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Taconic Resources for Independence INC

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Poughkeepsie, NY501(c)(3)Since 1986Diseases & DisordersEIN 14-1692576Revenue $2.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRStaconicresources.org82 Washington St Ste 214, 12601-2305 · Poughkeepsie, NYTax-exempt since Feb 1989Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Taconic Resources for Independence, INC. (tri)is a disability-led advocacy and service organization dedicated to advancing the civil rights, Independence, and full community inclusion of people with disabilities. Tri provides individuals and familes with the information, skills, advocacy and practical support they need to make informed choices, overcome barriers, and live independently in the community. Our services include independent living skills development, benefits counseling, housing assistance and advocacy, information and referral, systems and individual advocacy, transition support, disability rights education, ada technical assistance, deaf and hard-of-hearing advocacy, and professional american sign language interpreting services through direct assistance, community education, partnerships, and advocacy. Tri works to ensure that people with disabilities have equal access, meaningful choices, and the opportunity to participate fully in every aspect of community life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 25 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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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $75K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $21
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$237K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% 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
$2.3M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$659K
FY2021$815K
FY2022$893K
FY2023$797K
FY2024$907K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 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 Feb 1989.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.8M Management & general 13% · $266K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $101K 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
Lisa Tarricone
Executive Di
$100,801Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kate Macaluso
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Emily Braun
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cindy M Smith
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dee Douglas Smits
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nancy Rosaler
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Tarricone’s $101K as Executive Di is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M diseases & disorders 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Tarricone$100,801$92,657$91,042$89,677$73,341—
Joanne Deluca—$72,217$77,051$76,402$73,860$71,412

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

Advocates for disability rights, empowering self-directed lives and community inclusion.

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2 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Mid-hudson interpreter services (mhis)provides and coordinates communication-access services for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind. Mhis arranges qualified american sign language interpreters, certified deaf interpreters, deafblind interpreting services, and other appropriate communication supports based on the…

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Independent living resource center provides programs and services that educate and assist individuals with disabilities to live independently in the community including: self advocacy training, life skills training and household management, asl sign language and deaf advocacy, housing advocacy and housing rental assistance, ada technical…

$592Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2022$21
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$752K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$266K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$621K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$237K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$752K
Government grantsLn 1e$659K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$176K
SavingsLn 2$445K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$621K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$108K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Other assetsLn 15$114K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$237K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$503K$621K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$97K$108K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$368K$237K
Net assetsLn 32$907K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$75K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$698K$573K$125K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$93K$75K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$68K$55K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$665$665
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f$664$664
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$859K$843K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$47K$31K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$35K$28K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$102K$82K$20K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$630
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$325$260$65
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$8K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$8K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$7K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.8M$266K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.3M$2.1M$217K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$2.0M$90K$907K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.9M−$99K$797K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.8M$78K$893K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.8M$156K$815K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.7M$7K$659K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,271,069 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $703,776$752,435
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,376,864$1,507,041
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,593$11,593
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,088,244$2,271,069
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $920,230$959,651
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,077,807$1,094,847
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,998,037$2,054,498
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $90,207$216,571
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 $2,271,069 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$658,572
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$93,863
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$752,435
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,507,041$1,507,041
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,593$11,593
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,507,041 · Excluded from tax $11,593$2,271,069
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,054,498 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,443 · Management $24,979$100,422
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $572,693 · Management $125,498$698,191
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $75,412 · Management $17,509$92,921
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $55,282 · Management $12,835$68,117
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $665$665
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,260$18,260
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $664$664
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $842,891 · Management $15,758$858,649
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,708 · Management $16,284$46,992
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $27,700 · Management $6,925$34,625
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $81,665 · Management $20,416$102,081
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,520 · Management $630$3,150
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $260 · Management $65$325
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,825 · Management $1,956$9,781
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,417 · Management $2,104$10,521
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,307 · Management $1,827$9,134
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,788,788 · Management $265,710 · Fundraising $0$2,054,498
Part X · Balance sheet $1,365,370 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $274,105$176,055
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $229,084$445,074
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $205,918$264,585
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $222,044$232,095
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,792$9,718
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,399$15,618
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $97,320$108,108
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $205,463$114,117
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,275,125$1,365,370
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $157,395$117,345
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $210,872$119,618
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $368,267$236,963
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $906,258$1,127,807
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $600$600
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $906,858$1,128,407
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,275,125$1,365,370
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,128,407 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,271,069
XI-2 Total expenses$2,054,498
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$216,571
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$906,858
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,978
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,128,407

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