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Compeer West INC FY2021 filing

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Buffalo, NY501(c)(3)Since 1994Mental HealthEIN 16-1454202

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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$169K 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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FY2021 · 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$169K
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
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$571K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2021▼ -9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2021▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2021▲ +12%
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 FY2021 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

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.9M Management & general 11% · $240K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $169K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Timothy Boling
Executive Director (former)
$169,423Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Bogucki
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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  • 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 service account for $1.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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To promote rehabilitation of mental health patients by matching community volunteers with them for the purpose of creating personal relationships to improve personal skills.

$1.9Mprogram expense

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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$110K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$240K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$230K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$571K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Investment incomeLn 3$110K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Gains on assetsLn 7$31K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$230K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$230K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$392K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$571K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$550K$230K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35K$392K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$351K$571K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$169K$144K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$705K$600K$105K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$46K$40K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$91K$79K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$54K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$113K$82K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$52K$52K
OccupancyLn 16$43K$21K$22K
TravelLn 17$10K$9K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$26K$43
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$667K$666K$716
All other expensesLn 24e$79K$71K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.9M$240K$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 Viewing $2.2M$2.1M$99K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$2.0M$467K$2.4M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $2,225,821 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$71,626
VIII-1b Membership dues$16,155
VIII-1e Government grants$1,688,048
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$197,529
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,973,358
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $107,055$107,055
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $78,262$78,262
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $31,364$31,364
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,302$4,302
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $31,480$31,480
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $107,055 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $145,408$2,225,821
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,126,831 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $144,231 · Management $25,192$169,423
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $600,419 · Management $104,874$705,293
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $39,733 · Management $5,805$45,538
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $79,420 · Management $11,604$91,024
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $53,887 · Management $7,874$61,761
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,363$2,363
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $12,131$12,131
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $82,269 · Management $30,798$113,067
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $52,131$52,131
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,134 · Management $21,508$42,642
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,919 · Management $1,356$10,275
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,032 · Management $43$26,075
IX-20 InterestManagement $7,909$7,909
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,541$14,541
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,948$26,948
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $665,815 · Management $716$666,531
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $71,117 · Management $8,062$79,179
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,886,596 · Management $240,235 · Fundraising $0$2,126,831
Part X · Balance sheet $3,293,998 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $549,877$230,114
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $71,666$2,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $156,308$115,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,258$13,137
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,068$392,094
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,946,129$2,538,603
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,250$2,550
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,779,556$3,293,998
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $96,201$52,788
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $75,099$123,816
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $179,401$165,490
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $350,701$571,174
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,913,181$2,257,440
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $515,674$465,384
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,428,855$2,722,824
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,779,556$3,293,998
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,722,824 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,225,821
XI-2 Total expenses$2,126,831
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$98,990
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,428,855
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$194,979
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,722,824

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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