Nonprofit · EIN 95-3497922
DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY
Tax-exempt · COSTA MESA, CA 92626
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $486,738 | $411,704 | $75,034 | $756,636 | $62,442 | $694,194 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $313,538 | $396,130 | -$82,592 | $800,631 | $181,471 | $619,160 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $325,453 | $340,499 | -$15,046 | $853,269 | $151,517 | $701,752 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $350,979
- Program service revenue
- $121,216
- Investment income
- $9,631
- Net income from gaming
- $4,912
- Other revenue
- $4,912
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $69,935
- Other salaries and wages
- $104,151
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $201,712
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $32,818
- Occupancy
- $54,122
- Depreciation
- $1,338
- Program services (functional)
- $318,937
- Management and general (functional)
- $47,648
- Fundraising (functional)
- $45,119
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $800,631
- Total assets, end of year
- $756,636
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $62,442
- Net assets, end of year
- $694,194
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,687
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $694,194
- Gross receipts
- $604,347
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1979
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLIE A PEREZ-TUCHOWSKI | EXECUTIVE DIR. Officer | 40 | $69,935 |
| KRISTIN GRIFFIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JAMIE BREWER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| STEVE CEARLEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AMY ERSKINE-CARMONA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ERIC DORAN MS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL G KING ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ESTEBAN LOPEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR BECCA OBERFIELD DNP CPNP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KELLY SACKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREN VANDENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JONATHAN D SANTORO MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLIE A PEREZ-TUCHOWSKI | EXECUTIVE DIR. Officer | 40 | $64,131 |
| KRISTIN GRIFFIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JAMIE BREWER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| STEVE CEARLEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AMY ERSKINE-CARMONA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ERIC DORAN MS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL G KING ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ESTEBAN LOPEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR BECCA OBERFIELD DNP CPNP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KELLY SACKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREN VANDENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JONATHAN D SANTORO MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLIE A PEREZ-TUCHOWSKI | EXECUTIVE DIR. Officer | 40 | $67,626 |
| RUBEN RIVAS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JANETTE MATTSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| AMY ERSKINE-CARMONA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LESLIE STAWARZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JAMIE BREWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE CEARLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC DORAN MS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTIN GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GERARD JENSEN PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL G KING ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ESTEBAN LOPEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR BECCA OBERFIELD DNP CPNP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KELLY SACKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JONATHAN D SANTORO MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREN VANDENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 151 KALMUS DR M-5, COSTA MESA, CA 92626-5980
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KRISTIN GRIFFIN, 151 KALMUS DR SUITE M-5, COSTA MESA, CA 92626
- Signed the 990
- KRISTIN GRIFFIN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (714) 540-5794
- Website
- WWW.DSAOC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SMITH MARION & CO
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-3497922 or by the name DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY.
- 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
DSAOC'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A PLACE FOR CONNECTION, INFORMATION AND HOPE FOR PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT GREATER ORANGE COUNTY, TO PROMOTE DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND TO OFFER PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND SUPPORT THAT AIM TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. OUR VISION IS TO BE A ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR ALL THINGS DOWN SYNDROME RELATED, AND TO BE A MODEL ORGANIZATION FOR COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS, TO CHANGE PERCEPTIONS AND CHANGE LIVES.
Program accomplishments
- DSAOC CENTER - A PLACE TO BELONG THE DSAOC CENTER, LOCATED IN COSTA MESA, IS THE VENUE FOR MANY OF OUR ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, SEMINARS, AND SUPPORT GROUPS. IN ADDITION, MUCH OF THE DSAOC'S WORK INCLUDES OUTREACH AND COLLABORATION WITH AN EXPANDING NETWORK OF EDUCATORS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, RESEARCHERS, THERAPISTS, EMPLOYERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND MANY OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A PLACE FOR CONNECTION, INFORMATION AND HOPE FOR PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES. AT OUR LOCAL SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS AND SOCIAL EVENTS, FAMILIES FIND COMFORT, SUPPORT AND LONG-LASTING FRIENDSHIPS. DSAOC ALSO PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES IN SPANISH AND, INCREASINGLY, IN OTHER LANGUAGES.Expenses $239,203 · revenue $2,687
- TEEN/ADULT PROGRAMTHE TEEN/ADULT PROGRAM INCLUDES WEEKLY AND MONTHLY CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUS ON SOCIAL, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLNESS. THE TEEN/ADULT PROGRAM ALSO FEATURES AN AWESOME ADVOCATES GROUP THAT PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND HELPS PLAN FUTURE ACTIVITIES. DSAOC ALSO HAS A VARIETY OF DANCES AND SOCIAL MIXERS FOR THIS AGE GROUP.Expenses $31,894 · revenue $94,065
- ORANGE COUNTY BIKE CAMPSINCE 2008, DSAOC HAS BEEN HELPING CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND OTHER DISABILITIES LEARN TO RIDE A CONVENTIONAL 2-WHEEL BIKE. THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH ICANSHINE AND UCP-OC, THE ORANGE COUNTY BIKE CAMP IS HELD ANNUALLY DURING THE SUMMER AND SUPPORTS 40 PARTICIPANTS EACH CAMP. BENEFITS TO THIS CAMP INCLUDE, ENHANCED HEALTH AND CONFIDENCE, IMPROVED ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH TYPICAL PEERS, INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN FAMILY ACTIVITIES, WITH FEWER SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, PROUD, SELF-CONFIDENT, INDEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS RIDING REGULAR BICYCLES SAFELY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND IMPROVED TRANSPORTATION INDEPENDENCE FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS.Expenses $47,840 · revenue $24,464
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
- 95-3497922
- 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
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $756,636
- Income (IRS master file)
- $604,347
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $486,738 | $411,704 | $756,636 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $313,538 | $396,130 | $800,631 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $325,453 | $340,499 | $853,269 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $269,009 | $283,290 | $731,660 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 95-3497922).
Questions about DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY
- What is the EIN of DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY is 95-3497922.
- Is DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
- Are donations to DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY 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 DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY 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 DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY 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 DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KRISTIN GRIFFIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $69,935 (KELLIE A PEREZ-TUCHOWSKI, EXECUTIVE DIR.).
- How much revenue does DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $486,738, expenses of $411,704 and total assets of $756,636 at year end.
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