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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NICHOLAS CENTER LTD.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,589,796
Total expenses
$5,289,857
Contributions and grants received
$1,201,479
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,298,661
Investment income
$58,449
Other revenue
$31,207
Total assets, end of year
$4,739,345
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,707,882
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,031,463
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,192,025
Management and general expenses
$942,870
Fundraising expenses
$154,962
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,192,025

Program services were 79.2% 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

    $336,522

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $215,854

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $649,103

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OPWDD

    total $3,270,651 · related or exempt $3,270,651

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL

    total $761,092 · related or exempt $761,092

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OUTREACH CONTRACT SERV

    total $120,075 · related or exempt $120,075

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

    total $97,176 · related or exempt $97,176

  • 2e · Program service revenue: PARTNERS HEALTH PLAN

    total $49,667 · related or exempt $49,667

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $57,867 · excluded $57,867

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $31,197

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $31,197

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $31,197 · related or exempt $31,197

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $13,744

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $13,162

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $582

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $582 · excluded $582

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $159,735

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

    $336,522

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $159,735

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $10 · related or exempt $10

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,153,421 · program services $769,810 · management and general $383,611

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,473,633 · program services $2,082,407 · management and general $244,186 · fundraising $147,040

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $212,540 · program services $175,641 · management and general $36,899

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $308,935 · program services $255,300 · management and general $53,635

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $12,167 · management and general $12,167

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,700 · management and general $26,700

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $177,883 · program services $147,118 · management and general $30,765

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $23,467 · program services $23,467

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $344,105 · program services $258,993 · management and general $85,112

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $173,005 · program services $159,805 · management and general $13,200

  • 17 · Travel

    total $71,215 · program services $70,478 · management and general $737

  • 20 · Interest

    total $20,495 · program services $20,495

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $69,337 · program services $69,337

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $67,420 · program services $15,494 · management and general $51,926

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $45,640 · program services $45,640

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $41,149 · program services $40,605 · management and general $544

  • 24c · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $30,361 · program services $29,830 · management and general $531

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $15,608 · program services $12,751 · management and general $2,857

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $22,776 · program services $14,854 · fundraising $7,922

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,542,136 · end of year $858,110

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $292,222 · end of year $1,432,263

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $688,542 · end of year $654,504

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $72,755 · end of year $101,253

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

    $1,487,105

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

    $428,767

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,084,284 · end of year $1,058,338

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $49,413 · end of year $57,323

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $255,408 · end of year $577,554

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $386,437 · end of year $274,969

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $106,958 · end of year $274,617

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $571,982 · end of year $555,945

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $297,399 · end of year $602,351

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,609,812 · end of year $2,838,398

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,172 · end of year $193,065

Mission and programs · 2023

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, 2024, THE NICHOLAS CENTER PROVIDED 192,411 UNITS OF COMMUNITY BASED PREVOCATIONAL TRAINING, 3,621 UNITS OF PATHWAY TO EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, 31,652 UNITS OF SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, 167,574 UNITS OF COMMUNITY REHABILITATION, AND 9,182 UNITS OF COMMUNITY HABILITATION RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.

    Expenses $4,192,025 · Revenue $4,298,661

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amy Beyer

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Wesley Smith

    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
    $78,465
    From this org
    $76,710
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,755
    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
    $185,094
    From this org
    $183,028
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,066
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,788
    Bonus
    $30,240
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,066
    Filer's total
    $185,094
  • Douglas Bassin

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $76,500
    From this org
    $75,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $700
    Hours/week
    16
  • Laura Wootton

    DIRECTOR OF HR

    Total calculated
    $166,882
    From this org
    $165,732
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,150
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,432
    Bonus
    $25,300
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,150
    Filer's total
    $166,882
  • Mia Dibra

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $132,974
    From this org
    $129,643
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,331
    Hours/week
    40
  • Brooke S Mellett

    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $145,759
    From this org
    $131,147
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,612
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jeremy Scalchunes

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR WC

    Total calculated
    $163,812
    From this org
    $148,371
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,441
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,871
    Bonus
    $21,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,078
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,363
    Filer's total
    $163,812
  • Lee Anne Vetrone-Timothy

    DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $105,989
    From this org
    $103,361
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,628
    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
2023
Filed
23 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521139349300722

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