Camba is a non-profit agency that provides services that connect people with opportunities to enhance their quality of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$5.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5.2M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
21
named funders · $1.8M
Looks good: 21 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$80.2M
87% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 87% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$185.8M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$185.5M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$11.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$185.8M
FY2021▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$175.4M
FY2021$185.8M
FY2022$187.9M
FY2023$207.2M
FY2024$221.0M
FY2025$253.6M
Expenses
$185.5M
FY2021▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$175.1M
FY2021$185.5M
FY2022$188.1M
FY2023$206.7M
FY2024$220.7M
FY2025$246.6M
Net assets
$11.9M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.6M
FY2021$11.9M
FY2022$19.0M
FY2023$19.4M
FY2024$19.3M
FY2025$20.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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 Mar 1979.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $155.1M Management & general 16% · $29.2M Fundraising 1% · $1.3M

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

32 people listed on the 990; $5.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$555,444Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$552,379Pt VII · Sec A
$410,961Pt VII · Sec A
$402,435Pt VII · Sec A
$395,192Pt VII · Sec A
$293,623Pt VII · Sec A
$288,752Pt VII · Sec A
$270,206Pt VII · Sec A

Joanne Oplustil’s $2.2M as Former President / CEO is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 44 $100M+ community development 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joanne Oplustil$2,163,152$551,738————
Thomas Dambakly Former$690,448—————
David Rowe$573,758$575,927—$629,018$555,444$574,100
David a Rowe——$607,436———
Joanne M Oplustil——$600,604$552,393$552,379$597,307
Valerie Barton-Richardson$484,480$413,774————
Valerie a Barton-Richardson——$436,969$410,981$410,961$446,337
Sharon Browne$398,463$406,014—$402,433$402,435$441,026

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides emergency food assistance and coordinated healthcare management services to help low-income individuals and families improve their health and quality of life.

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3 programs · $145.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Housing

Impact: in 2021, camba placed over 800 individuals, including families into safe, stable permanent housing, and assisted over 3,400 households in avoiding eviction or foreclosure and remaining stably housed.

$120.7Mprogram expense
02

Education and Youth Development

Impact: in 2021, camba served 418 new students in its adult literacy programs. Sixty-four percent of those learners who were tested following classes were promoted at least one educational level.

$17.2Mprogram expense
03

Health

Impact: in 2021, camba disbursed 138,399 visits worth of healthy meals to individuals in need at our beyond hunger emergency food pantry. Our average number of monthly visits was 232% of the pre-pandemic level.

$7.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 34 grants · $104.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$30,172,166
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,594,706
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,666,296
Unitemized GrantFY2024$549,558
Unitemized GrantFY2024$122,548
Unitemized GrantFY2024$86,728
Unitemized GrantFY2023$29,607,950
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,630,555
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,361,837
Unitemized GrantFY2023$521,957
Unitemized GrantFY2023$274,261
Unitemized GrantFY2023$151,247
Takeroot JusticeNY · FY2023$53,822
Unitemized GrantFY2023$53,429
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$185.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$180.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$185.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$155.1M
Managementcol C$29.2M
Fundraisingcol D$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$11.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.1M
Total assetsLn 16$92.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$80.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A18
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$180.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$168.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$185.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$7.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.0M
Other assetsLn 15$9.5M
Total assetsLn 16$92.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$80.2M
Net assetsLn 32$11.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53,119
VolunteersI 686
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.2M$7.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.9M$5.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.0M$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$77.2M$92.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65.6M$80.2M
Net assetsLn 32$11.6M$11.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$140K$140K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$5.2M$5.2M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$66.1M$55.9M$9.3M$846K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.6M$2.0M$520K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13.6M$10.7M$2.8M$161K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5.8M$4.5M$1.2M$68K
Legal feesLn 11b$185K$73K$112K
Accounting feesLn 11c$332K$131K$202K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$175K$175K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15.1M$14.9M$104K$127K
Office expensesLn 13$3.2M$2.8M$339K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$29.3M$28.6M$722K
TravelLn 17$118K$114K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$197K$192K$4K$574
InterestLn 20$1.1M$1.1M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.3M$1.3M
InsuranceLn 23$4.4M$2.2M$2.2M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33.1M$31.8M$1.3M$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$3.6M$957K$2.7M$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$185.5M$155.1M$29.2M$1.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $253.6M$246.6M$6.9M$20.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $221.0M$220.7M$346K$19.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $207.2M$206.7M$460K$19.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $187.9M$188.1M−$222K$19.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $185.8M$185.5M$258K$11.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $175.4M$175.1M$271K$11.6M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $185,798,338 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $169,896,602$180,145,401
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,468,048$5,648,108
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,940$4,829
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $175,366,590$185,798,338
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $161,372$140,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $96,858,311$93,200,757
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $78,075,535$92,199,262
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $175,095,218$185,540,019
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $271,372$258,319
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $185,798,338 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$168,512,266
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,633,135
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$180,145,401
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,648,108$5,648,108
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,829$4,829
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,648,108 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,829$185,798,338
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $185,540,019 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $140,000$140,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $5,228,032$5,228,032
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,917,605 · Management $9,290,358 · Fundraising $845,654$66,053,617
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,003,146 · Management $520,095 · Fundraising $30,294$2,553,535
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,675,992 · Management $2,771,904 · Fundraising $161,456$13,609,352
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,515,526 · Management $1,172,406 · Fundraising $68,289$5,756,221
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $72,670 · Management $111,932$184,602
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $130,849 · Management $201,541$332,390
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $174,950$174,950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,918,161 · Management $103,930 · Fundraising $126,647$15,148,738
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,843,728 · Management $339,263 · Fundraising $12,179$3,195,170
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,583,830 · Management $721,877$29,305,707
IX-17 TravelPrograms $113,919 · Management $4,465$118,384
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $191,517 · Management $4,473 · Fundraising $574$196,564
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,082,750$1,082,750
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,313,802$1,313,802
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,193,500 · Management $2,199,420$4,392,920
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,832,737 · Management $1,289,109 · Fundraising $3,995$33,125,841
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $956,669 · Management $2,662,457 · Fundraising $8,318$3,627,444
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $155,089,849 · Management $29,192,764 · Fundraising $1,257,406$185,540,019
Part X · Balance sheet $92,053,993 assets, 16 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,184,772$7,057,117
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $51,088,206$63,223,271
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,125,030$1,542,288
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,036,288$4,969,356
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,317,012$5,329,806
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $609,118$443,818
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,822,437$9,488,337
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $77,182,863$92,053,993
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,704,753$10,224,936
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,500,000$10,000,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,356,013$35,164,056
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $65,560,766$80,173,577
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,612,993$11,871,312
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,104$9,104
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,622,097$11,880,416
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $77,182,863$92,053,993
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,880,416 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$185,798,338
XI-2 Total expenses$185,540,019
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$258,319
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,622,097
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,880,416

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