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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$35,875,314
Total expenses
$36,495,316
Contributions and grants received
$31,583,334
Grants paid
$1,296,656
Program service revenue
$4,154,558
Investment income
$137,422
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$17,634,089
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,977,866
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,656,223
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$30,249,541
Management and general expenses
$6,245,775
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$30,249,541

Program services were 82.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $31,562,624

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $20,710

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEDICAID PAYMENTS

    total $3,695,180 · related or exempt $3,695,180

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $410,991 · related or exempt $410,991

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CLIENT FEES

    total $48,387 · related or exempt $48,387

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $137,422 · excluded $137,422

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,225,425 · program services $1,225,425

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $71,231 · program services $71,231

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $579,979 · management and general $579,979

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $18,477,640 · program services $16,632,109 · management and general $1,845,531

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $811,105 · management and general $811,105

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,575,626 · program services $2,272,656 · management and general $302,970

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,321,856 · program services $1,148,602 · management and general $173,254

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $343,458 · program services $164,647 · management and general $178,811

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $159,499 · program services $105,683 · management and general $53,816

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,958,425 · program services $2,223,577 · management and general $734,848

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $41,253 · program services $38,209 · management and general $3,044

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $818,044 · program services $696,691 · management and general $121,353

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,078,231 · program services $2,838,321 · management and general $239,910

  • 17 · Travel

    total $205,638 · program services $161,741 · management and general $43,897

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $249,972 · program services $238,961 · management and general $11,011

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $376,502 · management and general $376,502

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $428,786 · program services $382,044 · management and general $46,742

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $1,320,965 · program services $1,283,818 · management and general $37,147

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $544,241 · program services $441,902 · management and general $102,339

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $480,111 · management and general $480,111

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $427,329 · program services $323,924 · management and general $103,405

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,666,133 · end of year $2,602,813

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,061,715 · end of year $6,431,419

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $924,604 · end of year $1,722,168

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,003,099 · end of year $2,034,778

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $45,516 · end of year $274,522

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,212,766

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,584,725

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,348,219 · end of year $1,628,041

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $252,419 · end of year $252,419

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,362,055 · end of year $2,687,929

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,021,793 · end of year $4,679,878

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,892,850 · end of year $4,331,135

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $970,000 · end of year $970,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,579,436 · end of year $3,996,853

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,199,681 · end of year $3,656,223

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES TO ACHIEVE AND SUSTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIPS, ACCESS TO SERVICES AND LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY

  • CAO HEAD START (HS) AND EARLY HEAD START (EHS) CONTRIBUTES TO THE WELL-BEING AND SUCCESS OF 831 HS AND 205 EHS IN ERIE COUNTY, 200 HS SLOTS FOR NIAGARA COUNTY, AND THE PROGRAM WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH TEN (12) DAYCARE PROVIDERS SUPPORTING ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY (225) INFANTS/TODDLERS, WE ARE WORKING ON COLLABORATING WITH OTHER DAY CARE PROVIDERS AS WELL FOR THE UPCOMING YEARS. 12% OF THE HS/EHS OPENINGS ARE RESERVED FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. CAO ALSO PARTNERS WITH EARLY HEAD START CHILDCARE PARTNERSHIPS TO SERVICE APPROXIMATELY 160 PRESCHOOLERS AT 7 LOCATIONS. WE HAVE OVER 29 EDUCATION AGREEMENTS AND OVER 95 COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EXEMPLARY COMPREHENSIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES TO OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN COOPERATIVE, COLLABORATIVE, AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS.

    Expenses $23,266,312 · Grants $1,225,425 · Revenue $410,991

  • THE CAO DRUG ABUSE, RESEARCH AND TREATMENT PROGRAM (DART) CURRENTLY SERVES APPROXIMATELY 450 CONSUMERS IN OUR OUTPATIENT OPIATE TREATMENT PROGRAM. THE CLIENTS ATTEND OUR CLINIC DAILY AT WHICH TIME THEY RECEIVE MEDICATION, METHADONE THAT ASSISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THEIR RECOVERY FROM OPIATE DEPENDENCE. CLIENTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO ATTEND WEEKLY INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS WITH THEIR ASSIGNED COUNSELOR AS WELL AS GROUP THERAPY, WHOSE GOALS ARE TO IDENTIFY THE ANTECEDENTS TO ADDICTION AND DEVELOP AND MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR RECOVERY PLANS. DURING THIS PERIOD THE DART PROGRAM CONDUCTED 138,050 DISPENSING AND APPROXIMATELY 32,630 CLINICAL EPISODES OF CARE.

    Expenses $3,986,972

  • COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT - THE CAO IS A COMMUNITY BASED, CITIZEN DRIVEN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES ESSENTIAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAMS TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS ACROSS ERIE COUNTY, NY WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN SITE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, YOUTH AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTIONS, EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING, REPORTING TO FUNDING SOURCES AND CREATING AND MAINTAINING VITAL PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. ON AVERAGE WE SERVE OVER 38,000 INDIVIDUALS AND OVER 38,000 FAMILIES AT OVER 8 SITES ANNUALLY.

    Expenses $2,996,257 · Grants $71,231 · Revenue $3,743,567

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Craig Hannah

    BOARD CHAIR/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Angela Blue

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Dr Raquel Schmidt

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Vernee Shaw-Wilkins

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Lisa Collins

    DIRECTOR - POLICY COUNCIL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bridget Niland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Debra Headley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Demone Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Eric Fields

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Hon Frank Todaro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jonathan A Dandes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Leah Anderson-Lockwood

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Leah Halton-Pope

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nadja Piatka

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Hon Robert T Russell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ron Stewart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sandra Garner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Vonetta Rhodes-Osi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Wesley Hicks Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Zeneta Everhart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Ingram

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Wilmer Olivencia Jr

    AT LARGE MEMBER / SERGEANT AT ARMS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Therese M Vita

    DIRECTOR (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sharada Briggs

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $221,297
    From this org
    $183,010
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,287
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,765
    Bonus
    $23,000
    Other
    $245
    Deferred
    $7,435
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,852
    Filer's total
    $221,297

  • Ulysees Wingo

    INTERIM PRESIDENT/CEO (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $206,686
    From this org
    $174,731
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,955
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,577
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $154
    Deferred
    $4,082
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,873
    Filer's total
    $206,686

  • Dr Marie Cannon

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $106,332
    From this org
    $103,517
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,815
    Hours/week
    40

  • Chelsea White

    EVP AND CHIEF OF EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $221,900
    From this org
    $196,005
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,895
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,245
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $760
    Deferred
    $7,892
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,003
    Filer's total
    $221,900

  • Tonya Kohlman

    CPO

    Total calculated
    $214,261
    From this org
    $182,817
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,444
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,445
    Bonus
    $23,000
    Other
    $372
    Deferred
    $7,392
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,052
    Filer's total
    $214,261

  • Yeaben Gompah

    CCO

    Total calculated
    $197,401
    From this org
    $178,348
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,053
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,992
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $356
    Deferred
    $7,160
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,893
    Filer's total
    $197,401

  • Deanne Montogmery

    CQO

    Total calculated
    $149,996
    From this org
    $117,613
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,383
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brandi Haynes

    CPO

    Total calculated
    $137,058
    From this org
    $119,503
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,555
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE BOARD APPROVED NONFIXED PAYMENTS MADE IN THE FORM OF DISCRETIONARY BONUSES.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • ST MARTIN VILLAGE LP

    N/A · DEVELOPING LOW-INCOME RENTAL HOUSING · NY

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • ST MARTIN VILLAGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY INC

    C · DEVELOPING LOW-INCOME RENTAL HOUSING · NY · 100% owned · share of income $1 · share of assets $152,217 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION OF WESTERN NY

  • KEEP BUFFALO NEAT INC

    C · INACTIVE · NY · 100% owned · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION OF WESTERN NY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202610149349301506

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