Valley Community Association INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 16-0964724)

Denise Pikuzinski’s $90K as Executive Di is at the 26th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Margaret Overdorf	—	—	$110,220	$129,020	$133,647
Denise Pikuzinski	$90,384	$90,875	$62,840	—	—

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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves Buffalo River residents' lives through support, beautification, and community development programs.

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3 programs · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Child Care

Operated two fully licensed day care facilities.

$1.0Mprogram expense

02

River Park and Tewksbury Lodge

Preserved, protected and worked to beautify buffalo's waterfront and the buffalo river and promoted educational and recreational events in connection therewith.

$930Kprogram expense

03

Family and Youth Services

Provided tutoring, after school study facilities, a virtual learning hub, counseling, and sports and recreation activities.

$584Kprogram 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

Feedmore Western New York INCFY2024$41K

The Cullen Foundation of Western New York INCFY2024$30K

Zemsky Family FoundationFY2024$25K

United Way of Buffalo and Erie CountyFY2024$20K

John R Oishei FoundationFY2024$10K

Foundation 214 INCFY2024$4K

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$130K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.6M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$925K

Other incomeLn 4–11$675K

Money outPt IX

$3.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.9M

Managementcol C$246K

Fundraisingcol D$24K

Owns and owesPt X

$5.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M

Total assetsLn 16$5.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$117K

PeoplePt VI, VII

19

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a18

IndependentVI 1b18

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$925K

Government grantsLn 1e$765K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$274K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$15K

Other incomeLn 4–11$675K

Total revenueLn 12$2.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.3M

SavingsLn 2$433K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M

Total assetsLn 16$5.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$117K

Net assetsLn 32$5.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5104

VolunteersI 6100

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.0M	$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$4.0M	$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16	$6.4M	$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$46K	$117K
Net assetsLn 32	$6.4M	$5.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$105K	$11K	$82K	$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.5M	$1.5M	$35K	$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$39K	$39K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$193K	$184K	$7K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$26K	$22K	$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$140K	$129K	$11K	$73
Office expensesLn 13	$11K	$8K	$2K	$387
OccupancyLn 16	$399K	$334K	$65K
TravelLn 17	$34K	$30K	$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K	$2K	$82
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$274K	$256K	$18K
InsuranceLn 23	$66K	$60K	$5K	$86
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$314K	$302K	$13K	$73
All other expensesLn 24e	$14K	$12K	$664	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.2M	$2.9M	$246K	$24K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$2.6M	$3.2M	−$546K	$5.8M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.9M	$3.0M	−$80K	$6.4M	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.7M	$2.7M	$26K	$6.4M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.4M	$2.0M	$388K	$6.4M	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.2M	$1.7M	−$533K	$6.0M	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 M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,616,235 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,304,701$925,318

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $907,194$1,000,279

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,685$15,395

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $712,176$675,243

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,943,756$2,616,235

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,758,585$1,883,385

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,265,541$1,278,597

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,024,126$3,161,982

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$80,370−$545,747

Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18

VI-1b Independent voting members18

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

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 $2,616,235 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $596,543 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$3,716

VIII-1b Membership dues$838

VIII-1e Government grants$764,837

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$155,927

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$274,425

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$925,318

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,000,279$1,000,279

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,395$15,395

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$78,631

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $69$69

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,023,937 · Unrelated business $572,885 · Excluded from tax $15,464$2,616,235

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,161,982 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,319 · Management $82,496 · Fundraising $11,660$105,475

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,502,713 · Management $34,543 · Fundraising $8,667$1,545,923

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,339$39,339

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $183,992 · Management $7,101 · Fundraising $1,555$192,648

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,316 · Management $3,188$25,504

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $128,897 · Management $10,639 · Fundraising $73$139,609

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,231 · Management $2,457 · Fundraising $387$11,075

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $333,858 · Management $64,652$398,510

IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,242 · Management $4,103$34,345

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,721 · Management $82$1,803

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $255,698 · Management $18,091$273,789

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $60,056 · Management $5,488 · Fundraising $86$65,630

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $301,882 · Management $12,520 · Fundraising $73$314,475

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,158 · Management $664 · Fundraising $1,035$13,857

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,892,422 · Management $246,024 · Fundraising $23,536$3,161,982

Part X · Balance sheet $5,934,766 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,647,681$1,349,517

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $387,823$433,189

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $286,268$266,447

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $100,803$107,781

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,672$6,521

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,979,972$3,771,311

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,409,219$5,934,766

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,804$58,800

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $23,288$58,586

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,092$117,386

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,272,064$5,817,380

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,363,127$5,817,380

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,409,219$5,934,766

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,817,380 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,616,235

XI-2 Total expenses$3,161,982

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$545,747

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,363,127

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,817,380

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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