Tempo Group, founded in 1969, is a community-based behavioral health organization. Conceived as a program whose focus was on youth at risk, IT evolved in its practice to a full treatment and prevention agency specializing in substance use disorders and co-occurring issues. In the past half of a century, Tempo Group has developed a family approach to the treatment model. IT operates a medically supervised outpatient treatment program on both the north and south shores of nassau county. Its Services, provided by graduate trained mental health professionals, include individual, Group, and family Counseling as well as medical management of substance abuse disorders and co-occurring mental health issues.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 28 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 7 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$457K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.1M
71% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 71% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$892K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$2.0M
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$2.0M
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$892K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$837K
FY2020$812K
FY2021$663K
FY2022$601K
FY2023$685K
FY2024$720K
FY2025$892K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1970.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $2.1M Management & general 14% · $345K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $457K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$174,275Pt VII · Sec A
$155,100Pt VII · Sec A
Comptroller
$127,940Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Wolff’s $174K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Fitzgerald Alcindor$155,100$159,969$150,631$178,560——
Cindy Wolff$174,275$154,450$150,272$149,337$142,800$145,598
Robert Meislin——$130,637$113,943$124,498$123,425
Sheri Feldman$127,940$122,316$116,740$105,882$101,128$100,438

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers drug and alcohol treatment and support programs.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The organization provides drug and alcohol counseling to both youth and adults, and support for other substance abuse. The organization operates three centers on long island, ny.

$2.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$650K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$345K
Owns and owesPt X
$892K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$650K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$119K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M
Other assetsLn 15$101K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$892K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K$8K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$331K$119K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$720K$892K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$302K$204K$98K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.2M$110K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$45K$39K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$73K$68K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$133K$116K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$35K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$36K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$91K$82K$9K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$54K$47K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$104K$91K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$25K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$221K$183K$38K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K$450
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.1M$345K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.6M$2.5M$172K$892K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$2.4M$36K$720K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.3M−$11K$685K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.3M−$62K$601K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$2.1M−$149K$663K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$2.1M−$25K$812K 990 PDF
FY2019 $2.0M$2.0M−$59K$837K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,644,294 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,759,414$1,966,101
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $619,680$649,773
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,864$12,845
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,167$15,575
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,416,125$2,644,294
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,844,953$1,867,536
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $535,418$605,241
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,380,371$2,472,777
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $35,754$171,517
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,644,294 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,966,101
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,966,101
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $649,773$649,773
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,845$12,845
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $6,000$6,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,575$9,575
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $665,348 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,845$2,644,294
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,472,777 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $204,469 · Management $97,746$302,215
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,204,711 · Management $109,826$1,314,537
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,814 · Management $6,413$45,227
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $67,682 · Management $5,311$72,993
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $115,659 · Management $16,905$132,564
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,275$35,275
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,500$22,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $35,726 · Management $3,012$38,738
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $82,254 · Management $9,139$91,393
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,891$2,891
IX-20 InterestPrograms $46,703 · Management $7,603$54,306
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $91,231 · Management $12,441$103,672
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,090 · Management $2,788$27,878
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $183,305 · Management $37,863$221,168
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,970 · Management $450$7,420
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,128,005 · Management $344,772 · Fundraising $0$2,472,777
Part X · Balance sheet $3,030,195 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,857$6,194
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $45,037$2,153
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $370,913$553,857
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $49,982$62,726
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,373$14,693
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,843,290$2,170,871
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $331,195$118,786
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $227,336$100,915
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,944,983$3,030,195
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $170,690$298,419
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $836,245$696,557
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,224,634$2,138,329
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $304,154$463,080
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $416,195$428,786
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $720,349$891,866
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,944,983$3,030,195
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $891,866 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,644,294
XI-2 Total expenses$2,472,777
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$171,517
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$720,349
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$891,866

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