Chaldean Community Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823237016
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2021, Form 990-N 2019
Location
El Cajon, CA, USA
Phone
3105945094
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Reported finances

Revenue
$346,666
Expenses
$414,260
Assets
$352,379
Liabilities
$85,000

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jolyana Jirjees (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Jolyana Jirjees (Executive Director): $74,970 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the Chaldean Community Council is to empower individuals and strengthen communities by removing barriers to essential services and opportunities. We are committed to serving people of all backgrounds with dignity, compassion, and respect while promoting self-sufficiency, education, health, and economic opportunity through advocacy, collaboration, and community-based programs.

What it reported doing in 2025

During the year, the Chaldean Community Council assisted 11,009 individuals by providing direct services and connecting clients with local, state, and federal resources. Services included assistance with SSI, SSDI, Medicare, Medi-Cal, Covered California, CalFresh, CalWORKs, General Relief, EDD unemployment benefits, IHSS, housing navigation, Section 8 applications, rental assistance, utility assistance programs including SDG&E CARE, FERA, AMP, LIHEAP, and other utility assistance programs, employment services, resume preparation, job search assistance, workforce development, college admissions, FAFSA and financial aid applications, translation and interpretation, citizenship and immigration resources, health insurance enrollment, medical appointment navigation, behavioral health referrals, senior services, transportation assistance, small business development through our Business Incubator Program, community education workshops, youth and family support services, and comprehensive case management. CCC also operated the Chaldean Community Radio Program, providing multilingual public education, health awareness, civic engagement, community announcements, interviews, and information about available resources and services to help keep the community informed and connected. These services were provided directly by CCC staff and through referrals and partnerships with government agencies, healthcare providers, educational institutions, and community organizations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 87.1%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $82.35 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -19.5%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.85; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.1%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 23.2% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 30.3% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 87.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 8 filed program accomplishments · $361K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $75K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.