Oregon · Nonprofit
CHERISHABILITY
CHERISHABILITY (Oregon) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $588,111 to it, the largest being The Campership Fund ($148,036). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $675k
- Funders on record
- 15
- Grants received
- $588k
- Net assets
- $380k
What Cherishability does
Mission
The mission of Cherishability is to build compassionate community and support for christian scientists with developmental special needs and their families through financial assistance, informational and inspirational resources, and experiential enrichment activities.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Adaptive family camp at 100 elk - 28 participants. Cherishability's flagship program takes place at the a/u ranches' 100 elk outdoor center in buena vista, colorado. Designed around the needs of participants, this week-long christian science camp program offers activities such as horseback riding, canoeing, hiking, outdoor hot springs, crafting, cooking, and s'more making. Parents enjoy respite time and mutual support.
$90,058 spent$8,450 earned by the program26% of program spendingVocational training program - 10 participants.participants in this program become part of Cherishability's paid seasonal staff, contributing important services at christian science camps and organizations. Working under the instruction of Cherishability's skilled and caring job coaches and support staff, trainees learn both job readiness and life skills while receiving off-hours chaperoning and support. Our comprehensive approach allows trainees to step out of their comfort zones and grow their independence, friendships, and skills. Trainees work as lodge and facilities crews at the a/u ranches, in buena vista, colorado.
$99,667 spent$24,371 earned by the program29% of program spendingAdaptive youth camp - 3 participants.our adaptive youth camp offers school-aged children, who would not otherwise be able to participate due to their needs, access to christian science summer camp alongside their peers. This tailored experience offers one-on-one support and accommodates individual participation styles. We thoughtfully individualize the camper's activities, housing arrangements, meals, and schedule so they can experience the love of a christian science summer camp and have fun with new friends.
$29,995 spent9% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$123,026 spent$5,460 earned by the program36% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $342,746.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $209k to $387k (+85%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
94% of CHERISHABILITY’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Julie Finnin Day
Executive director
Board chair
Kathy Linehan
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 7 funders, grant income rose $6k → $140k.
3 of 15 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 5% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CHERISHABILITY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CHERISHABILITY has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 25% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
32% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CHERISHABILITY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 43% · 2022 43% · 2023 29% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of CHERISHABILITY's funders are still giving 2 years after their first grant; 67% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
CHERISHABILITY draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Oregon, across 9 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $32k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CHERISHABILITY runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 21,616 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like CHERISHABILITY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Oregon
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
69% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CHERISHABILITY: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CHERISHABILITY?
- CHERISHABILITY (Oregon) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $588,111 to it, the largest being The Campership Fund ($148,036). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CHERISHABILITY have?
- IRS filings report 15 organizations giving $588,111 in grants to CHERISHABILITY, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CHERISHABILITY?
- The Campership Fund is the largest funder on record, with $148,036 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CHERISHABILITY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Oregon. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 15 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing