Desert Arc
Fiscal year ending 2025. Filed on October 27, 2025.
73-255 Country Club Drive
Palm Desert, California 92260
Desert Arc (EIN: 95-6006700) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2017. In its fiscal year 2025 IRS Form 990 filing, Desert Arc, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 6 out of 564 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $166,018. The highest compensated employee at Desert Arc is Richard Balacco with fiscal year 2025 compensation of $292,404.
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation
Revenue
$22,424,014
Expenses
$22,499,476
Employee compensation
$16,600,801
Reported Compensated Employees
New in 2025
Richard Balacco
President and Chief Executive Officer
$292,404
$237,775 from orgNo related comp$54,629 other
New in 2025
Ronald Strewart
Vp/Coo THRU
$226,350
$160,099 from orgNo related comp$66,251 other
New in 2025
Soledad Cabrera-Barrios
Vice President, Human Resources
$135,286
$111,592 from orgNo related comp$23,694 other
New in 2025
Angelique Onitiveros
Vice President, Business
$119,192
$113,868 from orgNo related comp$5,324 other
New in 2025
Kathlene Wales
Vice President, Development
$115,643
$105,247 from orgNo related comp$10,396 other
＋1.3%vs 2024
Kurt Parish
Chief Financial Officer
$107,235
$99,826 from orgNo related comp$7,409 other
Non-Employee Board Members
Andrea Durrett
Board Member
Brooke Beare
Vice Chair
Clive Weightman
Board Member
Damian Jenkins
Board Member
Doug Watson
Chair
Frank Luckino
Board Member
Karen Williamson
Board Member
Lori Serfling
Treasurer
Mary Hendler
Board Member
Michelle Peters
President and Chief Executive Officer
Nancy Singer
Secretary
Pete Chryss
Board Member
Mission Statement
ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
Revisions to this organization profile
October 27, 2025:
2025 Desert Arc 990 filed
October 31, 2024:
2024 Desert Arc 990 filed
November 15, 2023:
2023 Desert Arc 990 filed
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