EIN 46-4044090

Comfort Cases

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
15
Year formed
2013
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Comfort Cases provides support to children entering the foster care system by giving them backpacks filled with new essential and comfort items. The organization was founded on a mission to provide comfort and support to the youth in foster care. Typically, children are given a trash bag to pack up their belongings when they are removed from their homes, but Comfort Cases provides the necessary supplies for these children.
Total revenues
$3,998,176
2022
Total expenses
$2,247,319
2022
Total assets
$3,325,883
2022
Num. employees
15
2022

Program areas at Comfort Cases

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.

Who funds Comfort Cases

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Color Street FoundationOperation Support$43,500
KPMG US FoundationOperations$30,000
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$27,155
...and 45 more grants received totalling $357,545

Personnel at Comfort Cases

NameTitleCompensation
Robert ScheerChief Executive Officer$255,953
Rob ScheerFounder
Aleks SchiffDirector of Operations and Programming
Jennifer WhitmanInventory Manager
Kiven WilliamsShipping Manager
...and 6 more key personnel

Financials for Comfort Cases

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,016,071
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$25,530
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$-47,882
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$4,457
Total revenues$3,998,176

Form 990s for Comfort Cases

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-06-20990View PDF
2022-122023-05-09990View PDF
2020-122021-05-24990View PDF
2019-122020-11-19990View PDF
2018-122019-12-11990View PDF
...and 4 more Form 990s
Data update history
February 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,000 from The Office Charity Foundation Corporation
January 30, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $20,000 from National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN Inc
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Pedersen Family Foundation
July 22, 2023
Received grants
Identified 26 new grant, including a grant for $43,572 from American Online Giving Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildren
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedFundraising eventsReceives government fundingProvides scholarshipsGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
15825 Shady Grove Rd Suite 60
Rockville, MD 20850
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
Montgomery County, MD
Website URL
comfortcases.org/ 
Phone
(301) 605-7813
IRS details
EIN
46-4044090
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2013
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P32: Foster Care
NAICS code, primary
624110: Child and Youth Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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