← BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $10,867,050
Total expenses: $10,732,932
Contributions and grants received: $5,549,616
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $5,276,037
Investment income: $40,127
Other revenue: $1,270
Total assets, end of year: $13,515,331
Total liabilities, end of year: $8,171,350
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $5,343,981
Program services expenses (Part IX): $9,168,162
Management and general expenses: $1,518,871
Fundraising expenses: $45,899
Program service expenses (Part III): $9,168,162

Program services were 85.4% 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.

1a · Federated campaigns

$147,957
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$3,703,897
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,697,762
2a · Program service revenue: MEDICAID

total $4,261,792 · related or exempt $4,261,792
2b · Program service revenue: RENTAL REVENUE

total $1,014,245 · related or exempt $1,014,245
3 · Investment income

total $8,127 · excluded $8,127
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $32,000
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $32,000
7d · Net gain or loss

total $32,000 · excluded $32,000
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

total $1,270 · related or exempt $1,270
11e · Other revenue, total

$1,270

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $543,461 · program services $451,073 · management and general $92,388
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $3,696,797 · program services $3,088,257 · management and general $608,540
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $42,135 · program services $27,388 · management and general $14,747
9 · Other employee benefits

total $141,476 · program services $91,643 · management and general $49,833
10 · Payroll taxes

total $461,243 · program services $405,442 · management and general $55,801
11b · Fees: legal

total $85,666 · program services $48,619 · management and general $37,047
11c · Fees: accounting

total $61,575 · program services $34,947 · management and general $26,628
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $176,063 · program services $150,403 · management and general $25,660
13 · Office expenses

total $147,782 · program services $115,127 · management and general $32,655
14 · Information technology

total $325,710 · program services $293,384 · management and general $32,326
16 · Occupancy

total $1,134,864 · program services $1,134,504 · management and general $360
17 · Travel

total $77,407 · program services $72,074 · management and general $5,333
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $87,428 · program services $72,120 · management and general $15,308
20 · Interest

total $222,912 · management and general $222,912
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $258,919 · program services $162,114 · management and general $96,805
23 · Insurance

total $256,184 · program services $252,532 · management and general $3,652
24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

total $1,160,368 · program services $1,103,968 · management and general $10,501 · fundraising $45,899
24b · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES

total $625,217 · program services $491,755 · management and general $133,462
24c · Other expenses: CLIENT EXPENSES

total $280,160 · program services $280,160
24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

total $246,515 · program services $241,751 · management and general $4,764
24e · All other expenses

total $701,050 · program services $650,901 · management and general $50,149

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $400 · end of year $400
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $1,945,919 · end of year $383,469
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $1,092,484 · end of year $1,777,142
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $714,840 · end of year $444,667
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $1,121,929 · end of year $1,121,929
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $183,675 · end of year $157,685
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$11,541,400
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$3,733,959
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $6,231,175 · end of year $7,807,441
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $2,224,757 · end of year $1,822,598
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $1,218,793 · end of year $900,373
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

beginning of year $338,979 · end of year $338,980
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $4,584,157 · end of year $5,620,668
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $2,163,387 · end of year $1,311,329
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $5,209,863 · end of year $5,343,981

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE PEOPLE AND NEIGHBORHOODS WE SERVE BY PREPARING, EQUIPPING AND EMPOWERING THEM TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN LIFE AND REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR THE SERIOUSLY AND PERSISTENTLY MENTALLY ILL.

COMMUNITY RESIDENCESTHE CONSUMERS IN OUR RESIDENTIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS ARE CHALLENGED BY MENTAL ILLNESS BUT WITH THE SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM THEY FUNCTION AT THEIR OPTIMAL LEVEL AS FULL AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. DEPENDING ON THEIR LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE, CONSUMERS, AGE 18 AND OVER, LIVE IN LICENSED GROUP HOMES, SUPPORTIVE APARTMENTS OR APARTMENTS IN THE CITY. SERVICES INCLUDE ASSISTANCE WITH DAILY LIVING SKILLS, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, CRISIS/EMERGENCY INTERVENTION, MONEY MANAGEMENT AND LEISURE TIME MANAGEMENT.

Expenses $3,359,621 · Revenue $3,416,748
HEALTH HOMEA HEALTH HOME IS A CARE MANAGEMENT MODEL IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL'S CAREGIVERS WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS IN A COMPREHENSIVE MANNER. A "CARE MANAGER" OVERSEES AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO SERVICES AND A NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS - WHICH INCLUDES HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTH PLANS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT DELIVERS THE NEEDED SERVICES. BFNC HAS DEVELOPED WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH TWO ERIE COUNTY HEALTH HOMES, GREATER BUFFALO UNITED ACCOUNTABLE HEALTHCARE NETWORK ("GBUAHN") AND HEALTH HOMES OF UPSTATE NEW YORK-WESTERN ("HHUNY").OUR OBJECTIVES ARE OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE CARE MANAGEMENT.

Expenses $1,056,190 · Revenue $845,126
SUPPORTED HOUSING THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED FOR THOSE ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS WHO ARE ABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT WHO NEED SOME SERVICES TO HELP MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE. THIS OPTION IS THE MOST FLEXIBLE OF OUR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. IT PROVIDES PERMANENT SUBSIDIZED HOUSING THROUGHOUT ERIE COUNTY. RESIDENTS CHOOSE THEIR OWN APARTMENT,CAN LIVE ALONE OR WITH OTHERS, AND RECEIVE FLEXIBLE SUPPORT SERVICES AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE. STAFF VISITS ARE PROVIDED AS NECESSARY. PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM INCLUDE CONSUMERS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED STAYS IN LICENSED RESIDENCES AND THOSE REFERRED DIRECTLY FROM OTHER COMMUNITY BASED AND INPATIENT SETTINGS. ENHANCEMENT DOLLARS ALSO ASSIST CONSUMERS AS NEEDED.

Expenses $1,459,491
Expenses $3,292,860 · Revenue $1,015,433

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Douglas FabianDOUGLAS FABIAN

BOARD MEMBER/PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Giona PaolercioGIONA PAOLERCIO

BOARD MEMBER/1ST VICE PRES

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Rebecca TownREBECCA TOWN

BOARD MEMBER/2ND VICE PRES

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Timothy KornTIMOTHY KORN

BOARD MEMBER/TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Christopher St VilCHRISTOPHER ST VIL

BOARD MEMBER/SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jenna BichlerJENNA BICHLER

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0
Steven J CarminaSTEVEN J CARMINA

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0
Meelin Dian Chinkit-WillsMEELIN DIAN CHINKIT-WILLS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0
Samuel Davis JrSAMUEL DAVIS JR

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0
Damar DowellDAMAR DOWELL

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0
Gladys DijiGLADYS DIJI

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0
Luis HernandezLUIS HERNANDEZ

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0
Renee MappRENEE MAPP

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0
Grace PhillipsGRACE PHILLIPS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0
Mary SzabatMARY SZABAT

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0
Winford QuickWINFORD QUICK

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0
Chandra RedfernCHANDRA REDFERN

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Total calculated

$252,188

From this org

$248,461

From related orgs

$0

Other

$3,727

Hours/week

1

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$208,461

Bonus

$40,000

Other

$0

Deferred

$3,727

Nontaxable benefits

$0

Filer's total

$252,188
Shrikant VardhanSHRIKANT VARDHAN

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Total calculated

$162,986

From this org

$160,577

From related orgs

$0

Other

$2,409

Hours/week

1

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$148,077

Bonus

$12,500

Other

$0

Deferred

$2,409

Nontaxable benefits

$0

Filer's total

$162,986
Yolanda AbrahamYOLANDA ABRAHAM

CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

Total calculated

$136,439

From this org

$134,423

From related orgs

$0

Other

$2,016

Hours/week

1

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 committee
3 · Written employment contract
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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

WESTMINSTER COMMONS HDFC

501(C)(3) · OPERATE A RESIDENTIAL MULTI USE FACILITY · NY · controlled entity

Directly controlled by BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC

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.

WESTMINSTER COMMONS LLC

RELATED · OPERATE A RESIDENTIAL MULTI USE FACILITY · NY · 0.01% owned · share of income $1 · share of assets $169,789 · general or managing partner

Directly controlled by BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC

Related corporations and trusts

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

WESTMINSTER COMMONS INC MANAGING MEMBER LLC

C · MANAGE A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY · NY · 100% owned · share of income $1 · share of assets $167,066 · controlled entity

Directly controlled by BUFFALO FEDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 12 November 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.2
Source object: 202503169349307530

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