Careers Support Solutions INC FY2023 filing

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Careers Support Solutions mission is to empower people throughout westchester, putnam and dutchess counties, new york to achieve the satisfaction of meaningful employment. We prepare people with disabilities and/or low socioeconomic status for employment by teaching workforce readiness skills and providing job placement, on-the-job training, and ongoing Support to assure long-term success at no cost to the individual or employer.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$143K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$143K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $466K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.1 months of spending in cash, plus $466K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $45K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$423K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$538K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2023▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2023▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$538K
FY2023▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$418K
FY2021$424K
FY2022$524K
FY2023$538K
FY2024$648K
FY2025$607K

From the FY2023 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 Sep 1994.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.3M Management & general 12% · $178K Fundraising 2% · $31K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $143K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$143,142Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt 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

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christina Cornish-Lauria$150,539$145,824$143,142$151,949$150,521$155,805

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Prepares and places individuals with disabilities and low income into meaningful jobs, offering training and support.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Careers support solutions is a not-for-profit organization that finds productive employment for individuals with learning, intellectual, developmental, psychiatric AND/OR physical disabilities as well as long- term unemployed; provides extensive on-the-job training and ongoing support services; educates employers and the community about…

$1.3Mprogram 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 4 funders$45K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$178K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$538K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K
Total assetsLn 16$961K
LiabilitiesLn 26$423K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Government grantsLn 1e$191K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8K
Accounts receivableLn 4$270K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$3K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$466K
Other assetsLn 15$215K
Total assetsLn 16$961K
LiabilitiesLn 26$423K
Net assetsLn 32$538K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 547
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K$8K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$382K$466K
Total assetsLn 16$925K$961K
LiabilitiesLn 26$401K$423K
Net assetsLn 32$524K$538K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$147K$88K$44K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$763K$733K$22K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$83K$75K$6K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$105K$95K$8K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$65K$58K$5K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$81K$81K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$32K$3K$826
OccupancyLn 16$111K$100K$8K$3K
TravelLn 17$45K$45K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$12K$914
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$23K$162
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.3M$178K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 2, 2026 $1.5M$1.6M−$57K$607K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 30, 2025 $1.5M$1.5M$49K$648K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 3, 2024 $1.4M$1.5M−$52K$538K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 31, 2023 $1.8M$1.6M$204K$524K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 24, 2022 $1.4M$1.4M−$18K$424K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 19, 2021 $1.4M$1.4M$42K$418K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,418,588 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $876,657$406,327
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $895,151$1,003,405
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $38,442$8,856
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,810,250$1,418,588
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,243,124$1,163,449
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $363,119$307,447
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,606,243$1,470,896
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $204,007−$52,308
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $1,418,588 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$190,683
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$215,644
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$406,327
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,003,405$1,003,405
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,856$8,856
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,003,405 · Excluded from tax $8,856$1,418,588
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,470,896 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $88,248 · Management $44,124 · Fundraising $14,707$147,079
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $733,226 · Management $22,476 · Fundraising $7,156$762,858
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $75,241 · Management $6,100 · Fundraising $2,003$83,344
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $95,155 · Management $7,715 · Fundraising $2,533$105,403
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $58,469 · Management $4,740 · Fundraising $1,556$64,765
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $80,605$80,605
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,656 · Management $2,581 · Fundraising $826$35,063
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $99,909 · Management $8,100 · Fundraising $2,659$110,668
IX-17 TravelPrograms $45,199$45,199
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,142 · Management $914$13,056
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,694 · Management $162$22,856
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,261,939 · Management $177,517 · Fundraising $31,440$1,470,896
Part X · Balance sheet $960,982 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,138$3,165
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $19,609$4,493
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $180,454$269,632
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,038$3,144
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $382,003$466,003
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $275,358$214,545
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $924,600$960,982
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $124,366$152,037
X-19 Deferred revenue$57,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $276,552$214,175
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $400,918$423,212
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $523,682$537,770
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $523,682$537,770
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $924,600$960,982
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $537,770 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,418,588
XI-2 Total expenses$1,470,896
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$52,308
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$523,682
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$66,396
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$537,770

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