Unique People Services INC

Tax-deductible

Bronx, NY501(c)(3)Since 1991Human ServicesEIN 13-3636555Revenue $33.9M in FY2024

On file with the IRSuniquepeopleservices.org201 E Burnside Ave, 10457-3701 · Bronx, NYTax-exempt since Jan 1992Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To serve holistically and without judgement - those who may have been denied compassionate and considerate treatment elsewhere due to their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, developmental level health status, criminal or substance use history.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 271 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $501K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 63% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% 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 · $3K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$28.0M
92% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 92% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$33.9M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$34.7M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$33.9M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$21.0M
FY2021$21.4M
FY2022$30.0M
FY2023$27.8M
FY2024$30.2M
FY2024$33.9M
Expenses
$34.7M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$21.2M
FY2021$21.1M
FY2022$26.3M
FY2023$28.6M
FY2024$30.7M
FY2024$34.7M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2024▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2024$2.5M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1992.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $32.9M Management & general 5% · $1.8M Fundraising 0% · $42K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$186,133Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director Real Estate
$153,048Pt VII · Sec A
Chief to Staff
$152,997Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$143,511Pt VII · Sec A
$130,630Pt VII · Sec A
Dir Support Prof. 1
$127,534Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$107,073Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$97,801Pt VII · Sec A

Yvette Brissett-Andre’s $186K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 37th 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
Yvette Brissett-Andre$186,133$258,394$196,927$157,964$139,578$146,440
Melissa N Coley——$165,095$116,039——
Lauren N Agard—$158,350$128,580———
Lisa D Downing$153,048—$138,182$134,702——
Aziza Anderson$152,997———$124,679—
Eunice Stewart-Gooding$143,511—————
Ive Pierre$107,073$130,690$100,336$84,238$5,965—
John a Richard-Afuwajomo$130,630—————

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

Alleviates human suffering and distress, improving lives especially for the developmentally disabled.

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3 programs · $32.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Home & community based SERVICES.- operates 14 individualized residential alternatives facilities (ira) which provides supportive services to 74 developmental disabled individuals. We also operate individualized supported services (iss) which provides residential opportunites for 5 developmentally disabled individuals.

$18.8Mprogram expense
02

Community Residences

Operates 3 residential facilities which provides supportive services to formerly homeless mentally ill individual and 6 supported housing programs for up to formerly homeless individuals who suffer from mental illness.

$10.9Mprogram expense
03

Concourse Scatter

Operates 2 supported housing program for up to 60 formerly homeless individuals who suffer from serious mental illness, a substance use disorder including those who are co-occuring or actively using. All individuals referred must have been recently homeless and suffer from a serious and persistent mental illness.

$3.2Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$3K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $226K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$49,154
Unitemized GrantFY2023$33,914
Unitemized GrantFY2022$36,575
Unitemized GrantFY2021$36,033
Unitemized GrantFY2020$34,037
Unitemized GrantFY2019$36,125

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$33.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$386K
Money outPt IX
$34.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$32.9M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$30.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$14.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$239K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$386K
Other incomeLn 4–11$83K
Total revenueLn 12$33.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.5M
SavingsLn 2$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.6M
Other assetsLn 15$14.4M
Total assetsLn 16$30.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28.0M
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5271
VolunteersI 611
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.7M$6.6M
Total assetsLn 16$30.4M$30.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27.1M$28.0M
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$49K$49K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$979K$547K$432K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13.2M$12.9M$312K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$442K$442K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.0M$1.9M$146K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.6M$1.4M$162K
Legal feesLn 11b$70K$70K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.3M$4.1M$194K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$445K$370K$73K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$7.1M$7.0M$44K$22K
TravelLn 17$179K$126K$53K
InterestLn 20$301K$251K$47K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$1.5M$1.5M$32K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.0M$1.9M$140K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$568K$489K$69K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$34.7M$32.9M$1.8M$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $30.2M$30.7M−$525K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $27.8M$28.6M−$788K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $30.0M$26.3M$3.7M$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $21.4M$21.1M$338K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $21.0M$21.2M−$247K$4.1M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $33,861,180 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,961,923$14,435,471
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,752,470$18,956,789
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $156,270$385,560
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $290,987$83,360
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $30,161,650$33,861,180
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,914$49,154
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,897,406$18,221,703
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $14,755,506$16,400,826
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $30,686,826$34,671,683
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$525,176−$810,503
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $33,861,180 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$238,576
VIII-1e Government grants$14,196,895
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,435,471
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,956,789$18,956,789
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $385,560$385,560
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $320$320
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $83,040$83,040
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,039,829 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $385,880$33,861,180
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $34,671,683 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $49,154$49,154
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $546,562 · Management $432,159$978,721
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,867,646 · Management $312,309$13,179,955
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $442,007$442,007
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,873,534 · Management $146,429$2,019,963
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,439,436 · Management $161,621$1,601,057
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $69,641$69,641
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,086,520 · Management $193,722 · Fundraising $4,030$4,284,272
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $369,805 · Management $72,898 · Fundraising $1,841$444,544
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,984,100 · Management $44,101 · Fundraising $21,880$7,050,081
IX-17 TravelPrograms $126,454 · Management $52,642$179,096
IX-20 InterestPrograms $251,375 · Management $47,051 · Fundraising $2,437$300,863
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,463,482 · Management $32,333$1,495,815
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,865,338 · Management $140,279 · Fundraising $2,500$2,008,117
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $489,210 · Management $69,488 · Fundraising $9,699$568,397
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $32,854,623 · Management $1,774,673 · Fundraising $42,387$34,671,683
Part X · Balance sheet $30,477,762 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,845,972$3,511,100
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,127,801$56,785
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$2,900,868
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,689,567$2,947,992
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $55,615$15,478
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,746,463$6,623,589
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,932,903$14,421,950
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,398,321$30,477,762
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,248,029$4,096,060
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,069,842$17,120,541
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,094,189$27,984,133
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,202,761$2,392,258
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $101,371$101,371
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,304,132$2,493,629
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,398,321$30,477,762
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,493,629 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$33,861,180
XI-2 Total expenses$34,671,683
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$810,503
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,304,132
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,493,629

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