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Improves the quality of life for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $24.0M in revenue, $22.5M in expenses, and $11.4M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1949
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Syracuse, NY
Website
www.arcon.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$24.0MFY2020
Expenses
$22.5M
Net assets
$11.4M
People
16
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  15-0561718 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Syracuse, NY Founded 1949
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Improves the quality of life for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities.
Leadership
Ellen Gutmaker · Executive Director · $187K
Money in and out
$24.0M revenue, $22.5M expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$24.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$22.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$11.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.5M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$24.0M
FY2020
Expenses
$22.5M
FY2020
Total assets
$17.2M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$5.8M
FY2020
Total revenue
$24.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$22.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$11.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.5M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$17.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $17.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Residential services provides support and training for individuals in varied living environments. Assists individuals to achieve their fullest potential for independence and inclusion in the community. 136 persons served.

$11.0Mprogram expense
02

Day habilitation supports people with developmental disabilities who have higher needs for more intense training in order to make their community experience, and the experience of the community, more positive.

$4.8Mprogram expense
03

Monarch industries provides workshop settings with a wide range of opportunities from woodworking to piece work for individuals with various levels of abilities. Unique contract requests from area vendors allow for interesting and new projects for the individuals to participate in and develop new vocational skills.

$1.3Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COnondaga County Chapter
EINHdr · item D15-0561718
Principal addressHdr · item CSyracuse, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.arcon.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1949
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P820)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1954

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$186,997Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$116,186Pt VII · Sec A
First Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ellen Gutmaker’s $260K as Executive Director is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3123 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ellen Gutmaker$259,968$254,171$229,167$203,323$186,997
Daniel Smith$147,798$131,433$125,344$94,568
Donna Loveland$137,714$129,675$122,756
Sonja Gottbrecht$130,802
Sandra Radziwon$33,812$116,186
Larisa I Yavrumyan$115,453
Carol M Clark$112,970
Ruth Ann Riposa$112,436

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$23.4M · 98%
Contributions & grants$309K · 1%
Investment income$221K · 1%
Program service revenue98%$23.4M
Contributions & grants1%$309K
Investment income1%$221K
Other revenue$52K
Total revenueLn 12$24.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.00
Program services88%$19.7M
Management & general12%$2.8M
Fundraising$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$22.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$17.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5.8M
Total net assetsLn 32$11.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $7.0M · Operating expenses/yr $22.5M
3.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $19.7M · Total expenses $22.5M
88%
Management & General
Management & general $2.8M · Total expenses $22.5M
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1K · Total expenses $22.5M
<0.01%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $1K · Solicited contributions $309K
$0.00 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $309K · Total revenue $24.0M
1%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $24.0M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $23.4M · Total revenue $24.0M
98%
Investment reliance
Investment income $221K · Total revenue $24.0M
+0.9%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $23.4M · Total expenses $22.5M
104%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $24.0M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $11.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $24.0M · Expenses $22.5M
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $17.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $11.4M · Total assets $17.2M
66%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2.8M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $435K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $17.2M
19%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ellen Gutmaker · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $187K · Total expenses $22.5M
0.8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $17.1M · Total expenses $22.5M
76%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.4%
Investment management fee ratio 0.07%
Legal fee ratio 0.1%
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
SourceamericaFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$321K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$32.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$29.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$29.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$22.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$24.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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