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Friends for Survival Sacramento Chapter

Public charity · Grantmaker Sacramento, CA EIN: 31-1640393 Website

We are a 501(c)(3)tax exempt charitable bereavement outreach organization available to those who are grieving a suidice death of family or friends.

Friends for Survival Sacramento Chapter at a glance

Total assets
$107,681
+62.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$190,468
-19.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$149,854
-38.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Friends for Survival Sacramento Chapter funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Sacramento

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $71K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends for Survival Sacramento, CASupport$70,620
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$107,681$190,468$149,854——
2024$66,338$237,371$242,716——
2023$71,965$285,943$249,210$70,6201
2022$36,272$192,457$234,283——
2021$79,224$187,615$185,578——
2020$70,255$166,125$132,967——
2019$36,576$113,182$117,373——

About Friends for Survival Sacramento Chapter

Based on IRS filings

Friends for Survival Sacramento Chapter is a public charity, based in Sacramento, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $108K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends for Survival Sacramento Chapter is led by Susan Reynolds, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Susan Reynolds

    Executive Director

    Treasurer → Secretary-Treasurer, 2023

    Secretary-Treasurer → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $25K (2025)

  • Mary Rossell

    President

    Director → President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Trask

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Oana York

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colleen King

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teri Rose

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ian Howard

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Meltzer

    Secretary-Treasurer

    Director → Secretary-Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Erin Stone (2023–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Lisa West (2024) — Director
  • Former: Chris Beeby (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Holmstrom (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Marilyn Koenig (2019–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Toni Groth (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Chandler-Tonstand (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Valerie Gilzean (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Deborah Koberline (2022) — Director
  • Former: Cindy Iseley (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Katherine Remhof (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Charles Thomas (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mike Pina (2019) — Director

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

Susan Reynolds — Executive Director: $25KSusan ReynoldsExecutive Director$25K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $25K, to Susan Reynolds (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Friends for Survival Sacramento Chapter

How large is Friends for Survival Sacramento Chapter?

Friends for Survival Sacramento Chapter reported $108K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $190K.

Where does Friends for Survival Sacramento Chapter operate?

Friends for Survival Sacramento Chapter has awarded grants in California.

What is Friends for Survival Sacramento Chapter's EIN?

Friends for Survival Sacramento Chapter's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1640393. 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. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 16, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 3, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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