311$2,089,985$1,053,905IRS
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 71-0867031).

Questions about PEERS ENVISIONING & ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES

What is the EIN of PEERS ENVISIONING & ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PEERS ENVISIONING & ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES is 71-0867031.
Is PEERS ENVISIONING & ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
Are donations to PEERS ENVISIONING & ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PEERS ENVISIONING & ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES 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 PEERS ENVISIONING & ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES 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 PEERS ENVISIONING & ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of PEERS ENVISIONING & ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 8 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $124,367 (NANCY LEE, FINANCE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does PEERS ENVISIONING & ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,097,705, expenses of $3,069,647 and total assets of $1,479,938 at year end.

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