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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WESTERN NEW YORK INDEPENDENT LIVING INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 13 January 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Listed only on the later return

  • SARA-JANE CARELLA

Totals

Total revenue
$58,666,205
Total expenses
$65,207,455
Contributions and grants received
$7,044,610
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$51,192,496
Investment income
$388,643
Other revenue
$40,456
Total assets, end of year
$22,965,463
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,741,581
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$18,223,882
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$61,122,927
Management and general expenses
$4,084,528
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$61,122,927

Program services were 93.7% 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

    $62

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $6,596,332

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $448,216

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSUMER DIRECTED PERSONAL ASSIST

    total $50,595,919 · related or exempt $50,595,919

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICES

    total $596,577 · related or exempt $596,577

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $655,378 · excluded $655,378

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,270 · excluded $1,270

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,431,074

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

    securities $3,697,809

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$266,735

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$266,735 · excluded -$266,735

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $5,743

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $5,743 · excluded $5,743

  • 11a · Other revenue: CONSUMER REIMBURSEMENT

    total $23,621 · related or exempt $23,621

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $9,822 · excluded $9,822

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $33,443

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $41,290,273 · program services $38,900,165 · management and general $2,390,108

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $164,081 · program services $154,009 · management and general $10,072

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,038,975 · program services $2,852,421 · management and general $186,554

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,358,670 · program services $3,152,492 · management and general $206,178

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $25,518 · management and general $25,518

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,219,505 · program services $942,235 · management and general $277,270

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $666,384 · program services $495,106 · management and general $171,278

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,118,411 · program services $413,247 · management and general $705,164

  • 17 · Travel

    total $109,326 · program services $68,917 · management and general $40,409

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $150,448 · program services $150,448

  • 24a · Other expenses: CDPAS GENERAL OPERATING

    total $13,474,465 · program services $13,474,465

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONSUMER COSTS

    total $358,189 · program services $354,021 · management and general $4,168

  • 24c · Other expenses: HEALTH CARE ASSESSMENT

    total $122,809 · program services $122,809

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $110,401 · program services $42,592 · management and general $67,809

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $16,211,064 · end of year $7,448,344

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,277,643 · end of year $2,665,650

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,398,394 · end of year $4,454,140

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $159

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $171,114 · end of year $4,740

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

    $3,850,803

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

    $3,007,147

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $721,991 · end of year $843,656

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,270,616 · end of year $4,632,244

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $9,962 · end of year $9,662

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,014,077 · end of year $2,907,027

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,827,258 · end of year $2,935,960

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,041,218 · end of year $117,856

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,687,765

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $23,473,259 · end of year $18,223,882

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $733,285 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

WESTERN NEW YORK INDEPENDENT LIVING, INC., A FAMILY OF AGENCIES, IS A MULTI-CULTURAL, GRASSROOTS, PEER DIRECTED, CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF ASSISTANCE, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

  • THE WESTERN NEW YORK INDEPENDENT LIVING INC. AGGRESSIVELY PURSUED AVAILABLE COVID FUNDING TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY-BASED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES THE INFORMATION, PPE, AND ASSISTANCE THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED DUE TO ANY MOBILITY RESTRICTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE HAD BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND LACK OF COMMUNITY SUPPORTS. THE AGENCY PROVIDES OVER 2000 TRIPS DISSEMINATING COVID RELIEF KITS TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THEIR SERVICE AREA. SEVERAL HUNDRED HOME TRIPS WERE MADE TO BRING NEEDED GROCERIES, FOOD STUFF, MEDICINE, AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES DIRECTLY TO THE PERSON'S HOME. THE CENTER WAS IN THE FORE FRONT OF INSURING THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES RESTRICTED TO THEIR HOMES WERE NOT FORGOTTEN, WHEN CITY AND/OR COUNTY OFFICIALS WERE FIGHTING THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS IN WESTERN NEW YORK.

    Expenses $53,927,720 · Revenue $50,595,919

  • WNYIL IN ITS FIGHT AGAINST THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC WORKED WITH THE VARIOUS TRADITIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE A PEER SUPPORTIVE PROGRAM TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO TAKE A PATH TO RECOVERY. MEETING'S INDIVIDUALS WHERE THEY WERE AT IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WORKING INDIVIDUALLY AND OR IN GROUPS, WNYIL'S PEERS CONNECTED DOZENS OF INDIVIDUALS BATTLING ADDICTION TO THE INPATIENT AND/OR OUTPATIENT SERVICES THEY NEEDED, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING FAMILY TO FAMILY SUPPORTS. ASSISTING THE FAMILIES IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THEIR LOVED ONE, AND THE VARIOUS WAYS TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY MEMBER'S RECOVERY AND HELP THE FAMILY WORK THROUGH THE STRESS OF ADDICTION. WNYIL WORKING WITH VETERANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, LEAD THE WAY IN CREATING THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MILITARY & VETERAN PEER SPECIALIST, A NATIONAL NETWORK OF VETERANS WORKING WITH OUR MILITARY MEMBERS TRANSITIONING TO CIVILIAN LIFE WHILE FIGHTING A VARIETY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STRUGGLES. WNYIL PROVIDED A $10 THOUSAND GRANT TO OFFSET THE COSTS OF INCORPORATING, FILING FOR NONPROFIT STATUS, AND DEVELOPING ITS BYLAWS TO CLEARLY OUTLINE MEANS OF GOVERNANCE AND SERVICE TO THE NATION. AS OF THIS TIME THE NAMVPS IS EXPANDING ITS BOARD AND SEEKING PRIVATE FOUNDATION FUNDING TO ASSIST IN CREATING A NATIONAL REGISTRY OF MILITARY & VETERAN PEER SPECIALISTS, AN ON-LINE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE NETWORK,AND A NATIONAL CONFERENCE TO BRING THE VARIOUS PEER SPECIALISTS TOGETHER.

    Expenses $2,530,315

  • DURING THIS YEAR, THE WNYIL AND ITS VARIOUS OFFICES PROVIDED OVER 7000 INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES EDUCATIONAL, EMPOWERMENT, AND CONSULTINGSERVICES TO ASSIST THE PERSON WITH A DISABILITY THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN THEIR HOME, WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND ENGAGE WITH SOCIETY AS EQUAL CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS. THE WNYIL PROGRAMMING CONTINUES TO ASSIST PEOPLE OUT OF NURSING HOMES, EMPLOYMENT READINESS SERVICES, AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS. COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY CONTINUE TO REMOVE THE PHYSICAL, COMMUNICATION, AND ATTITUDINAL BARRIERS THAT PREVENT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FROM FULLY ENGAGING IN OUR COMMUNITY LIFE.

    Expenses $2,263,632 · Revenue $596,577

  • OTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTS - ERIE COUNTY DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES CONTRACT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING SERVICES FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS ENROLLED IN TREATMENT PROGRAMS), OFFICE OF PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (FULLY ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC, FOR FAMILIES WITH INDIVIDUAL WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY LIVING WITH THEM), NYS DEPT. OF HEALTH - MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON (ASSIST PWD TRANSITION FROM INSTITUTION TO COMMUNITY), NYS DOH AGED BLIND AND DISABLED CONTRACT TO OBTAIN MEDICAID/MEDICARE HEALTH COVERAGE, EMERGENCY SHELTER AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS, AND VARIOUS OTHER AGREEMENTS.

    Expenses $2,401,260

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • PAUL D BEAKMAN SR

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5 + 2 related
  • RICHARD DREAD

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • ANN L SCHERFF

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 2 related
  • SUE ANN SEHL

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5.5 + 2 related
  • SYREETA DEAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BARBARA GAETANO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOSEPH BALL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LINDA MAKSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MICHAEL MAY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BOBBIE JO MEYER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LYNN MONTANTE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CHARLES NELLIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • JOHN SCHAPPACHER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DOUGLAS J USIAK

    C.E.O.

    Total calculated
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 August 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202422289349300732

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