Commonpoint NY INC FY2024 filing

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Little Neck, NY501(c)(3)Since 1991Human ServicesEIN 11-3071518

Commonpoint is a community-centric nonprofit, serving diverse audiences though every chapter of life, across the five boroughs of new york city and beyond. They offer a rich range of services through their vast network of professionals, social workers, and volunteers, giving people the tools and resources to succeed.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.8M 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.8M a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.8M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $111K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24.8M
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$81.8M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$82.0M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$51.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$81.8M
FY2024▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$40.3M
FY2021$46.9M
FY2022$62.1M
FY2023$71.3M
FY2024$81.8M
FY2024$89.9M
Expenses
$82.0M
FY2024▲ +23%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$37.2M
FY2021$37.6M
FY2022$50.3M
FY2023$66.4M
FY2024$82.0M
FY2024$84.7M
Net assets
$51.0M
FY2024▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$24.2M
FY2021$33.6M
FY2022$44.6M
FY2023$50.2M
FY2024$51.0M
FY2024$57.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1992.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $69.9M Management & general 14% · $11.7M Fundraising 0% · $334K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

35 people listed on the 990; $1.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & Chief Exec. Officer
$479,821Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$272,916Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer (outgoing)
$241,158Pt VII · Sec A
Psychiatrist
$210,658Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strategic Officer
$194,825Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Adult Program
$157,219Pt VII · Sec A
Director Camp Poyntelle
$149,446Pt VII · Sec A
VP Chief of Development
$131,318Pt VII · Sec A

Danielle Ellman’s $580K as President & Chief Exec. Officer is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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
Danielle Ellman$579,725$479,821$423,098$327,258$292,129$261,870
Craig Lastres$294,091$272,916$247,500—$106,172—
Alex Ansong$122,627$241,158$244,855$205,889$199,938$177,499
Judith Hirsch MD$219,142$210,658————
Danielle Hersch$211,654$194,825$194,686$132,960$104,499—
Greg Rideout———$198,547$187,140$185,507
Juanito Vargas$167,661$157,219————
Judy Vladimir$161,764$131,318$124,706$119,703——

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

Enhances community life for individuals, families, and all members.

Provided by the organization

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3 program services account for $43.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

The agency's youth development programs provide a multifaceted and integrated approach to creating positive outcomes and promoting resiliency for individuals between the ages of six and 21 having varied developmental abilities and needs.

$24.6Mprogram expense
02

Summer camps of the commonpoint engage children from the toddler years through age 21 through a comprehensive array of day and residential camping options for neuro-typical children as well as children and youth with developmental, emotional and physical disabilities as well as for children having autistic spectrum disorders.

$11.7Mprogram expense
03

Commonpoint is deeply committed to serving the evolving needs of the many and increasing number of individuals over the age of 60. Through the procurement of government grants, philanthropic funding and foundation support, our agency has created a pervasive, comprehensive, multi-sited array of programs and services that support the…

$6.7Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$111K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $5.5M · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,109,212
Camp Louemma INCNJ · FY2024$10,000
Hispanic Federation INCNY · FY2024$5,879
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,693,926
Camp Louemma INCNJ · FY2023$10,000
UjaNY · FY2023$9,995
Unitemized GrantFY2022$675,351

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$81.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.4M
Money outPt IX
$82.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$69.9M
Managementcol C$11.7M
Fundraisingcol D$334K
Owns and owesPt X
$51.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.3M
Total assetsLn 16$75.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$46.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$152K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$313K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.4M
Total revenueLn 12$81.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$163K
SavingsLn 2$8.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23.0M
Other assetsLn 15$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$75.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.8M
Net assetsLn 32$51.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,689
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.3M$8.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.9M$15.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22.9M$23.0M
Total assetsLn 16$71.5M$75.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21.4M$24.8M
Net assetsLn 32$50.2M$51.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$20K$20K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.7M$2.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$1.2M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$41.8M$37.6M$4.1M$210K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.1M$951K$185K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.2M$2.6M$589K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.8M$3.0M$750K$31K
Legal feesLn 11b$56K$56K
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7.2M$5.7M$1.5M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$762K$587K$175K$331
Office expensesLn 13$969K$852K$111K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$1.3M$1.0M$273K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$2.0M$1.7M$235K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$329K$194K$135K
InterestLn 20$128K$128K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.3M$2.1M$203K
InsuranceLn 23$1.5M$1.0M$458K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9.9M$8.7M$1.2M$40K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.7M$1.2M$511K$119
Total functional expensesLn 25$82.0M$69.9M$11.7M$334K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Viewing $81.8M$82.0M−$252K$51.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $71.3M$66.4M$4.8M$50.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $62.1M$50.3M$11.8M$44.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $46.9M$37.6M$9.3M$33.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $40.3M$37.2M$3.1M$24.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $81,771,501 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,964,074 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$5,381,331
VIII-1c Fundraising events$152,039
VIII-1e Government grants$46,338,109
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,808,018
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,619,441
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$59,679,497
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,422,310$15,422,310
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $1,226 · Excluded from tax $311,308$312,534
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $1,878,438$1,878,438
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$72,394−$72,394
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $587,042$587,042
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,973,426 · Unrelated business $1,226 · Excluded from tax $2,117,352$81,771,501
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $82,023,474 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $19,995$19,995
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,693,926$2,693,926
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,180,334$1,180,334
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,558,853 · Management $4,051,899 · Fundraising $209,755$41,820,507
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $950,763 · Management $185,190 · Fundraising $9,790$1,145,743
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,566,275 · Management $589,230 · Fundraising $26,423$3,181,928
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,011,120 · Management $750,454 · Fundraising $31,004$3,792,578
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $55,760$55,760
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,325$5,325
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,711,682 · Management $1,520,580$7,232,262
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $586,768 · Management $174,889 · Fundraising $331$761,988
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $851,742 · Management $111,082 · Fundraising $6,536$969,360
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,031,890 · Management $273,097 · Fundraising $10,052$1,315,039
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,746,988 · Management $235,227$1,982,215
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $194,486 · Management $134,918$329,404
IX-20 InterestManagement $127,894$127,894
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,052,003 · Management $202,946$2,254,949
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,047,936 · Management $458,061$1,505,997
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,684,484 · Management $1,177,145 · Fundraising $39,895$9,901,524
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,235,764 · Management $510,863 · Fundraising $119$1,746,746
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $69,944,675 · Management $11,744,894 · Fundraising $333,905$82,023,474
Part X · Balance sheet $75,800,482 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $413,323$163,210
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,841,422$8,185,435
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $18,363,210$24,807,455
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $855,652$1,615,770
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $23,676$105,575
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,646,073$1,508,046
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,903,256$23,011,971
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,627,997$8,189,468
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $4,312,869$6,848,482
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $10,201$10,201
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,530,721$1,354,869
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $71,528,400$75,800,482
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,483,465$6,960,282
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,821,234$15,060,034
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,046,372$2,782,226
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,351,071$24,802,542
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $48,880,615$50,026,164
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,296,714$971,776
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $50,177,329$50,997,940
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $71,528,400$75,800,482
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $50,997,940 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$81,771,501
XI-2 Total expenses$82,023,474
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$251,973
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$50,177,329
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,072,584
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$50,997,940

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