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NORTHPOINTE COUNCIL INC

EIN 16-0975994 NIAGARA FALLS, NY

Revenue 2025
$10,879,007
Expenses 2025
$8,925,096

Program services were 87.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
F21Z
Classification
1000
Street
800 MAIN STREET 2A

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATION INVOLVED IN EDUCATION, COUNSELING, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ALCOHOLISM AND OTHER CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCIES IN CONJUNCTION PRIMARILY WITH NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. (OASAS)

Activities or mission (Part I)

HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATION INVOLVED IN EDUCATION, COUNSELING, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ALCOHOLISM AND OTHER CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCIES IN CONJUNCTION PRIMARILY WITH NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS (OASAS).

  • INPATIENT CRISIS CENTER (SEE SCHEDULE O):INPATIENT CRISIS CENTER - THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CRISIS CENTER (FIRST STEP CENTER) IS A 24 BED RESIDENTIAL FACILITY CERTIFIED BY THE NYS OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS (OASAS). OPERATING 24/7, THE CENTER HAS SEVEN MEDICALLY SUPERVISED BEDS AND SEVENTEEN MEDICALLY MONITORED BEDS. UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF MEDICAL AND COUNSELING STAFF, THE PROGRAM OFFERS MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL DETOXIFICATION AND A SOBER ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH PEOPLE MAY SAFELY BEGIN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY. THE CLIENTS SERVED BY THE PROGRAM ARE NOT IN NEED OF HOSPITALIZATION. THE CENTER PROVIDES A TEMPORARY SHORT TERM RESIDENCE FOR CLIENTS AWAITING REFERRAL TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF CARE AND SERVICES. WHILE IN THE PROGRAM, CLIENTS PARTICIPATE IN COUNSELING & THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES. FOR MANY, THIS PROGRAM IS THE POINT OF ENTRY INTO THE TREATMENT SYSTEM.

    Expenses $2,741,556 · Revenue $1,414,383

  • COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (SEE SCHEDULE O):COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM - THE COUNCIL'S OUTPATIENT CLINICS PROVIDE INTERDISCIPLINARY TREATMENT TO INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER & OTHER ADDICTIONS. THE CLINICS ARE LICENSED BY THE NYS OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS (OASAS). OUTPATIENT COUNSELING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY &/OR GROUP SETTINGS. THE GOALS OF TREATMENT ARE TO RESTORE HEALTHY FUNCTIONING & PROVIDE SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. ADOLESCENT OUTPATIENT COUNSELING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR YOUTH AGES 12-21 & THEIR FAMILIES. SERVICES ARE AGE-SPECIFIC, ADDRESSING DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS OF ADOLESCENCE AS PART OF THE RECOVERY PROCESS. SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING IS OFFERRED FOR PARENTS, INCLUDING SKILLS EDUCATION. FAMILY & COUPLES COUNSELING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. ALL INDICATED MEDICALLY ASSISTED THERAPIES ARE AVAILABLE TO CLIENTS AGED 18 AND OLDER. METHADONE - THE CONCEPT OF THE METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT PROGRAM IS THAT CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED THROUGH THE USE OF METHADONE WITHOUT THE CLIENT EXPERIENCING THE PAINFUL SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TYPICAL OPIATE WITHDRAWAL. THIS ALLOWS THE CLIENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION ON PURSUING POSITIVE DRUG FREE LIFESTYLE CHOICES.

    Expenses $3,451,036 · Revenue $3,800,380

  • PREVENTION & EDUCATION (SEE SCHEDULE O):PREVENTION AND EDUCATION (P&E) - AN INTEGRAL PART OF NORTHPOINTE COUNCIL'S PREVENTION & EARLY INTERVENTION EFFORTS, THE PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE CHOICES REGARDING ALCOHOLISM & ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS, PARTICULARILY THAT THERE ARE PREVENTABLE & TREATABLE HEALTH ISSUES. THE GOALS OF THE PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM ARE TO: 1. PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. 2. PROMOTE SOCIAL COMPETANCIES & LIFE SKILLS. 3. SUPPORT ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUS ON CONSTRUCTIVE RECREATION RATHER THAN SUBSTANCE USE. 4. EDUCATE & TRAIN PROFESSIONALS WHO IMPACT THE BEHAVIORS OF OTHERS. 5. IDENTIFY AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, INDIVIDUALS AT HIGH RISK & PROVIDE INTERVENTION SERVICES & REFERRALS. 6. INFLUENCE THE SOCIAL POLICIES & COMMUNITY NORMS REGARDING DRUG & ALCOHOL USE & ABUSE.

    Expenses $1,471,904 · Revenue $775

  • IMPAIRED DRIVING PROGRAM (IDP) - THE IMPAIRED DRIVING PROGRAM IS OPERATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. THE PROGRAM IS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED OR IMPAIRED. THE COURSE CONTENT FOCUSES UPON TRAFFIC SAFETY, IN ADDITION TO SOCIAL, MEDICAL AND LEGAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE ABUSE OF ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUGS. ALL STUDENTS MUST ATTEND SEVEN WEEKLY CLASSROOM SESSIONS FOR A TOTAL OF SIXTEEN CONTACT HOURS. THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO PREVENT FUTURE INCIDENTS OF DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE BY IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS WITH POSSIBLE CHEMICAL ADDITIONS, AND PROVIDING EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES. ALL STUDENTS UNDERGO A SCREENING PROCESS THAT RESULTS IN SOME INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING A REFERRAL FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND OR TREATMENT. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING IDP CLASSES MAY SIGN UP FOR THE PROGRAM THROUGH A LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES OFFICE. MOTORISTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A CONDITIONAL LICENSE UNTIL ENROLLED IN AN IMPAIRED DRIVING PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, LEGISLATION PASSED IN 2006 MANDATES PARTICIPATION IN A IDP FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO PLEA BARGAIN TO A LESSER CHARGE.

    Expenses $37,350 · Revenue $35,841

  • EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP) - NORTHPOINTE COUNCIL'S EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HAS BEEN PROVIDING, CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING TO THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES AT LOCAL BUSINESSES & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SINCE 1975. THIS EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT INCLUDES FREE COUNSELING FOR THE EMPLOYEES & THEIR FAMILIES TO HELP THEM RESOLVE PROBLEMS THAT AFFECT THEIR PERSONAL LIVES OR PERFORMANCE ON THE JOB. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM OFFERS MANAGEMENT TRAINING & CONSULTATION TO FACILITATE RESOLUTION OF STAFF RELATED ISSUES. THE STAGGERING PACE OF CHANGE IN OUR SOCIETY AND THE UNPRECEDENTED NEED TO JUGGLE WORK AND FAMILY PLACES MANY PEOPLE UNDER TREMENDOUS STRESS. FOR SOME, THIS STRESS CONTRIBUTES TO POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEMS SUCH AS ABUSE, DEPRESSION & FAMILY CONFLICT. PERSONAL CRISIS OF THIS NATURE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY HINDER JOB PERFORMANCE. NORTHPOINT'S EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES SHORT-TERM COUNSELING, PREVENTIVE EDUCATION & REFERRAL SERVICES TO ASSIST OUR CLIENT COMPANY EMPLOYEES IN RESOLVING PERSONAL PROBLEMS BEFORE THE WORKPLACE BECOMES DISRUPTED & CAREERS ARE JEOPARDIZED.

    Expenses $74,370 · Revenue $29,944

  • OTHER PROGRAMS - THE COUNCIL MAY ENGAGE IN OTHER PROGRAMS IN SERVICE TOTHOSE AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

    Expenses $50,179

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • DENNIS P MICHAELS

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CHRISTOPHER BARRICK

    INTERIM VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JAMES NILAND

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOSEPH SBARBATI

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DR MIGUEL A ANTONETTI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CHRISTOPHER J CARLIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DANIEL H JOHNSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • VICKI A LANDES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JAMIE LATKO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • FRAN MASIC

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • STEPHEN MCANDREW

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CHARLES A WALKER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DENNIS DEMMIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DONALD G ARMSTRONG

    EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • WALTER D GARROW

    EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KRISTI YERGER

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $165,985
    From this org
    $145,254
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,731
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,254
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,619
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,112
    Filer's total
    $165,985
  • LAURIE HALL

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $48,510
    From this org
    $42,311
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,199
    Hours/week
    13
  • CARRIE CLARE

    COO

    Total calculated
    $136,806
    From this org
    $119,325
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,481
    Hours/week
    35
  • DR THOMAS ARTIM

    PHYSICIAN

    Total calculated
    $252,186
    From this org
    $210,755
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,431
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,755
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,240
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,191
    Filer's total
    $252,186
  • MARLON THORNTON

    VP RESIDENTIAL CLINIC

    Total calculated
    $139,711
    From this org
    $121,826
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,885
    Hours/week
    35
  • JOHN REDMOND

    NURSE PRACTITIONER

    Total calculated
    $128,880
    From this org
    $119,721
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,159
    Hours/week
    35

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $10,879,007
    Expenses
    $8,925,096
    Contributions
    $5,456,923
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $7,307,298
    Expenses
    $7,044,306
    Contributions
    $3,023,387
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $6,117,148
    Expenses
    $6,145,485
    Contributions
    $2,869,381
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,191,975
    Expenses
    $5,764,406
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,949,991
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,312,255
    Expenses
    $5,631,559
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,744,107
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,279,818
    Expenses
    $5,689,399
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,924,596
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,525,453
    Expenses
    $5,708,185
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,371,179
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,465,436
    Expenses
    $5,114,875
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,771,395
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,713,246
    Expenses
    $4,356,180
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,329,701
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,272,729
    Expenses
    $3,813,650
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,052,788
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,732,351
    Expenses
    $3,718,884
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,447,718
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,842,149
    Expenses
    $3,809,661
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,534,281
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $3,403,744
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,524,906

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.