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US nonprofit · EIN 522100734 · Burtonsville, MDiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 522100734) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Center for Adoption Support and Education Inc's network

19 people3 organisationsi19 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Richard K Devaney Chair (also filed as Richard Devaney)President/Chair2020
6 yrs
Aaron D Schuham (also filed as Aaron Schuham)Director2019
7 yrs
Alex HendricksCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Anna KoehleDirector2024
2 yrs
Barbara J Gertzog (also filed as Barbara Gertzog)Director2023
3 yrs
Beverly J Woodard (also filed as Beverly Woodard)Director2019
7 yrs
Colleen CordovaTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Danielle NguyenDirector2024
2 yrs
Dara BusmanDirector2023
3 yrs
David BulittDirector2023
3 yrs
Douglas CheesemanDirector2024
2 yrs
Heather HostetterDirector2024
2 yrs
Kathleen DuganDirector2018
8 yrs
Michael DuganDirector2018
8 yrs
Michaela BattleDirector2024
2 yrs
Pamela Krooth (also filed as PAM Krooth)Director2018
8 yrs
Rick PowellVice Chair2021
5 yrs
Sara Van GeertruydenDirector2018
8 yrs
UMA AhluwaliaDirector2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 19 →

Officers and senior leadership

14 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
AVI BurnsteinCOO2023
AVI BursteinCOO2024
Dawn WilsonProgram Manager-National Inititatives & Trainingsince 2018
Debbe RileyCEO2019
Debbie RileyCEOsince 2018
Jennifer JankowskiVP-Marketing & Communications2021
Laura OrnelasDTC Program Managersince 2022
Leslie SavaryCFOsince 2018
Mari ItzkowitzDirector of Clinical Servicessince 2020
Mary WichanskyProgram Manager-National Initiativesince 2019
Melisa RogersDirector of Marketing2020
Tamara ArsenaultDevelopment Directorsince 2019
Tamara BurkeProgram Administration Manager2022
Yasmin Lewis-WhiteHuman Resources Managersince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Debbie RileyCEO40$285k$11k
Avi BursteinCOO40$211k$10k
Leslie SavaryCFO40$191k$9k
Mary WichanskyProgram Manager-National Initiative40$175k$9k
Dawn WilsonProgram Manager, Nti40$168k$8k
Laura OrnelasAcademy Program Manager40$155k$8k
Yasmin Lewis-WhiteHuman Resources Manager40$147k$2k
Richard DevaneyPresident/Chair0.5$0
Rick PowellVice Chair0.5$0
Alex HendricksSecretary0.5$0
Colleen CordovaTreasurer0.5$0
Danielle NguyenDirector0.5$0
Anna KoehleDirector0.5$0
Sara van GeertruydenDirector0.5$0
Douglas CheesemanDirector0.5$0
Michael DuganDirector0.5$0
Kathleen DuganDirector0.5$0
Pam KroothDirector0.5$0
Heather HostetterDirector0.5$0
Michaela BattleDirector0.5$0
Barbara GertzogDirector0.5$0
Dara BusmanDirector0.5$0
Beverly WoodardDirector0.5$0
Uma AhluwaliaDirector0.5$0
Aaron SchuhamDirector0.5$0
David BulittDirector0.5$0

Colorado roster

23 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263029500). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Kathleen CookChair
Leslie SavaryDirector
Avi BursteinCOO
Cook KathleenChair
Heather HostetterDirector
Dawn WilsonProgram Manager - National Initiatives
Leslie Savary
Dara BusmanDirector
Colleen CordovaDirector
Andrew LewisDirector
Michael DuganDirector
Kathleen DuganDirector
Richard DevaneyDirector
Michela BattleDirector
Rick PowellChair
Sara van GeertruydenDirector
Aaron SchuhamSecretary
Debbie RileyCEO
Douglas CheesemanDirector
Barbara GertzogTreasurer
Pamela KroothDirector
Uma AhluwaliaVice-Chair
Beverly WoodardDirector

About

Legal name
Center for Adoption Support and Education Inc
EIN
522100734
Address
3919 National Dr Ste 200, Burtonsville, MD, 20866-1184
State
Maryland
Mission
The center for adoption support and education, inc. (c.a.s.e.) provides pre- and post-permanency counseling and education services to foster, kinship, and adoptive families, educators, child welfare staff, and mental health providers in the maryland, northern virginia, and washington, d.c. Areas. C.a.s.e. Combines best practice and innovation to provide specialized therapy, training, and... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
F20 Mental health and crisis intervention
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1998
Principal officer
Debbie Riley (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 1998
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsKathleen Dugan
≥8years on the filingsMichael Dugan
≥8years on the filingsPamela Krooth
≥8years on the filingsSara Van Geertruyden

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$6.1m
Total liabilities
$2.8m
Net assets or fund balances
$3.4m
Contributions and grants received
$10.7m
Program service revenue
$827k
Employees
75
Volunteers
74

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$11.8m$11.8mDeficit $10k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.