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Nonprofit · EIN 95-3248148

COMMUNITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · SAN DIEGO, CA 92110

Financials

$96.3M$94.6M2022$107.5M$104.1M2023$116.2M$106.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COMMUNITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$116,176,086$106,637,572$9,538,514$62,152,482$38,081,092$24,071,390
June 30, 2024990$107,541,981$104,118,519$3,423,462$44,504,014$29,829,705$14,674,309
June 30, 2023990$96,261,790$94,576,911$1,684,879$40,233,473$28,980,894$11,252,579
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$111,542,181
of which government grants
$111,412,146
Program service revenue
$4,370,459
Investment income
$104,402
Other revenue
$159,044

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$473,589
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,242,554
Other salaries and wages
$63,942,026
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$78,535,461
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,627,396
Accounting fees
$58,861
Occupancy
$8,164,552
Travel
$402,844
Depreciation
$294,467
Program services (functional)
$92,929,592
Management and general (functional)
$13,707,980

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$44,504,014
Total assets, end of year
$62,152,482
Total liabilities, end of year
$38,081,092
Net assets, end of year
$24,071,390
Land, buildings and equipment
$6,807,000
Net assets without donor restrictions
$24,071,390
Gross receipts
$116,176,086
Employees
1,374
Volunteers
145

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
JAMES ROGERS PsyDCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
36$248,990$62,863
JACK FARMERCAO
Officer
36$202,155$60,166
PAULA GONCALVESEXECUTIVE VP
Officer
36$197,026$60,464
AMANDA THOMPSONPSYCH NURSE PRACT40$212,805$27,879
BOB MARCHETTIRETIRED CFO
Officer
36$200,548$38,573
KAREN WHEELERCFO
Officer
36$200,021$32,503
MARK MARVINVP PERT40$192,877$19,825
MARY WHEELERSR VP CLINICAL OP36$171,975$28,635
JESSICA WHITESR VP GEN COUNSEL36$173,995$24,221
DANIEL MACCIAVP RES SERVICES36$172,068$20,697
LINDA HAMMOND PHDPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
30$78,239$20,788
JAMES LOHR MDDir/Psyc NP Sup
Trustee or director
2$23,735$0
MIRIAM ROTHMAN PHDChairperson
Trustee or director, Officer
1$2,000$0
ELIZABETH WILSON RN MSNDirector
Trustee or director
1$2,000$0
LOURDES PEREZ-WILLIAMS PHDSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$1,500$0
1 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ANITA FISHERTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$1,100
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JAMES ROGERS PsyDCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$240,295$57,943
BOB MARCHETTICFO
Officer
40$236,584$54,707
JACK FARMERCAO
Officer
40$184,881$55,646
AMANDA THOMPSONPSYCH NURSE PRACT40$197,663$27,736
KAREN HEMPSTEADVP - ADULT OUTPT40$189,044$25,360
KAREN WHEELERSR VP ACCOUNTING40$169,719$38,277
MARK MARVINVP PERT40$170,652$20,488
JESSICA WHITESR VP GEN COUNSEL40$170,882$17,347
LINDA HAMMOND PHDPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
30$80,887$18,866
JAMES LOHR MDDirector
Trustee or director
2$19,210$0
ANITA FISHERTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$2,300$0
LOURDES PEREZ-WILLIAMS PHDSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$2,000$0
MIRIAM ROTHMAN PHDChairperson
Trustee or director, Officer
1$2,000$0
ELIZABETH WILSON RN MSNDirector
Trustee or director
1$1,500$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BOB MARCHETTICFO
Officer
40$249,456$44,507
JAMES ROGERS PHDCOO/CEO
Officer
40$217,372$59,639
LINDA HAMMOND PHDPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
30$250,002$25,210
JACK FARMERCAO
Officer
40$195,690$57,678
KAREN WHEELERSR VP ACCOUNTING40$167,212$41,024
TROY BOYLESR VP CLINICAL OPS40$173,137$23,718
MARK MARVINVP PERT40$172,169$21,673
DANIEL MASONDIRECTOR - IT40$163,663$21,511
JESSICA WHITESR VP GEN COUNSEL40$155,309$19,211
WILLIAM B HAWTHORNE PHDFmr Chief Rsrch
Trustee or director, Officer
30$52,544$5,654
JAMES LOHR MDDirector
Trustee or director
2$16,080$0
MIRIAM ROTHMAN PHDChairperson
Trustee or director, Officer
1$1,100$0
ANITA FISHERDirector
Trustee or director
1$1,000$0
LOURDES PEREZ-WILLIAMS PHDSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$700$0
ELIZABETH WILSON RN MSNDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1202 MORENA BLVD STE 100, SAN DIEGO, CA 92110-3842
Signed the 990
KAREN WHEELER, CFO
Phone
(619) 275-0822
Return prepared by
West Rhode & Roberts

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-3248148 or by the name COMMUNITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC.

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

Mission

CRF, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR CLIENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS, DESIGNS, DELIVERS AND EVALUATES INNOVATIVE AND EXEMPLARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES IN A MANNER THAT IS BOTH CULTURALLY AND TRAUMA COMPETENT, PROVIDING THESE SERVICES WITH INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, AND A STRONG FOCUS ON WELLNESS AND RECOVERY. WE ALSO INSPIRE AND MENTOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES:CRFS OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS PROVIDE INTEGRATED, COORDINATED COMMUNITY-BASED PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR ADULTS 18 AND OLDER WHO HAVE SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS AND TO SERIOUSLY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED (SED) CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES.SERVICES TO THE ADULT POPULATION ARE BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION, WITH EMPHASIS ON ATTENDING TO THE WHOLE PERSON AND RE-ESTABLISHING ONES LIFE AS A RESULT OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF MENTAL ILLNESS, RATHER THAN SIMPLY ATTENDING TO THE SYMPTOMS OF THE ILLNESS. THE SERVICES FOCUS ON RECOVERY, REHABILITATION, AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION, AND ARE INDIVIDUALIZED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EACH CLIENT. CLIENTS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN SETTING SERVICE PLAN GOALS AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO INVOLVE FAMILY AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS IN THE RECOVERY PLAN. SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES UTILIZE THE FAMILY SYSTEMS AND WRAPAROUND APPROACH IN PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, STRENGTH-BASED AND CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. SERVICES ARE CLIENT AND FAMILY-CENTERED AND FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE CLIENT AND FAMILY WHILE RESPECTING AND WORKING WITHIN THEIR CULTURAL BELIEFS, SUPPORTS, AND NORMS. THE CHILDRENS SYSTEM OF CARE (CSOC) PRINCIPLES ARE UTILIZED WHICH EMPHASIZE A STRENGTH-BASED COLLABORATION AMONG FAMILY, THERAPIST, CASE MANAGER, SOCIAL SERVICES, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, AND MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE ASSESSMENT, PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF ALL SERVICES.
    Expenses $26,815,975 · grants $42,799 · revenue $143,723
  • INTENSIVE MOBILE ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT PROGRAMS):ACT PROGRAMS PROVIDE INTENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND HOUSING SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE THOUSAND AND ONE HUNDRED AND TEN PREVIOUSLY HOMELESS ADULTS WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS AND CO-OCCURING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THE PROGRAMS UTILIZE THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE OF ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT) AS WELL AS THE HOUSING FIRST MODEL. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS A HIGHER LEVEL OF COMMUNITY CARE AND TO ASSIST THEM IN REACHING THEIR LIFE GOALS, THAT IS NOT DOMINATED BY MENTAL ILLNESS OR SUBSTANCE USE, IN PART BY PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT HOUSING,. VIRTUALLY, EVERY CLIENT PARTICIPANT HAS BEEN ABLE TO SECURE HOUSING WITH CRF ASSISTANCE. ORGANIZATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS TO ENSURE CLIENTS BENEFITS ARE UTILIZED TO MEET THEIR PRIMARY NEEDS AND CONSERVED FUNDS ARE SAFEGUARDED.
    Expenses $25,474,792 · grants $204,240 · revenue $156,458
  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:CRF OPERATES A VARIETY OF OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (PERT). THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. PERT CLINICIANS RIDE ALONG WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION, EMERGENCY AND LIMITED FOLLOW-UP SERVICES TO PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS RELATED TO A MENTAL DISORDER. PERT TEAM MEMBERS, ALONG WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, WORK ONSITE TO DE-ESCALATE AND STABILIZE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OR LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS RELATED TO BEHAVIORAL OR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. THE PERT PROGRAM STAFF ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION ON MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROVIDED ASSISTS LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND HOW TO MORE EFFECTIVELY INTERVENE WITH INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MENTAL DISORDERS.IN ADDITION, CRF OPERATES SIX CALWORKS STEP FORWARD PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE CALWORKS WELFARE-TO-WORK PROGRAM. WE SERVE THOSE FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH ISSUES SUCH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND POVERTY AND GUIDE THEM TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AS THEY TRANSITION FROM THE WELFARE SYSTEM TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. CRF ALSO OPERATES A TRANSITIONAL RESIDENTIAL FULL-SERVICE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, PSYCHO-SOCIAL REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY FOR VOLUNTARY ADULTS WITH CHRONIC AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS AND DUAL DIAGNOSIS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A SCHEDULE OF DAILY CLASSES TO PROMOTE RECOVERY AND INDEPENDENT LIVING. SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC CONSERVATOR'S OFFICE, INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, MEDICATION SUPPORT, PSYCHIATRY, VOCATIONAL SERVICES, AND PEER SUPPORT. CLIENTS ARE WELCOMED INTO A WARM, HOMELIKE ATMOSPHERE WHERE EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUAL MOTIVATING FACTORS AND GOALS TOWARD RECOVERY. CRF ALSO OPERATES TWO INTENSIVE MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TEAM IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MILD TO MODERATE INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENT DISABILITY AND A CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS AS WELL AS A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AND INTENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED BEHAVIORAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND REHABILITATION CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS WITH A BEHAVIORAL AND RECOVERY FOCUS. THE OVERALL GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO PROVIDE CRISIS STABILIZATION AS WELL AS INCREASE CLINICAL AND FUNCTIONAL STABILITY SO THAT INDIVIDUALS SERVED CAN MAINTAIN OR RETURN TO HIS/HER COMMUNITY PLACEMENT. LASTLY, CRF OPERATES A PROGRAM THROUGH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH HOMES INITIATIVE. THIS PROGRAM SERVES INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC UNMANAGED HEALTH ISSUES AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS WITH COMPLEX MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE OUTREACH, COMPREHENSIVE CARE MANAGEMENT, CARE COORDINATION (PHYSICAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH), HEALTH PROMOTION, COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITIONAL CARE, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT, AND REFERRALS TO HOUSING, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Expenses $23,564,034 · grants $31,393 · revenue $4,038,233
  • SHORT-TERM ACUTE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT (START): THE START PROGRAMS (ALSO REFERRED TO AS CRISIS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS) OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE TO HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE PERSON WHO IS SUFFERING A PSYCHIATRIC CRISIS OF SUCH MAGNITUDE TO NOT TO BE MANAGEABLE ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS. THEY ARE DESIGNED TO BE COMMUNITY-BASED, HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENTS WHICH SPECIALIZE IN PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL WHO COMES THROUGH THE DOOR. THEY RANGE IN SIZE FROM ELEVEN TO SIXTEEN BEDS AND ARE STAFFED TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY BY MASTERS-PREPARED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. THE PROGRAMS SEEK TO ENSURE THAT EACH RESIDENT IS CONNECTED TO A VARIETY OF SOCIAL SERVICE SUPPORTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, TO AID THE TRANSITION INTO SUCCESSFUL LIVING BEYOND THE START PROGRAMS. DURING THIS TAX YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 27,000 CRISIS RESIDENTIAL DAYS WERE PROVIDED.
    Expenses $17,074,791 · grants $195,157 · revenue $32,045

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
95-3248148
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
1996
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Unknown (Z99Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$62,152,482
Income (IRS master file)
$116,176,086

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$116,176,086$106,637,572$62,152,482XML
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$107,541,981$104,118,519$44,504,014IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$96,261,790$94,576,911$40,233,473XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$79,550,836$78,037,246$25,517,590IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 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 95-3248148).

Questions about COMMUNITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of COMMUNITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC is 95-3248148.
Is COMMUNITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
Are donations to COMMUNITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does COMMUNITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 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 RESEARCH FOUNDATION 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 RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC 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 COMMUNITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 16 received compensation from the organization, the highest $248,990 (JAMES ROGERS PsyD, CEO).
How much revenue does COMMUNITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $116,176,086, expenses of $106,637,572 and total assets of $62,152,482 at year end.

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