To meet the evolving healthcare needs of our community, bishop's Commons, INC. Is dedicated to helping the people we serve live to their maximum potential and promote dignity of life throughout all its stages.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 51 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 $90K a year · 3% 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
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.6M
116% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 116% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
69%
Net assets
−$778K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.3M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2024▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.1M
Net assets
−$778K
FY2024▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$1.1M
FY2021−$757K
FY2022−$800K
FY2023−$1.0M
FY2024−$778K

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 Jan 1999.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $2.1M Management & general 31% · $977K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Administrator
$111,777Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Murray’s $112K as Administrator is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karen Murray$111,777$114,380$111,116$112,429$111,028

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

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Bishop's commons, inc. Is a 60 unit enriched housing program in oswego county. Residents enjoy a unique combination of housing, support services and personal assistance in a community featuring home-like apartments, where seniors know there is a trained staff available 24 hours a day, seven days a week if they need assistance.

$2.1Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$93K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$977K
Owns and owesPt X
−$778K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$153K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$93K
Government grantsLn 1e$93K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$983
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$150K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$153K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M
Other assetsLn 15$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.6M
Net assetsLn 32−$778K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 551
VolunteersI 67
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$153K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.1M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M$5.6M
Net assetsLn 32−$1.0M−$778K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$568K$388K$179K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$287K$253K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$36K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.0M$588K$454K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$9K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$128K$104K$24K
TravelLn 17$2K$965$1K
InterestLn 20$172K$164K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$267K$267K
InsuranceLn 23$113K$14K$99K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$420K$290K$130K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.1M$977K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.3M$3.1M$230K−$778K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$3.5M−$209K−$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.3M$3.4M−$43K−$800K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.3M$3.0M$357K−$757K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.1M$3.0M$112K−$1.1M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,339,516 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $70,053$92,932
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,108,377$3,180,202
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $992$983
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $65,627$65,399
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,245,049$3,339,516
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 $811,573$921,374
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,642,010$2,187,791
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,453,583$3,109,165
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$208,534$230,351
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $3,339,516 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,358 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$92,932
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$92,932
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,180,202$3,180,202
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $983$983
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $61,041$61,041
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,180,202 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $66,382$3,339,516
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,109,165 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $388,450 · Management $179,160$567,610
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,500$17,500
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $253,437 · Management $33,385$286,822
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,650 · Management $13,792$49,442
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,115$14,115
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $588,278 · Management $453,511$1,041,789
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $10,440$10,440
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,375 · Management $5,993$15,368
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $103,997 · Management $23,767$127,764
IX-17 TravelPrograms $965 · Management $1,191$2,156
IX-20 InterestPrograms $163,722 · Management $7,795$171,517
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $267,399$267,399
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,919 · Management $99,319$113,238
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $289,585 · Management $130,465$420,050
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,955$3,955
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,132,277 · Management $976,888 · Fundraising $0$3,109,165
Part X · Balance sheet $4,792,243 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $401,684$149,707
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,136$3,139
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,197$172,125
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $60,381$28,639
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,056,529$2,809,377
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $771,974$1,629,256
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,310,901$4,792,243
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $318,483$303,022
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $117,297$472,540
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,319,474$5,570,465
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$1,008,573−$778,222
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$1,008,573−$778,222
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,310,901$4,792,243
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$778,222 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,339,516
XI-2 Total expenses$3,109,165
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$230,351
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$1,008,573
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$778,222

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