Wildwood Programs INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Latham, NY501(c)(3)Since 1975UnclassifiedEIN 22-2132752Revenue $64.3M in FY2023

On file with the IRSwildwood.edu1190 Troy Schenectady Rd, 12110-1014 · Latham, NYTax-exempt since Jan 1977Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Working collaboratively with individuals, families and the community, Wildwood Programs empowers and enables children and adults with neurologically-based learning disabilities, autism and other developmental disorders to lead independent, productive and fulfilling lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$316K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.1M a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$316K
to officers and key staff · 0.5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $661K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16.8M
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$64.3M
+55% vs prior year
Spent
$58.3M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$16.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$64.3M
FY2023▲ +55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$38.4M
FY2022$41.6M
FY2023$64.3M
FY2024$61.9M
FY2025$72.9M
Expenses
$58.3M
FY2023▲ +40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$37.8M
FY2022$41.8M
FY2023$58.3M
FY2024$61.8M
FY2025$69.1M
Net assets
$16.2M
FY2023▲ +62%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$10.0M
FY2022$10.0M
FY2023$16.2M
FY2024$16.5M
FY2025$20.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Jan 1977.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $54.2M Management & general 7% · $3.9M Fundraising 0% · $197K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $316K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$166,922Pt VII · Sec A
$149,502Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Louis Deepe$196,482$172,659$166,922$158,506$146,439
Nelson Vandenburgh JR$176,211$155,838$149,502$142,544$140,138
Mary Ann D Allen Retired————$158,895

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

Empowers individuals with developmental disorders to lead independent, productive lives.

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3 programs · $44.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Residential Services

Wildwood's residential programs serve individuals with all levels of disability and are designed to provide individuals with the highest quality services while providing the feeling that where they live is truly home. A partnership is established between wildwood staff and families to insure that the residents' two homes work in concert.

$23.8Mprogram expense
02

Wildwood School

Wildwood school is a private, not-for-profit day program for students between the ages of 3 to 21 with neurological impairments, complex learning disabilites, autism and other neurologically-based developmental disorders.

$14.9Mprogram expense
03

Day Habilitation

"day hab" provides an environment within which participants can be involved in meaningful activities that allow them to grow and learn, pursue personal goals and interests, gain greater independence and make a contribution to their community.

$5.4Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$661K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$64.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$495K
Money outPt IX
$58.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$54.2M
Managementcol C$3.9M
Fundraisingcol D$197K
Owns and owesPt X
$16.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.1M
Total assetsLn 16$33.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$59K
Other incomeLn 4–11$495K
Gains on assetsLn 7$28K
Total revenueLn 12$64.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$40K
SavingsLn 2$7.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$617K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.8M
Other assetsLn 15$5.1M
Total assetsLn 16$33.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.8M
Net assetsLn 32$16.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5821
VolunteersI 675
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.3M$7.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$544K$617K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.6M$11.8M
Total assetsLn 16$27.0M$33.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.0M$16.8M
Net assetsLn 32$10.0M$16.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$377K$377K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36.3M$34.1M$2.2M$778
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.7M$1.6M$120K$67
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6.4M$5.8M$547K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.7M$2.6M$181K$60
Legal feesLn 11b$44K$44K
Accounting feesLn 11c$173K$173K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$582K$263K$210K$109K
Office expensesLn 13$2.7M$2.7M$71K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$319K$250K$28K$40K
OccupancyLn 16$1.9M$1.9M$48K
TravelLn 17$930K$924K$6K$10
InterestLn 20$279K$246K$33K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$959K$889K$70K
InsuranceLn 23$567K$564K$3K$575
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.3M$2.2M$64K$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$58.3M$54.2M$3.9M$197K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $72.9M$69.1M$3.8M$20.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $61.9M$61.8M$174K$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $64.3M$58.3M$6.0M$16.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $41.6M$41.8M−$160K$10.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $38.4M$37.8M$587K$10.0M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $64,266,304 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,878,024$8,081,909
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $39,199,681$55,630,294
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $361,005$59,092
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $152,120$495,009
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $41,590,830$64,266,304
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 $34,755,687$47,449,291
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,995,024$10,836,772
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $41,750,711$58,286,063
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$159,881$5,980,241
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $64,266,304 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$160,809
VIII-1e Government grants$1,346,951
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,574,149
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,561,728
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,081,909
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,630,294$55,630,294
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,983$30,983
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $28,109$28,109
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $495,009$495,009
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,125,303 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,092$64,266,304
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $58,286,063 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $377,487$377,487
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,104,394 · Management $2,169,527 · Fundraising $778$36,274,699
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,561,208 · Management $120,234 · Fundraising $67$1,681,509
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,822,563 · Management $546,854$6,369,417
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,565,136 · Management $180,983 · Fundraising $60$2,746,179
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $44,090$44,090
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $173,207$173,207
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,682$3,682
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $262,676 · Management $210,359 · Fundraising $109,022$582,057
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,650,534 · Management $70,687 · Fundraising $2,024$2,723,245
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $250,078 · Management $28,400 · Fundraising $40,368$318,846
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,875,867 · Management $48,183$1,924,050
IX-17 TravelPrograms $924,141 · Management $5,859 · Fundraising $10$930,010
IX-20 InterestPrograms $246,495 · Management $32,734$279,229
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $889,075 · Management $70,175$959,250
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $563,554 · Management $3,025 · Fundraising $575$567,154
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,224,024 · Management $64,244 · Fundraising $43,684$2,331,952
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $54,157,042 · Management $3,932,433 · Fundraising $196,588$58,286,063
Part X · Balance sheet $33,037,415 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,250$39,537
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,246,151$7,044,797
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,939,990$8,278,316
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $114,359$176,326
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,595,951$11,759,336
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $544,059$616,891
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,513,557$5,122,212
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $26,961,317$33,037,415
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,461,503$7,644,731
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,637,291$33,728
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $5,261,470$4,671,005
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,592,462$4,496,011
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,952,726$16,845,475
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,796,410$15,933,803
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $212,181$258,137
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,008,591$16,191,940
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $26,961,317$33,037,415
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,191,940 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$64,266,304
XI-2 Total expenses$58,286,063
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,980,241
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,008,591
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$70,693
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$132,415
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,191,940

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