Kern County Sheriffs Employee Welfare &

501(c)(4) organization Bakersfield, CA EIN: 95-6097324

To provide insurance and death benefits for members, and advance their social, and educational welfare.

Kern County Sheriffs Employee Welfare & at a glance

Total assets
$1,663,410
+6.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$129,786
+14.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$53,361
+53.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$73,796
-8.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Kern County Sheriffs Employee Welfare & 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

Bakersfield

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6KTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $5K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kern Community Foundation Bakersfield, CA—$5,275
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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$1,663,410$129,786$73,796——$53,361
2024$1,561,484$113,254$80,505$5,2751$34,852
2023$1,403,546$90,921$67,591$5,300Total only$4,357
2021$1,343,548$140,682$69,241$2,732Total only$39,357
2020$1,220,473$135,282$64,947$4,825Total only$26,895

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Kern County Sheriffs Employee Welfare &

Based on IRS filings

Kern County Sheriffs Employee Welfare & is a public charity, based in Bakersfield, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $53K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kern County Sheriffs Employee Welfare & is led by Jocelyn Wolter, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jocelyn Wolter

    President

    Secretary → President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Maxwell

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Darling

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Elliott

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dixie Walters

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele Leper

    Director

    President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Dustin Contreras

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Mendoza

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sundeep Dhaliwill

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Riveria

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Desiree Deval

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Grace Rodriguez

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Keiry Romero

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Alvarenga

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helen Rosario-Rivera

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Elvie Martinez (2024) — Director
  • Former: Laura Lopez (2024) — Director
  • Former: Natalie McGill (2024) — Director
  • Former: Carmen Gonzalez (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Helen Rosario (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: James Vasquez (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Jason Weitzel (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mallory Serjeant (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael Whorf (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michelle McFarland (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Peter Martinez (2020–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Kern County Sheriffs Employee Welfare &

How large is Kern County Sheriffs Employee Welfare &?

Kern County Sheriffs Employee Welfare & reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $130K.

Where does Kern County Sheriffs Employee Welfare & operate?

Kern County Sheriffs Employee Welfare & has awarded grants in California.

What is Kern County Sheriffs Employee Welfare &'s EIN?

Kern County Sheriffs Employee Welfare &'s EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-6097324. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 29, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 16, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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