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Old First Ward Community Association

Tax-deductible

Buffalo, NY501(c)(3)EIN 22-2264220Revenue $490K in FY2024

On file with the IRSold1stward.com62 Republic St, 14204-2727 · Buffalo, NYTax-exempt since Nov 1979Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Improve the welfare of Community residents

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 16 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
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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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $108K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $32K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$446K
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$490K
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$542K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$317K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$490K
FY2024▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$499K
FY2021$539K
FY2022$569K
FY2023$778K
FY2024$490K
Expenses
$542K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$314K
FY2021$449K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$561K
FY2024$542K
Net assets
$317K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$19K
FY2021$72K
FY2022$174K
FY2023$369K
FY2024$317K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1979.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $371K Management & general 32% · $171K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$60,008Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Taylor Bold
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Metzger
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Erin Kelleher
Vice Secreta
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Domenic Vero
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patrick Gormley—$67,156$56,288$46,769$43,500
Mary Claire Sumbrum$60,008————
Mark Robinson—$5,230———

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

Improves community residents' well-being and quality of life.

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3 programs · $371K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Housing and Community Renewal

Assisted with housing loan applications, aquisition, and rehabilitation of older homes, assisted in repair of older homes.

$188Kprogram expense
02

Community Services

Provided after-school program, summer program, counseling, and other recreational services to the youth and other members of the community.

$119Kprogram expense
03

Community Services

Provided transportation, recreational programs, meals, and other services to senior members of the community.

$64Kprogram 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
Feedmore Western New York INCFY2024$24K
Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation INCFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$32K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$490K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$368K
Other incomeLn 4–11$96K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Money outPt IX
$542K
Ln 25
Programscol B$371K
Managementcol C$171K
Owns and owesPt X
$317K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$650K
Total assetsLn 16$763K
LiabilitiesLn 26$446K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$368K
Government grantsLn 1e$344K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$87K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$96K
Total revenueLn 12$490K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$650K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$650K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$763K
LiabilitiesLn 26$446K
Net assetsLn 32$317K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$694K$650K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$808K$763K
LiabilitiesLn 26$439K$446K
Net assetsLn 32$369K$317K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$27K$8K$19K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$34K$10K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$219K$183K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$19K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$17K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$214$214
Office expensesLn 13$27K$12K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$349$244$105
OccupancyLn 16$89K$71K$18K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$355
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$34K$27K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$14K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$542K$371K$171K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $490K$542K−$52K$317K 990 PDF
FY2023 $778K$561K$216K$369K 990 PDF
FY2022 $569K$467K$102K$174K 990 PDF
FY2021 $539K$449K$90K$72K 990 PDF
FY2020 $499K$314K$184K−$19K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $490,007 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $505,630$368,058
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $27,884$20,930
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,705$4,753
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $233,542$96,266
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $777,761$490,007
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $302,800$308,564
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $258,568$233,182
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $561,368$541,746
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $216,393−$51,739
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $490,007 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$940
VIII-1e Government grants$343,976
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,142
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$87,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$368,058
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,930$20,930
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,753$4,753
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$74,822
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $21,444$21,444
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $47,127$490,007
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $541,746 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $7,962 · Management $18,580$26,542
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $10,350 · Management $24,149$34,499
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $183,343 · Management $35,588$218,931
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,861$2,861
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,533 · Management $7,198$25,731
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,633$32,633
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,043 · Management $7,052$24,095
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $214$214
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,745 · Management $15,204$26,949
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $244 · Management $105$349
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $70,831 · Management $17,708$88,539
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,643 · Management $355$2,998
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,881$3,881
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,002 · Management $6,751$33,753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,440 · Management $3,097$17,537
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,234$2,234
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $370,878 · Management $170,868 · Fundraising $0$541,746
Part X · Balance sheet $763,462 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $694,070$650,141
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $92,788$98,810
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,139$5,278
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,113$9,233
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $808,110$763,462
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $353,440$352,875
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,577$17,469
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $61,350$76,114
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $439,367$446,458
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $233,538$180,139
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $135,205$136,865
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $368,743$317,004
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $808,110$763,462
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $317,004 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$490,007
XI-2 Total expenses$541,746
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,739
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$368,743
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$317,004

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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