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Compeer West INC FY2020 filing

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Buffalo, NY501(c)(3)Since 1994Mental Health EIN 16-1454202Revenue $2.4M in FY2020

On file with the IRScompeerbuffalo.org1179 Kenmore Ave, 14217-2843 · Buffalo, NYTax-exempt since Nov 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote mental well-being and reduce social isolation and loneliness by fostering meaningful human connections through nonclinical programs including 1:1 mentoring, friendship and community engagement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$164K 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
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
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 $188K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$164K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $78K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$351K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.6M

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 Nov 1994.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $1.8M Management & general 9% · $180K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $164K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Timothy Boling
Executive Director
$164,131Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Bogucki
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ted Smith
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ellen Daly
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cheri Alvarez’s $139K as CEO is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Timothy Boling————$169,423$164,131
Cheri Alvarez$139,293$139,499$132,411$118,612——
Cynthia Dorman—$96,478$93,209$89,102——

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

Connects volunteers with mental health patients to build relationships and improve skills.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To promote rehabilitation of mental health patients by matching community volunteers with them for the purpose of creating personal relationships to improve personal skills.

$1.8Mprogram 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
The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower FoundationFY2024$55K
United Way of Buffalo and Erie CountyFY2024$22K
New Era Cap FoundationFY2024$1K
Nfada Charitable Foundation TrFY2024$800
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$78K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$131K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$180K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$550K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$351K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$131K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$550K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$550K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$351K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 6220
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$331K$550K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43K$35K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K$351K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$164K$149K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$669K$607K$62K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$34K$31K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$90K$82K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$56K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$525$525
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$106K$85K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$76K$76K$729
OccupancyLn 16$26K$4K$22K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K$586
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$14K$93
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$608K$608K
All other expensesLn 24e$71K$58K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.8M$180K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.0M$1.7M$309K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$2.1M−$46K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.8M$189K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.9M$110K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$2.1M$99K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.4M$2.0M$467K$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 $2,434,598 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,972,636$2,271,300
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $135,599$131,331
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34,148$29,290
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $47,108$2,677
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,189,491$2,434,598
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 $941,885$1,019,230
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $818,852$948,317
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,760,737$1,967,547
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $428,754$467,051
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $2,434,598 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$87,559
VIII-1b Membership dues$24,444
VIII-1e Government grants$1,516,857
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$642,440
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,271,300
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $131,331$131,331
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,635$30,635
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,345−$1,345
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,677$2,677
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $131,331 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,967$2,434,598
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,967,547 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $148,838 · Management $15,293$164,131
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $606,676 · Management $62,337$669,013
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,863 · Management $3,101$33,964
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $82,111 · Management $8,250$90,361
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $56,122 · Management $5,639$61,761
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $525$525
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $9,037$9,037
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $84,599 · Management $21,692$106,291
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $75,697 · Management $729$76,426
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,220 · Management $21,906$26,126
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,674 · Management $586$11,260
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,008 · Management $93$14,101
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,227$8,227
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $17,817$17,817
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $607,802$607,802
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $57,970 · Management $12,735$70,705
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,787,807 · Management $179,740 · Fundraising $0$1,967,547
Part X · Balance sheet $2,779,556 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $331,076$549,877
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$71,666
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $108,255$156,308
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,454$9,258
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $43,295$35,068
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,375,638$1,946,129
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$11,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,868,718$2,779,556
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $57,151$96,201
X-19 Deferred revenue$75,099
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$179,401
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57,151$350,701
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,666,567$1,913,181
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $145,000$515,674
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,811,567$2,428,855
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,868,718$2,779,556
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,428,855 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,434,598
XI-2 Total expenses$1,967,547
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$467,051
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,811,567
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$150,237
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,428,855

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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