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Greater Ithaca Activities Center INC

Tax-deductible

Ithaca, NY501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 16-0997063Revenue $1.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRScityofithaca.org/327/greater-ithaca-ac301 W Court St, 14850-4127 · Ithaca, NYTax-exempt since Sep 1972Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Center serves the immediate neighborhood and the Greater Ithaca area by providing multicultural, educational and recreational programs focused on social and individual development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $241K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $105K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+108% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +108%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$910K
FY2021$792K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$789K
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$638K
FY2021$518K
FY2022$803K
FY2023$873K
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1972.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $1.3M Management & general 32% · $402K

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

25 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Leslyn Mcbean-Clairborne
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Annie Perry
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Samantha Little
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kari Smoker
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Megan Howell
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Denise Lee
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chuck Dong
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers multicultural programs for social and individual development in Ithaca.

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4 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Teen Programs

A variety of programs are offered to teens including supervised attendence at athletic events, plays, concerts, and trips to nyc, syracuse and other urban areas. There are also monthly late night activities for teens.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Youth Programs

These include support of a track team, support for exercise and activities for preteens and an after school and summer day camp program serving over 100 children. The 50 served dinner program provides food for 100+ participants monday - friday.

$266Kprogram expense
03

Teen Programs

A variety of programs are offered to teens including supervised attendence at athletic events, plays, concerts, and trips to nyc, syracuse and other urban areas. There are also monthly late night activities for teens.

$86Kprogram expense
04

Adult program- help seniors with grocery shopping as his group were one of the top at-risks groups for having detrimental effects if caught covid. There was also virtual programming offered.

$37Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Community Foundation of Tompkins County INCFY2025$105K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$105K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $817K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$184,147
Unitemized GrantFY2023$167,444
Unitemized GrantFY2022$174,840
Unitemized GrantFY2021$174,065
Unitemized GrantFY2020$116,708

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$394K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$402K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$708K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$394K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.3M$362K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $789K$873K−$84K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$803K$383K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $792K$518K$274K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $910K$638K$272K$1.0M 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 VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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

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

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