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Chrysalis House Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Lexington, KY EIN: 61-1012290 Website

The mission of Chrysalis House inc. Is to provide family-oriented treatment and recovery support for women with substance use disorders.

Chrysalis House Inc at a glance

Total assets
$6,927,791
-1.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$5,436,235
+1.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$196,263
-6.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5,540,254
+14.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Chrysalis House Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Lexington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $18K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Serenity Apartments Inc Lexington, KYSupport Property Management Services$18,243
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$6,927,791$5,436,235$5,540,254——$196,263
2024$6,999,591$5,335,585$4,832,512$18,2431$208,819
2023$6,466,211$4,648,016$4,713,575——$116,977
2022$6,573,436$6,032,212$4,260,862——$1,384,442
2021$4,777,995$3,945,580$3,875,451——$20,535
2020$4,818,759$4,088,343$5,081,126——$28,002
2019$5,716,435$3,295,141$3,538,704——$30,351

About Chrysalis House Inc

Based on IRS filings

Chrysalis House Inc is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Lexington, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $196K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Chrysalis House Inc is led by Kama Orr, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 3 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kama Orr

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $161K (2024) → $193K (2025)

  • Lillie Ruschell

    President

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caleb Pate

    Director of Integrated Care

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $110K (2024) → $111K (2025)

  • Angela Rice

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Curry

    Director

    Board Member → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eileen Obrien

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Ross

    Director

    Board Member → Emeritus, 2024

    Emeritus → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy House

    Director

    President → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neal Vaughn

    Director

    Board Member → President, 2023

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rowena Ruff

    Director

    Secretary → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Slade

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Isaacs

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aime Kunes

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Weaver

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gwynn Fister

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Mercer

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Keith

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Quenemoen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob May

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connie Neal

    Assistant Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $100K (2025)

  • Linda Karns

    Treasurer

    President → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Sanders

    Vice President

    Board Member → Director, 2024

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Vaughan

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan Miller

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (28)
  • Former: Robert May (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: William Quenemoen (2024) — Director
  • Former: Ann Sturgill (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Kama McKinney (2019–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Sue Chenault (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: George Ross-Emeritus (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Anne Leake (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: John Cole (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Laura Boison (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Lindsay Hughes Thurston (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Melissa Moore Murphy (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Opa Johnson (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kristin Lawson (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Lisa Minton (2019–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Sarah Clay (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Vanita Allen (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Vitale Buford (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: William Drake (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Amanda Helmbrecht (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Caroline Vanmeter (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Betsy Campbell (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Caroline Friesen (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Lindsay Thurston-Hughes (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Margaret Claus (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Amber Philpott (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: David Whitehouse (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Kimberlee Peveler (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Lauze Volk (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kama Orr — Executive Director: $193KKama OrrExecutive Director$193KCaleb Pate — Director of Integrated Care: $111KCaleb PateDirector of Integrated Care$111KConnie Neal — Assistant Director: $100KConnie NealAssistant Director$100K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $193K, to Kama Orr (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Chrysalis House Inc

How large is Chrysalis House Inc?

Chrysalis House Inc reported $6.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.4M.

What is Chrysalis House Inc?

Chrysalis House Inc is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Lexington, KY. It holds $6.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Chrysalis House Inc operate?

Chrysalis House Inc has awarded grants in Kentucky.

What is Chrysalis House Inc's EIN?

Chrysalis House Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1012290. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

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