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Columba Services INC

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 13-4119067Revenue $1.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRS209 East 118th St, 10035-4165 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Jul 2001Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To assist and facilitate on behalf of related entities in the operation of low income housing projects by providing supportive social Services to residents of these sro housing projects.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$63K 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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FY2025 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $137K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% 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
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.3M
243% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 243% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
97%
Net assets
−$764K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▼ -1.0%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
−$764K
FY2025▼ -54%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$140K
FY2022−$259K
FY2023−$195K
FY2024−$496K
FY2025−$764K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jul 2001.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $1.8M Management & general 3% · $52K

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; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$62,982Pt VII · Sec A
Anne Ficklen
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carrie Bloss
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

SR Georgette Lawton’s $63K as Secretary is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021
SR Georgette Lawton$62,982$59,328$54,742$64,706

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 social services to residents of low-income housing projects.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Nyc department of homeless services contract and nyc department of mental health - provision of counseling services

$1.8Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$52K
Owns and owesPt X
−$764K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$535K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$535K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32−$764K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$35K
Total assetsLn 16$843K$535K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32−$496K−$764K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$63K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$884K$884K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$261K$261K
Payroll taxesLn 10$85K$85K
Management feesLn 11a$45K$45K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$14K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$339K$339K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$65K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.8M$52K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.8M−$268K−$764K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.8M−$301K−$496K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.6M$63K−$195K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.3M−$119K−$259K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.4M−$61K−$140K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,537,657 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,519,317$1,537,657
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,394$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,521,711$1,537,657
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,252,740$1,293,337
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $570,035$512,089
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,822,775$1,805,426
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$301,064−$267,769
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,537,657 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,537,657
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,537,657
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,537,657
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,805,426 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,982$62,982
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $884,376$884,376
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $261,271$261,271
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $84,708$84,708
IX-11a Management feesManagement $45,131$45,131
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,650 · Management $7,350$21,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $338,638$338,638
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,934$21,934
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,243$65,243
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,143$20,143
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,752,945 · Management $52,481 · Fundraising $0$1,805,426
Part X · Balance sheet $534,923 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,149$35,131
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $782,077$498,604
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,235$1,188
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $843,461$534,923
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,920$18,925
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,289,560$1,280,098
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,339,789$1,299,023
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$496,328−$764,100
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$496,328−$764,100
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $843,461$534,923
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$764,100 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,537,657
XI-2 Total expenses$1,805,426
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$267,769
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$496,328
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$764,100

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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