Northpointe Council INC FY2020 filing

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Niagara Falls, NY501(c)(3)Since 1970Mental HealthEIN 16-0975994Revenue $6.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRSnorthpointecouncil.org800 Main Street 2a, 14301-1156 · Niagara Falls, NYTax-exempt since Oct 1971School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Human service organization involved in education, counseling, prevention and treatment of alcoholism and other chemical substance dependencies in conjunction primarily with new york state office of addiction services and supports. (oasas)

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$557K 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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FY2020 · 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $503K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$557K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $19K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$523K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.3M
Spent
$5.6M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$8.9M
FY2025$10.9M
Expenses
$5.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$8.1M
FY2025$8.9M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1971.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $4.8M Management & general 15% · $858K

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; $557K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$251,918Pt VII · Sec A
$106,561Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$91,416Pt VII · Sec A
Former V.p. of Finance
$47,626Pt VII · Sec A
$47,063Pt VII · Sec A
Former Executive Director
$11,918Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Thomas Artim’s $211K as Physician is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 746 $10–100M mental health 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Thomas Artim$210,755$275,465$257,467$250,174$245,912$251,918
Kristi Yerger$145,254$155,811$128,288$116,701$111,861$106,561
Carrie Clare$119,325$133,956$112,632$103,440$93,783$91,416
Marlon Thornton$121,826$110,849————
John Redmond$119,721—————
Sheryl Urczyk—$113,803————
Laurie Hall$42,311$36,072$89,528$88,960$83,780$47,063
Susanne Spatzer—————$47,626

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 education, counseling, and treatment for alcohol and substance dependencies.

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3 programs · $4.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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Crisis center - the chemical dependency crisis center (first step center) is a 24 bed residential facility certified by the nys office of alcoholism & substance abuse services (oasas). Operating 24/7, the center has seven medically supervised beds and seventeen medically monitored beds.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

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Outpatient clinics - the council's outpatient clinics provide interdisciplinary treatment to individuals & families affected by chemical dependency & other addictions. The clinics are licensed by the nys office of alcoholism and substance abuse services (oasas).

$1.5Mprogram expense
03

Methadone

The concept of the methadone maintenance treatment program is that chemical dependency can be successfully treated through the use of methadone without the client experiencing the painful symptoms associated with the typical opiate withdrawal.

$1.1Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$19K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Money outPt IX
$5.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.8M
Managementcol C$858K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$523K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$630
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$6.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$216K
SavingsLn 2$825K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$523K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5115
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$504K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$606K$523K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$557K$464K$92K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M$2.6M$506K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$253K$213K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$345K$292K$52K
Legal feesLn 11b$37K$37K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$376K$346K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$10K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$266K$234K$32K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K$682
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$12K$802
InterestLn 20$4K$3K$75
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$133K$128K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$101K$89K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$369K$357K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$81K$62K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.6M$4.8M$858K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.9M$8.9M$2.0M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.9M$8.1M$720K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.3M$7.0M$263K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.1M$6.1M−$28K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.2M$5.8M−$572K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $6.3M$5.6M$681K$2.2M 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
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Part I · Summary $6,312,255 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,857,410$3,577,964
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,399,787$2,716,760
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,661$630
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,960$16,901
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,279,818$6,312,255
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 $4,390,078$4,214,239
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,299,321$1,417,320
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,689,399$5,631,559
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$409,581$680,696
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $6,312,255 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$20,953
VIII-1e Government grants$3,469,491
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$87,520
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,577,964
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,716,760$2,716,760
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $630$630
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $16,901$16,901
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,733,661 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $630$6,312,255
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,631,559 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $464,478 · Management $92,024$556,502
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,554,031 · Management $506,015$3,060,046
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $212,704 · Management $40,274$252,978
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $292,320 · Management $52,393$344,713
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $36,530$36,530
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,805$15,805
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $345,930 · Management $30,241$376,171
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,722 · Management $2,598$12,320
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $233,634 · Management $32,190$265,824
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,614 · Management $682$10,296
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,141 · Management $802$12,943
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,443 · Management $75$3,518
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $128,153 · Management $5,299$133,452
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $89,145 · Management $11,982$101,127
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $356,673 · Management $12,076$368,749
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $61,553 · Management $19,032$80,585
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,773,541 · Management $858,018 · Fundraising $0$5,631,559
Part X · Balance sheet $2,744,107 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $341,905$216,299
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $162,022$825,375
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $57,022$253,334
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,542$214,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $248,531$51,601
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,064,554$1,183,498
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $44,020$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,924,596$2,744,107
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $478,886$293,872
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,800$84,738
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $122,175$144,660
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $606,353$523,270
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,318,243$2,220,837
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,318,243$2,220,837
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,924,596$2,744,107
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,220,837 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,312,255
XI-2 Total expenses$5,631,559
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$680,696
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,318,243
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$221,898
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,220,837

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