Center for Community Alternatives (cca) promotes reintegrative justice and a reduced reliance on incarceration through advocacy, services and public policy development in pursuit of civil and human rights.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 98 volunteers and 155 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $237K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$949K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
23
named funders · $1.5M
Looks good: 23 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.6M
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
49
of 51 voting members
Looks good: 49 of 51 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$18.7M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$19.0M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$3.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$18.7M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.8M
FY2021$13.0M
FY2022$16.1M
FY2023$18.9M
FY2024$18.7M
Expenses
$19.0M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.1M
FY2021$12.2M
FY2022$15.8M
FY2023$18.2M
FY2024$19.0M
Net assets
$3.9M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$3.9M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1991.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $16.2M Management & general 15% · $2.8M

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

64 people listed on the 990; $949K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$217,588Pt VII · Sec A
Nurse Practitioner
$139,563Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advocacy and O
$129,500Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$125,744Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director
$118,904Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$109,296Pt VII · Sec A
Registered Nurse
$108,311Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Condliffe$217,588$200,692$187,451$247,906$159,590
Carolina Cordero Dyer———$119,014$144,491
Melanie King$139,563————
Katherine Schaffer$129,500$129,808$113,860$105,927—
Josefina Bastidas$125,744$127,039$106,319$103,153$104,385
Peter Scott$118,904————
Thomas Rogers$109,296$104,615$94,518$78,104—
Farah Mercy$108,311————

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

Advocates for reintegrative justice, reducing incarceration through services and policy.

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3 programs · $12.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Youth Services

Cca offers an array of programs serving at-risk youth in new york city and syracuse, new york. In nyc, cca oversees all facility-based after-school and career exploration programming at horizon and crossroads youth detention centers. Cca's youth advocacy program provides nyc youth with alternatives to incarceration.

$6.7Mprogram expense
02

Recovery & Treatment Services

Cca's crossroads are oasas-licensed substance use outpatient treatment and med assisted programs in nyc which provides gender-specific services to men and women with criminal justice involvement.

$3.7Mprogram expense
03

Reintegration Services

Cca offers an array of employment-related services for individuals with criminal justice involvement including cognitive behavioral interventions, transitional planning, job readiness and job development training as well as job placement and job retention.

$1.9Mprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$672K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$19.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$16.2M
Managementcol C$2.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$593K
Total assetsLn 16$14.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
64
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a51
IndependentVI 1b49
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$15.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$672K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$18.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$593K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$593K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$825K
Other assetsLn 15$6.8M
Total assetsLn 16$14.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.6M
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5155
VolunteersI 698
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$405K$593K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$923K$825K
Total assetsLn 16$14.6M$14.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.4M$10.6M
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$410K$410K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.5M$8.4M$1.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$270K$270K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$1.1M$98K
Payroll taxesLn 10$929K$821K$109K
Accounting feesLn 11c$61K$61K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.9M$2.4M$498K
Office expensesLn 13$913K$779K$134K
OccupancyLn 16$595K$486K$109K
TravelLn 17$273K$219K$53K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$43K$36K$6K
InterestLn 20$207K$124K$82K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$613K$516K$97K
InsuranceLn 23$210K$193K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$833K$807K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$84K$52K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$19.0M$16.2M$2.8M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $18.7M$19.0M−$265K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $18.9M$18.2M$753K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $16.1M$15.8M$274K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.0M$12.2M$761K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.8M$12.1M−$336K$2.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $18,714,457 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,570,724$18,037,723
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $351,262$672,272
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,621$4,462
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $18,928,608$18,714,457
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 $11,310,109$12,291,031
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,865,931$6,688,438
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,176,040$18,979,469
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $752,568−$265,012
Part VI · Governance 49 of 51 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body51
VI-1b Independent voting members49
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 $18,714,457 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$143,100
VIII-1e Government grants$14,980,404
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,914,219
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,037,723
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $672,272$672,272
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,462$4,462
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $676,734 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$18,714,457
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,979,469 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $410,239$410,239
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,402,007 · Management $1,078,975$9,480,982
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $269,963$269,963
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,102,269 · Management $98,175$1,200,444
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $820,818 · Management $108,585$929,403
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $60,675$60,675
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,360,317 · Management $497,661$2,857,978
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $778,660 · Management $134,436$913,096
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $486,004 · Management $108,605$594,609
IX-17 TravelPrograms $219,415 · Management $53,149$272,564
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $36,479 · Management $6,330$42,809
IX-20 InterestPrograms $124,124 · Management $82,447$206,571
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $515,875 · Management $97,104$612,979
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $193,012 · Management $16,763$209,775
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $807,036 · Management $26,265$833,301
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $52,379 · Management $31,702$84,081
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,168,358 · Management $2,811,111 · Fundraising $0$18,979,469
Part X · Balance sheet $14,584,701 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $404,924$593,196
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,339,340$5,991,778
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $223,964$202,045
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $185,285$212,606
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $922,638$825,049
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,499,722$6,760,027
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,575,873$14,584,701
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,617,131$1,517,311
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,045,556$956,088
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,669,682$6,972,810
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,367,369$10,641,209
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,123,476$3,767,193
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $85,028$176,299
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,208,504$3,943,492
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,575,873$14,584,701
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,943,492 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,714,457
XI-2 Total expenses$18,979,469
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$265,012
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,208,504
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,943,492

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