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CRI-Help Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker North Hollywood, CA EIN: 95-2758951 Website

Substance use disorder treatment

CRI-Help Inc at a glance

Total assets
$59,753,236
+17.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$33,359,320
-22.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$379,946
-7.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$24,146,937
+41.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who CRI-Help Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Rockville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $170K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Health Resources & Services Administration of the United States Government Rockville, MDProvider Relief Fund$170,079
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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$59,753,236$33,359,320$24,146,937——$379,946
2024$50,794,955$42,978,055$17,053,571——$408,438
2023$22,637,361$19,243,515$14,716,481——$885,375
2022$15,659,184$10,369,757$11,560,748$170,0791$6,810
2021$16,145,193$11,087,289$11,378,169——$3,239
2020$16,964,169$11,363,966$11,018,401——$56,131
2019$15,587,926$9,532,442$9,393,561——$111,076

About CRI-Help Inc

Based on IRS filings

CRI-Help Inc is a public charity, based in North Hollywood, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $59.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $380K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

CRI-Help Inc is led by Jack Bernstein, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 9 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jack Bernstein

    CEO

    President → CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $184K (2019) → $167K (2025)

  • Brandon Fernandez-Comer

    CEO

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $110K (2022) → $296K (2025)

  • Dayna Dewitt Mataisz

    Director of Nursing

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $117K (2024) → $150K (2025)

  • Gary Horejsi

    Clinial Director

    Program Director → Clinial Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $106K (2024) → $141K (2025)

  • Baldomero Gonzalez III

    Director of Operations

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $176K (2025)

  • Eliah Elfferts

    Director of Human Resources

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $107K (2025)

  • Eric Rey

    Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $116K (2025)

  • Fabiola Romero

    Nurse Practitioner

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $117K (2025)

  • Justin Kuester

    Nurse Practitioner

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $111K (2025)

  • Anthony Edmondson

    Treasurer

    Treasurer → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Balet

    Secretary

    Acting Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023

    Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cara Sandweiss

    Board Member

    Board Member → Board Member From, 2022

    Board Member From → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick Mahoney

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arthur Lewis

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Marcus Sola (2019–2024) — Chairman
  • Former: Marlene Nadel (2021–2024) — Director of Client Service
  • Former: Aj Lewis (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Tom Pfleger (2019–2021) — 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

Brandon Fernandez-Comer — CEO: $296KBrandon Fernandez-ComerCEO$296KBaldomero Gonzalez III — Director of Operations: $176KBaldomero Gonzalez IIIDirector of Operations$176KJack Bernstein — CEO (Chair of Board): $167KJack BernsteinCEO (Chair of Board)$167KDayna Dewitt Mataisz — Director of Nursing: $150KDayna Dewitt MataiszDirector of Nursing$150KGary Horejsi — Clinial Director: $141KGary HorejsiClinial Director$141KFabiola Romero — Nurse Practitioner: $117KFabiola RomeroNurse Practitioner$117KEric Rey — Facilities Maintenance Supervisor: $116KEric ReyFacilities Maintenance…$116KJustin Kuester — Nurse Practitioner: $111KJustin KuesterNurse Practitioner$111KEliah Elfferts — Director of Human Resources: $107KEliah ElffertsDirector of Human Resources$107K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $296K, to Brandon Fernandez-Comer (CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about CRI-Help Inc

How large is CRI-Help Inc?

CRI-Help Inc reported $59.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $33.4M.

Where does CRI-Help Inc operate?

CRI-Help Inc has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is CRI-Help Inc's EIN?

CRI-Help Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-2758951. 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 May 18, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)

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