The Summit Center INC

Tax-deductible

Getzville, NY501(c)(3)Since 1977EducationEIN 16-1095750Revenue $50.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSthesummitcenter.org150 Stahl Road the Summit Center, 14068-0000 · Getzville, NYTax-exempt since Jun 1978School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The Summit Center, INC. Is a private, not-for-profit organization approved by new york state to provide educational, therapeutic, and support services to children and young adults with autism, speech delays and disorders, and other conditions that affect development and learning. Through its network or services, Summit provides specialized schools, home-based services, respite and recreation, early intervention and preschool programs, and expert consulting. In collaboration with local colleges and universities IT conducts applied research and trains individuals seeking to work in the area of developmental disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 251 volunteers and 870 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 54% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $260K
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22.2M
66% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 66% of assets; over 65%.
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
$50.9M
+44% vs prior year
Spent
$45.8M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$11.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$50.9M
FY2025▲ +44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$26.4M
FY2021$26.3M
FY2022$28.3M
FY2023$31.8M
FY2024$35.4M
FY2025$50.9M
Expenses
$45.8M
FY2025▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$25.9M
FY2021$25.7M
FY2022$27.1M
FY2023$31.6M
FY2024$36.3M
FY2025$45.8M
Net assets
$11.6M
FY2025▲ +77%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$6.6M
FY2025$11.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jun 1978.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $40.5M Management & general 11% · $5.0M Fundraising 1% · $339K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$255,510Pt VII · Sec A
$231,383Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Consultant (former Ceo)
$167,953Pt VII · Sec A
$147,835Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Consulting Services
$140,730Pt VII · Sec A
Chief HR Officer
$135,015Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President - Community
$120,827Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa a Foti CPA’s $256K as CEO is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education 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
Stephen R Anderson PHD$167,953$292,243$283,424$272,628$263,640$247,756
Lisa a Foti CPA$255,510$175,784$193,785$164,921$155,359$149,178
Amy Jablonski Psyd Bcba-D$231,383$161,771$157,259$150,956$144,996$141,228
Dana Zakes$147,835$108,564$122,971———
Diana Schmit$120,827$145,642$138,733$131,001$127,984—
David Meichenbaum$140,730$136,632$102,386———
Susan Keenan$135,015$114,220$112,454$101,628——
Diana Schmit Ms—————$125,248

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

Prepares individuals with disabilities and their families for life success.

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3 programs · $39.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

School Age

Summit's school-age program provides a 12-MONTH school experience for students. Small groups of 6-12 students work in a classroom with a special education teacher, speech-language professional, instructional aide and the support of related service providers in many areas including occupational and physical therapy, adaptive physical…

$29.2Mprogram expense
02

Preschool

Summit's preschool program for three and four-year-olds addresses the needs of children with developmental disabilities in a highly structured and nurturing environment with rich staffing ratios.

$5.8Mprogram expense
03

Opwdd Services

Summit provides services sponsored by the new york state office for people with developmental disabilities (opwdd) to eligible individuals. These services include community and day habilitation services, in which a staff member provides training to individuals in self-help skills and activities of daily living in their home or community.

$4.0Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$50.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$178K
Money outPt IX
$45.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$40.5M
Managementcol C$5.0M
Fundraisingcol D$339K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$33.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$200K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$290K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Other incomeLn 4–11$178K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$7K
Total revenueLn 12$50.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.3M
Other assetsLn 15$7.9M
Total assetsLn 16$33.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.2M
Net assetsLn 32$11.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5870
VolunteersI 6251
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.8M$11.3M
Total assetsLn 16$30.7M$33.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.1M$22.2M
Net assetsLn 32$6.6M$11.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$891K$287K$592K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30.1M$28.0M$1.9M$207K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.0M$907K$94K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.2M$3.8M$355K$46K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.3M$2.1M$175K$18K
Legal feesLn 11b$95K$95K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.1M$1.2M$841K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$672K$564K$97K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$460K$418K$39K$2K
TravelLn 17$72K$64K$7K$1K
InterestLn 20$571K$521K$47K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.6M$1.4M$230K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$233K$190K$36K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$943K$396K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$143K$40K$100K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$45.8M$40.5M$5.0M$339K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $50.9M$45.8M$5.1M$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $35.4M$36.3M−$887K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $31.8M$31.6M$191K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $28.3M$27.1M$1.2M$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $26.3M$25.7M$508K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $26.4M$25.9M$545K$4.6M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $50,936,237 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $690,208$5,463,172
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $34,222,695$45,254,421
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34,026$40,781
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $496,790$177,863
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $35,443,719$50,936,237
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 $31,091,729$38,524,227
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,238,847$7,288,148
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $36,330,576$45,812,375
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$886,857$5,123,862
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 $50,936,237 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$32,728 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$289,735
VIII-1d Related organizations$95,670
VIII-1e Government grants$200,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,877,767
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,463,172
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $45,254,421$45,254,421
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $48,102$48,102
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$102,803 · Unrelated business $31,819−$70,984
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$7,321−$7,321
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$20,298−$20,298
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $301,873$301,873
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $45,453,491 · Unrelated business $31,819 · Excluded from tax −$12,245$50,936,237
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $45,812,375 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $286,670 · Management $591,649 · Fundraising $12,252$890,571
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,015,775 · Management $1,880,633 · Fundraising $206,709$30,103,117
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $906,911 · Management $94,428 · Fundraising $7,985$1,009,324
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,824,633 · Management $354,968 · Fundraising $46,321$4,225,922
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,102,654 · Management $175,078 · Fundraising $17,561$2,295,293
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $95,180$95,180
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,940$29,940
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,201,494 · Management $840,556 · Fundraising $8,117$2,050,167
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $563,775 · Management $96,629 · Fundraising $12,077$672,481
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $418,459 · Management $39,413 · Fundraising $2,165$460,037
IX-17 TravelPrograms $64,110 · Management $6,636 · Fundraising $1,051$71,797
IX-20 InterestPrograms $521,445 · Management $47,250 · Fundraising $2,627$571,322
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,379,392 · Management $230,493 · Fundraising $5,456$1,615,341
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $189,538 · Management $36,144 · Fundraising $6,895$232,577
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $943,161 · Management $396,171 · Fundraising $6,864$1,346,196
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $40,069 · Management $100,456 · Fundraising $2,585$143,110
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $40,458,086 · Management $5,015,624 · Fundraising $338,665$45,812,375
Part X · Balance sheet $33,801,403 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $742,369$1,553,300
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,576,753$2,031,391
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $411,160$4,035,180
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,218,710$6,558,865
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $418,747$387,833
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,845,784$11,295,325
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,485,410$7,939,509
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,698,933$33,801,403
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,062,845$7,383,551
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,865,035$753,277
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,298,206$8,108,615
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,142,094$22,224,451
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,488,639$7,976,723
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $68,200$3,600,229
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,556,839$11,576,952
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,698,933$33,801,403
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,576,952 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$50,936,237
XI-2 Total expenses$45,812,375
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,123,862
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,556,839
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$45,434
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$149,183
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,576,952

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