Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1971.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
18 people listed on the 990; $535K paid to officers and key staff.
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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Northpointe Council INC executive salaries →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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Crisis center - the chemical dependency crisis center (first step center) is a 24 bed residential facility certified by the nys office of addiction services and supports (oasas). Operating 24/7, the center has seven medically supervised beds and seventeen medically monitored beds.
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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 addiction services and supports (oasas).
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.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.0M | $533K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.2M | $1.1M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.7M | $1.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $523K | $302K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.2M | $1.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $535K | $452K | $83K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $3.2M | $2.7M | $492K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $250K | $214K | $37K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $351K | $299K | $52K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $39K | $39K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $16K | $16K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $459K | $376K | $83K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $13K | $9K | $4K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $271K | $239K | $32K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $7K | $7K | $153 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $33K | $32K | $661 | |
| InterestLn 20 | $2K | $2K | $38 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $132K | $127K | $5K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $119K | $105K | $14K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $343K | $331K | $12K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $22K | $20K | $2K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $5.8M | $4.9M | $871K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 15, 2026 | $10.9M | $8.9M | $2.0M | $4.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 19, 2025 | $8.9M | $8.1M | $720K | $2.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 17, 2024 | $7.3M | $7.0M | $263K | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 11, 2023 | $6.1M | $6.1M | −$28K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 19, 2022 | $5.2M | $5.8M | −$572K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 3, 2021 | $6.3M | $5.6M | $681K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,191,975 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,191,975 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,764,406 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,949,991 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,648,406 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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