Maryland · Nonprofit
CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM
CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM (Maryland) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $126,342 to it, the largest being SOCIETY ITALIAN-AMERICAN BUSINESS ($50,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.2M
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $126k
- Net assets
- $2.6M
What Chesapeake Health Education Program does
Mission
Chesapeake Health Education Program, inc. (chep) is a 501 (c)(3) organization that has a dual mission of providing transitional housing through veteran-only programs and hosting affordable, high quality educational programs for healthcare providers in harford and cecil counties as well as the surrounding counties and states. We have found ourselves with this unique purpose, based on an organizational history of providing continuing education for medical professionals serving the veteran community. At the same time, a need was discovered to provide transitional housing for homeless veterans. It was decided that chep would utilize funds earned by providing continuing education programming to financially support the veteran transitional housing program.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Education programs & conferences:chep continued its commitment to professional education and workforce development by providing accredited training opportunities for healthcare, behavioral health, federal workforce, and military professionals throughout 2024. Chep delivered nine behavioral health programs, including trauma-informed care (16 participants), the annual addictions conference (40), best practices for military-connected families (7), anti-discriminatory treatment (13), firearm suicide prevention (6), burnout & prevention for social workers (10), suicide prevention (96), implicit bias (34), and ethics (25) serving a total of 247 participants.additionally, chep hosted two dental continuing education programs p.a.n.d.a. (prevent abuse and neglect through dental awareness) (54) and medically complex patients (14) with 68 participants in total.chep also supported and participated in federal and regional workforce events, including the workers' compensation conference (474 attendees), mcapp (300), and iowa's best (500) reaching 1,274 participants collectively.in partnership with the counter narcotics and tactical operations medical support (contoms) program, chep supported…
$581,995 spent$581,995 earned by the program21% of program spendingTransitional housing for homeless veterans charleston, sc:chep's programs in south carolina continue to operate 35 beds supported by the veterans administration grant and per diem program. We remain the largest provider of transitional housing for homeless veterans in the state and the only program that offers services to female and transgender veterans, as well as veteran families with children. Throughout 2024, chep maintained an average occupancy rate of 85% and provided approximately 12,810 bed days of care to veterans in need. Our program continued to focus on long-term stability, connecting participants with employment resources, permanent housing options, and comprehensive case management services aimed at helping each veteran achieve independent living.
$1,179,303 spent$1,179,303 earned by the program43% of program spendingTransitional housing for homeless veterans perry point, md:chep's maryland program continues to operate 29 beds supported by the veterans administration grant and per diem program. The program consistently exceeds national averages for key performance goals identified by the va, including housing stability and successful transition to permanent housing. In 2024, chep maintained an average occupancy rate of 82% and provided more than 8,289 bed days of supportive care to veterans in need. Our team expanded individualized case management, increased partnerships with local employers and community agencies, and continued to focus on long-term independence through employment readiness, financial literacy, and permanent housing connections.
$874,332 spent$874,332 earned by the program32% of program spendingCommunity outreach & local initiatives:in 2024, chep expanded its mission-driven work by launching new community outreach initiatives across maryland. These programs were developed to strengthen local partnerships, increase volunteerism, and provide direct support to veterans, their families, and community members in need.chep collaborated with local food pantries to support hunger relief efforts and organized volunteer service days in partnership with county government teams. These initiatives provided essential items, meals, and hands-on assistance to individuals and families experiencing hardship, while fostering stronger connections between public agencies, local businesses, and the communities chep serves.although still in the early stages of development, these outreach programs laid the groundwork for sustained community engagement and demonstrated chep's ongoing commitment to building stable, supportive environments where veterans and their families can thrive.
$121,328 spent$528,335 earned by the program4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,756,958.
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 2020 to 2021, from $4.3M to $3.7M (−13%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 58% · 2018 60% · 2019 55% · 2020 82% · 2021 65% · 2022 69% · 2023 27%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
1% of CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 7 of the last 8 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
John J Berkeridge
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2023 and FY2024 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $0 → $50k.
1 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% 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 CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 7 of 8 funders by total. 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
CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM leans on a few funders — its largest provides 40% of grant income and the top three 93%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
65% 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 CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 99% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
71% of CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM's grant income comes from Maryland funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $276 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM is better cushioned than half of the 11,263 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,263 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $15.4M on record.
- Department of Veterans Affairs$15.4M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM
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 Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
78% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Chep Charlestown LLC · disregarded
- Cheph Washington LLC · disregarded
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM: 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 CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM?
- CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM (Maryland) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $126,342 to it, the largest being SOCIETY ITALIAN-AMERICAN BUSINESS ($50,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $126,342 in grants to CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM?
- SOCIETY ITALIAN-AMERICAN BUSINESS is the largest funder on record, with $50,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. 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 8 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