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Sco Family of Services EIN 11-2777066

Sco Family of Services

EIN  11-2777066 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Garden City, NY Founded 1898
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Size
$100M+
What they do
Helps vulnerable New Yorkers meet life's challenges and build a solid foundation with essential services.
Leadership
Suzette Gordon · President & CEO · $464K
Money in and out
$266.8M revenue, $261.4M expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency

Helps vulnerable New Yorkers meet life's challenges and build a solid foundation with essential services. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $266.8M in revenue, $261.4M in expenses, and $4.3M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$266.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$261.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $5.4M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +60% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +506% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$266.8M
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses
$261.4M
FY2024▲ +4%
Total assets
$167.3M
FY20240%
Total liabilities
$162.9M
FY2024▼ -5%
Total revenue
$266.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$261.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$5.4M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$167.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 323
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 423
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $178.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Foster Care and Adoption

Sco helps parents establish strong family bonds, providing family counseling, literacy and employment services to support family life. We engage families to create stronger communities, stabilize families in crisis, keep children safe and work with parents to avoid out-of-home placement.

$76.0Mprogram expense
02

Special Needs & Behavioral Health Services

Sco provides expert care to over 5,000 children, youth and adults with special needs through a broad continuum of support, residential and treatment services that unlock potential and help them lead full and productive lives.

$73.9Mprogram expense
03

Education and youth development servicessco's education & youth development programs help more than 10,000 young people reach their full potential. We launch youth into adulthood with support and services that address their educational, emotional, and career development needs and ambitions.

$28.7Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSco Family of Services
EINHdr · item D11-2777066
Principal addressHdr · item CGarden City, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sco.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1898
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a23
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b23
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Suzette Gordon
President & CEO
$463,565Pt VII · Sec A
$282,155Pt VII · Sec A
Rebecca Lukeman
Chief Human Resources Officer
$252,611Pt VII · Sec A
Tara Drennen
Chief Information Officer
$235,266Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Abreu-Rosano
Chief Program Officer
$231,900Pt VII · Sec A
Juliette McKenna
Chief Development Officer
$229,056Pt VII · Sec A
Yelitza Seoane
Psychiatrist
$218,519Pt VII · Sec A
Rasheed Frazier
Chief Program Officer
$215,967Pt VII · Sec A

Suzette Gordon’s $464K as President & CEO is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $100M+ human services 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Suzette Gordon$463,565$389,221$264,166$244,496$235,801$207,217
Keith Little—$438,762$383,969$333,313$319,200$309,052
Yelitza Seoane$218,519$213,148$223,422$230,638$266,414$291,316
Stephen G Mack——$287,815$259,415$256,963—
Lisa Sammon$282,155$224,374$157,945———
Jennifer Outlaw Exvp Child——$270,490———
Jennifer Outlaw—$175,022—$259,296$245,431$195,243
Rebecca Lukeman$252,611$241,343$171,279$158,252——

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$189.9M · 71%
Program service revenue$73.0M · 27%
Investment income$3.4M · 1%
Contributions & grants71%$189.9M
Program service revenue27%$73.0M
Investment income1%$3.4M
Other revenue$483K
— government grantsLn 1e$177.5M
Total revenueLn 12$266.8M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.01
Program services88%$229.5M
Management & general12%$30.6M
Fundraising1%$1.3M
Total functional expensesLn 25$261.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$13.1M
Total assetsLn 16$167.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$162.9M
Total net assetsLn 32$4.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $16.8M · Operating expenses/yr $261.4M
0.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $229.5M · Total expenses $261.4M
88%
Management & General
Management & general $30.6M · Total expenses $261.4M
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1.3M · Total expenses $261.4M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $1.4M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $11.8M
$0.11 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $189.9M · Total revenue $266.8M
71%
Government reliance
Government grants $177.5M · Total revenue $266.8M
67%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $73.0M · Total revenue $266.8M
27%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3.4M · Total revenue $266.8M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $73.0M · Total expenses $261.4M
28%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $266.8M · Prior year $253.3M
+5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $261.6M · FY2024 $266.8M
0%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $4.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $266.8M · Expenses $261.4M
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $167.3M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $4.3M · Total assets $167.3M
3%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $3.7M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $167.3M
2%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Suzette Gordon · Reported title PRESIDENT & CEO · Highest reported compensation $464K · Total expenses $261.4M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $162.6M · Total expenses $261.4M
62%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%——
Overhead ratio 12%——
Fundraising cost ratio 1%——
Revenue growth 5%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Highwind Impact Fund INCFY2025$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K
Grants paid · 13 grants · $4.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$663,018
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,257
Unitemized GrantFY2023$537,464
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,125
Unitemized GrantFY2022$475,876
Unitemized GrantFY2022$360
Unitemized GrantFY2021$469,704
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,343
Unitemized GrantFY2020$521,723
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,525
Sco Foundation INCNY · FY2019$885,216
Unitemized GrantFY2019$552,256
Unitemized GrantFY2019$7,628

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$253.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$257.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$261.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$250.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$261.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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