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Gocare Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Ventura, CA EIN: 91-2143816 Website

The organization's primary purpose is to sustainably reduce extreme poverty by empowering people through educational and economic development programs.

Gocare Inc at a glance

Total assets
$9,257,408
+4.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$142,268
-563.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$93,525
-375.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$113,223
+11.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Gocare Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

MonroeSanta PaulaVentura

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 2 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $37K (2021) to $1.2M (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $1.2M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jubilee House Community Inc Monroe, NCEducation$1,228,214
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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$9,257,408$142,268$113,223——$93,525
2024$8,825,912$-30,674$101,707——$-33,945
2023$7,880,085$302,675$1,657,755$1,228,2141$259,472
2022$8,408,436$191,880$424,499——$87,955
2021$9,539,890$24,592$437,458$37,0002$-20,702
2020$8,573,671$151,640$435,289——$83,001
2019$8,283,963$234,068$451,520——$110,846

About Gocare Inc

Based on IRS filings

Gocare Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Ventura, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $94K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gocare Inc is led by Michelle Cekov, President on every filing since 2019; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michelle Cekov

    President

    On filings since 2019

    21 hrs/week

    $40K (2019) → $44K (2025)

  • Jane McClenahan

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Martens

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • David Lindsay

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Lindsay

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Connie Lindsay (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jeannette Perez Stevens (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Cekov (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Steven Klinger (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Terry Dinneen (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jordan Eller (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Luz Maria Ortiz-Smith (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Diane Lindsay (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

Michelle Cekov — President: $44KMichelle CekovPresident$44K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $44K, to Michelle Cekov (President).

Frequently asked questions about Gocare Inc

How large is Gocare Inc?

Gocare Inc reported $9.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $142K.

What is Gocare Inc?

Gocare Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Ventura, CA. It holds $9.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Gocare Inc operate?

Gocare Inc has awarded grants in California, North Carolina.

What is Gocare Inc's EIN?

Gocare Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2143816. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 18, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 6, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 26, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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