2025-11-17T10:33:41-06:00 2024-12-31 050409384 KAHN LITWIN RENZA & CO LTD 951 NORTH MAIN STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02904 990 2024-01-01 521711309 CHESAPEAKE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM CHES 4106421195 PO BOX 229 PERRYVILLE MD 21903 JOHN J BERKERIDGE CEO 4106421195 2025-11-17 1 1 PATRICK J MARTIN P00283486 4012742001 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHEP JOHN J BERKERIDGE PO BOX 229 PERRYVILLE MD 21903 3326483 0 X X 1991 MD THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO HOMELESS VETERANS IN MARYLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND WASHINGTON D.C. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE EDUCATION AND FULL SERVICE MEETING PLANNING SERVICES FOR LOCAL AND NATIONAL EVENTS OF ANY SIZE. 12 10 29 40 0 0 2613525 18208 1069523 3044990 30366 54226 68245 117572 3781659 3234996 0 0 0 0 1001084 1393672 0 0 162496 2687171 2162177 3688255 3555849 93404 -320853 3345554 3446070 1891188 874435 1454366 2571635 X 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. 0 0 581995 581995 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 SEVEN SPECIALIZED TACTICAL MEDICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE. THESE INCLUDED BASIC 146 (43 ATTENDEES), ADVANCED XIII (27), ADVANCED XIV (18), OMSU APRIL (20), OMSU AUGUST (30), BASIC 148 (56), AND TACTICAL FIRST RESPONDER (11) PROVIDING ADVANCED MEDICAL INSTRUCTION TO 205 MILITARY AND TACTICAL MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.OVERALL, CHEP'S 2024 EDUCATION AND TRAINING INITIATIVES REACHED APPROXIMATELY 1,794 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINES. THESE PROGRAMS ADVANCED CHEP'S MISSION BY PROMOTING BEST PRACTICES, PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION, AND IMPROVED SERVICE DELIVERY FOR VETERANS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE COMMUNITY. 1179303 1179303 TRANSITIONAL 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. 874332 874332 TRANSITIONAL 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. 121328 528335 COMMUNITY 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. 121328 528335 2756958 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 1 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MD SC X LISA HERSHEY 4437764700 PO BOX 203 ABINGDON MD 21009 ERIC METZ PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN KROEDEL VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES COMATY SECRETARY (TO 4/24) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAWN METZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE MILLARD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE NIEWENHOUS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA FINCH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE BENNETT DIRECTOR OF CONTINUING EDUCATION 40.00 X X 132387 0 0 JOHN J BERKERIDGE CEO 50.00 X X 116918 0 6186 COSTA SEREVETAS SECRETARY/TREASURER (AS OF 4/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 TORI ANDERSON BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 7/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE STEIN BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 12/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 249305 0 6186 2 0 0 0 HERSHEY ACCOUNTING PO BOX 203 ABINGDON MD 21009 132338 1 18208 18208 HOMELESS INITIATIVES 611710 2137493 2137493 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 611710 907497 907497 3044990 54226 54226 90084 18208 91487 -1403 -1403 RENTAL INCOME 611710 118975 118975 118975 3234996 3163965 0 52823 255684 38353 166194 51137 928500 893193 2747 32560 126874 104190 14607 8077 82614 65265 11566 5783 3695 3695 185721 185721 1662 1662 338336 333001 5335 81745 16806 64939 43749 30223 13526 44815 24648 20167 114687 22686 92001 92625 62297 30328 217712 217712 16766 16766 98544 78835 19709 73630 58904 14726 MANAGED FUND EXPENSE 431216 431216 VETERAN SUPPORTIVE SERV 155231 155231 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 104602 104602 BAD DEBT 67787 67787 89654 52009 37645 3555849 2756958 636395 162496 470630 1073586 1230958 167036 114328 206872 591 590 24249 32297 3671791 1706102 1504798 1965689 3345554 3446070 326996 677793 1424185 57650 140007 138992 1891188 874435 X 1454366 2390542 181093 1454366 2571635 3345554 3446070 -320853 21587 1416535 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1227680 1121083 1974575 2613525 18208 6955071 207914 563463 786314 1069523 3254049 5881263 1435594 1684546 2760889 3683048 3272257 12836334 0 0 0 12836334 39003 22372 59387 85183 54226 260171 39003 22372 59387 85183 54226 260171 1474597 1706918 2820276 3768231 3326483 13096505 0.98010 0.97810 0.01990 0.02190 X 200000 200000 2497568 901231 1596337 595228 485019 110209 378995 319852 59143 1965689 LOANS PAYABLE 138992 138992 X 3543868 21587 197460 91487 310534 3233334 1662 1662 3234996 3843134 197460 91487 288947 3554187 1662 1662 3555849 PART X, LINE 2: THE BOARD IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE BOARD OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AT BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. THE BOARD ANNUALLY FILES IRS FORM 990 - RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, REPORTING VARIOUS INFORMATION THAT THE IRS USES TO MONITOR THE ACTIVITIES OF TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES. THESE TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. THE BOARD CURRENTLY HAS NO TAX EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS. GOLF TOURNAMENT 66705 15150 51555 6500 7862 1152 13791 JINGLE BELL BALL 27143 2230 24913 5000 15621 1500 2612 3 14444 828 13616 1671 11084 22215 2479 108292 18208 90084 5000 8171 34567 24867 18882 91487 -1403 JOHN J BERKERIDGE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 100640 SOLE OWNER OF BERKERIDGE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC AND PARTIAL OWNER OF BEL AIR FLORIST, LLC. THE ORGANIZATION ENTERED INTO A JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT WITH BERKERIDGE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC, AND BEL AIR FLORIST, LLC UNDER WHICH THE ORGANIZATION PAYS CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES AND RECEIVES 100% OF THE PROFITS. THE ARRANGEMENT WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PURSUANT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY, AND THE BOARD DETERMINED THAT THE TERMS ARE FAIR, REASONABLE, AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION. 0 STEVE KROEDEL BOARD MEMBER 11401 ECO COOL HVAC, HVAC SERVICES 0 COSTA SEREVETAS BOARD MEMBER 6600 EFFICIENCY ENTERPRISES, LANDSCAPING SERVICES. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ERIC AND DAWN METZ HAVE A SPOUSAL RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AFTER IT IS PREPARED FOR FILING. ANY CHANGES THEY REQUEST TO BE MADE FROM THEIR REVIEW ARE DISCUSSED AND COMPLETED BEFORE IT IS SIGNED AND MAILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE ADVISED IN WRITING OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNUALLY. THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF THERE IS A TRANSACTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION THAT COULD RESULT IN ANY BENEFIT TO THE EMPLOYEE, THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH THEY HOLD A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL OWNERSHIP OR OTHER INTEREST, THE EMPLOYEE MUST REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY ACTION ON SUCH MATTERS EXCEPT UPON APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER FULL AND FRANK DISCLOSURE. DISCLOSURE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND MANAGEMENT'S DECISION REGARDING THE ACTIONS ARE NOTED AND KEPT IN A FILE BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. IN THE EVENT THAT A SITUATION ARISES WHERE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY HAVE A CONFLICT, HE/SHE IS OBLIGATED TO REPORT THAT POTENTIAL TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD WILL RENDER A DECISION OF THAT MEMBER'S ELIGIBILITY TO BE PART OF THE VOTING. DISCLOSURE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S DECISION REGARDING VOTING WILL BE NOTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND DETERMINES THE SALARY OF THE CEO. COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED TO DETERMINE COMPETITIVE SALARIES AND BENEFITS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S INDUSTRY. THE BOARD ALSO CONSIDERS THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS AND BUDGET WHEN DETERMINING AN INCREASE IN COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D). FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. 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