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← THE COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

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

Totals

Total revenue
$36,035,037
Total expenses
$37,163,635
Contributions and grants received
$31,809,045
Grants paid
$1,159,784
Program service revenue
$4,135,656
Investment income
$90,336
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$13,663,760
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,464,079
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,199,681
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$31,560,799
Management and general expenses
$5,602,836
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$31,560,799

Program services were 84.9% 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)

    $31,749,073

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $59,972

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Medicaid payments

    total $3,844,163 · related or exempt $3,844,163

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Program income

    total $230,034 · related or exempt $230,034

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Program rental

    total $38,400 · related or exempt $38,400

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Client fees

    total $23,059 · related or exempt $23,059

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $90,336 · excluded $90,336

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $906,925 · program services $906,925

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $252,859 · program services $252,859

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $469,290 · management and general $469,290

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $19,174,753 · program services $17,121,509 · management and general $2,053,244

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $958,020 · program services $227,442 · management and general $730,578

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,976,083 · program services $2,692,786 · management and general $283,297

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,464,971 · program services $1,293,690 · management and general $171,281

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $203,884 · program services $49,408 · management and general $154,476

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $176,096 · program services $39,155 · management and general $136,941

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,676,289 · program services $2,220,635 · management and general $455,654 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $91,430 · program services $83,702 · management and general $7,728

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $982,132 · program services $864,511 · management and general $117,621

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,971,195 · program services $2,713,069 · management and general $258,126

  • 17 · Travel

    total $288,546 · program services $215,902 · management and general $72,644

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $31,133 · program services $17,495 · management and general $13,638

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $207,838 · program services $23,270 · management and general $184,568

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $618,073 · program services $529,944 · management and general $88,129

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program supplies

    total $1,951,539 · program services $1,864,509 · management and general $87,030

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues & subscriptions

    total $188,654 · management and general $188,654

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $573,925 · program services $443,988 · management and general $129,937 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,764,048 · end of year $2,666,133

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,307,160 · end of year $3,061,715

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,385,034 · end of year $924,604

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,521,690 · end of year $2,003,099

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $77,291 · end of year $45,516

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

    $2,702,042

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

    $1,353,823

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,355,895 · end of year $1,348,219

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $818,181

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

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

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,234,591 · end of year $3,362,055

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,044,708 · end of year $3,021,793

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,155,640 · end of year $1,892,850

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

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

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,634,104 · end of year $4,579,436

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,911,857 · end of year $3,199,681

Mission and programs · 2023

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 1,080 HS and 205 EHS in Erie County, 200 HS slots for Niagara county, and the program works collaboratively with ten (13) 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 31 education agreements and over 90 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 $23,898,890 · Grants $906,925

  • 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 37,000 individuals and over 40,000 families at over 7 sites annually.

    Expenses $4,295,105 · Grants $252,859 · Revenue $268,434

  • The CAO Drug Abuse, Research and Treatment Program (DART) currently serves 565 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 148,497 dispensing and approximately 32,669 clinical episodes of care.

    Expenses $3,366,804 · Revenue $3,867,222

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Angela Blue

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Craig Hannah

    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

  • Bridget Niland

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Demone Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Debra Headley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Wesley Hicks Jr

    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

  • Hon Robert T Russell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John Ingram

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Jonathan A Dandes

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LaQuenta Anderson-Lockwood

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Leah Halton-Pope

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lisa Collins

    Director - Policy Council

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nadja Piatka

    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

  • Therese M Vita

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Vonetta Rhodes-OSI

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Wilmer Olivencia Jr

    At Large Member / Sergeant at Arms

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Zeneta Everhart

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sharada Briggs

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $192,024
    From this org
    $165,265
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,759
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,054
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $211
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,759
    Filer's total
    $192,024

  • Thomas Kim

    President/CEO (Part year)

    Total calculated
    $228,091
    From this org
    $211,037
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,054
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,201
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $836
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,054
    Filer's total
    $228,091

  • Brandi Haynes

    CPO

    Total calculated
    $148,259
    From this org
    $138,017
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,242
    Hours/week
    40

  • Chelsea White

    EVP and Chief of Education

    Total calculated
    $229,911
    From this org
    $203,478
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,433
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,048
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $430
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,433
    Filer's total
    $229,911

  • Deanne Montgomery

    CQO

    Total calculated
    $151,223
    From this org
    $124,173
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,050
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,173
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,050
    Filer's total
    $151,223

  • Tonya Kohlman

    CPO

    Total calculated
    $179,705
    From this org
    $161,579
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,126
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,267
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $312
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,126
    Filer's total
    $179,705

  • Yeaben Gompah

    CCO

    Total calculated
    $154,408
    From this org
    $145,913
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,495
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,646
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $267
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,495
    Filer's total
    $154,408

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

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

  • Seneca Babcock Early Childhood Academy

    $155,514

    Program Support

  • Kidz Zone

    $146,497

    Program Support

  • Mary's Little Lamb

    $102,989

    Program Support

  • Puddle Jumpers

    $85,455

    Program Support

  • YWCA of WNY

    $85,264

    Program Support

  • Queen City Early Childhood Center

    $58,057

    Program Support

  • Lighthouse Center Inc

    $55,533

    Program Support

  • House of Learning

    $54,696

    Program Support

  • Deuxanges Center Inc

    $51,289

    Program Support

  • Starlight Family Daycare

    $45,882

    Program Support

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

    Directly controlled by NA

Related corporations and trusts

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

  • St Martin Village Housing Development Fund Company Inc

    C Corporation · Developing Low-Income Rental Housing · NY · 100% owned · share of income $1 · share of assets $152,294 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by Community Action Organization of Western NY

  • Keep Buffalo Neat Inc

    C Corporation · Inactive · NY · 100% owned · share of income $0 · share of assets $0 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by Community Action Organization of Western NY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
20 December 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443559349300029

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