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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NICHOLAS CENTER LTD.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,150,857
Total expenses
$6,201,377
Contributions and grants received
$1,111,588
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,929,438
Investment income
$69,776
Other revenue
$40,055
Total assets, end of year
$6,563,399
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,575,254
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,988,145
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,854,552
Management and general expenses
$1,162,076
Fundraising expenses
$184,749
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,854,552

Program services were 78.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $373,527

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $76,261

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $661,800

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OPWDD

    total $3,752,317 · related or exempt $3,752,317

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL

    total $920,343 · related or exempt $920,343

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PRIVATE AND OTHER SERV

    total $173,837 · related or exempt $173,837

  • 2d · Program service revenue: OUTREACH CONTRACT SERV

    total $51,000 · related or exempt $51,000

  • 2e · Program service revenue: PARTNERS HEALTH PLAN

    total $31,941 · related or exempt $31,941

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $69,776 · excluded $69,776

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $39,523

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $39,523

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $39,523 · related or exempt $39,523

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $203,830

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $373,527

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $203,830

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $532 · related or exempt $532

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $532

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,046,574 · program services $805,862 · management and general $198,849 · fundraising $41,863

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,072,201 · program services $2,366,842 · management and general $574,951 · fundraising $130,408

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $269,484 · program services $218,859 · management and general $50,625

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $339,474 · program services $275,701 · management and general $63,773

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $28,390 · management and general $28,390

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $35,800 · management and general $35,800

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $201,485 · program services $167,360 · management and general $34,125

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $25,052 · program services $25,052

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $296,567 · program services $191,566 · management and general $105,001

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $262,978 · program services $250,574 · management and general $12,404

  • 17 · Travel

    total $79,152 · program services $78,814 · management and general $338

  • 20 · Interest

    total $26,861 · program services $26,861

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $122,254 · program services $122,254

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $72,404 · program services $17,457 · management and general $54,947

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMUNITY PANTRY EXPENS

    total $136,302 · program services $136,302

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $59,613 · program services $59,465 · management and general $148

  • 24c · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $48,739 · program services $48,543 · management and general $196

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $28,850 · program services $28,850

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $49,197 · program services $34,190 · management and general $2,529 · fundraising $12,478

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $858,110 · end of year $766,405

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,432,263 · end of year $1,642,294

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $654,504 · end of year $617,091

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $101,253 · end of year $78,567

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

    $1,596,320

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

    $496,822

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,058,338 · end of year $1,099,498

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $57,323 · end of year $67,949

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $577,554 · end of year $2,291,595

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $274,969 · end of year $298,593

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $274,617 · end of year $363,383

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $555,945 · end of year $539,262

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $602,351 · end of year $2,374,016

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,838,398 · end of year $2,973,895

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $193,065 · end of year $14,250

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO CREATE INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ALLOW AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN, LIVE, AND WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.

  • A LIFE-SKILLS CENTER AND OPWDD PROVIDER AGENCY DEDICATED TO ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND SIMILAR DISORDERS IN LEADING FULLER INDEPENDENT LIVES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THE NICHOLAS CENTER PROVIDED 228,568 UNITS OF COMMUNITY BASED PREVOCATIONAL TRAINING, 5,291 UNITS OF PATHWAY TO EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, 40,383 UNITS OF SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, 180,101 UNITS OF COMMUNITY REHABILITATION, AND 10,978 UNITS OF COMMUNITY HABILITATION RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.

    Expenses $4,854,552 · Revenue $4,929,438

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amy Beyer

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dominick Fortugno

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Bowman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marc Carter

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Stella Spanakos

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $90,465
    From this org
    $78,465
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,000
    Hours/week
    40
  • Dale A Coffin

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Robert Valli

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nicole Ferrara

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $263,567
    From this org
    $250,467
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,100
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,464
    Bonus
    $84,003
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,100
    Filer's total
    $263,567
  • Douglas Bassin

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $86,845
    From this org
    $86,845
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    25
  • Laura Wootton

    DIRECTOR OF HR

    Total calculated
    $225,165
    From this org
    $212,065
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,100
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,687
    Bonus
    $56,378
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,100
    Filer's total
    $225,165
  • Mia Dibra

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $141,676
    From this org
    $129,676
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,000
    Hours/week
    40
  • Brooke S Mellett

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR WC

    Total calculated
    $148,071
    From this org
    $135,205
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,866
    Hours/week
    40
  • Brooke Masone

    OPWDD COMPLIANCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $105,665
    From this org
    $105,665
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jeremy Scalchunes

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR WC

    Total calculated
    $171,890
    From this org
    $159,734
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,156
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $118,884
    Bonus
    $40,850
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,156
    Filer's total
    $171,890
  • Lee Anne Vetrone-Timothy

    DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $117,916
    From this org
    $105,116
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,800
    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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED USING COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND STUDIES, AS WELL AS BY REVIEWING FORM 990'S OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
11 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640429349301334

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