Dept for Persons with Disabilities

Tax-deductible

Oak Ridge, NJ501(c)(3)Since 1976Human ServicesEIN 22-2446394

We provide residential, vocational, social and spiritual programs for personswith developmental disabilities. We offer opportunities to become more active and valued members of society, and to participate fully in life with dignity and peace.We provide residential, vocational, social and spiritual programs for persons with developmental disabilities. We offer opportunities to become more active and valued members of society, and to participate fully in life with dignity and peace.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 189 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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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $705K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$375K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.8M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$13.2M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$7.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$13.8M
FY2025▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.0M
FY2021$11.8M
FY2022$11.7M
FY2023$12.4M
FY2024$12.9M
FY2025$13.8M
Expenses
$13.2M
FY2025▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.9M
FY2021$10.1M
FY2022$11.1M
FY2023$11.6M
FY2024$12.4M
FY2025$13.2M
Net assets
$7.5M
FY2025▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2025$7.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Mar 1946.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $12.1M Management & general 8% · $1.1M

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $375K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$159,245Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Executive
$112,811Pt VII · Sec A
Director Operations
$102,679Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joanna Miller’s $159K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joanna Miller$159,245$154,463$149,924$153,136$153,958—
Joanna Miller—————$150,000
Rocco Zappile—————$149,135
Erin Crowley$112,811$106,097————
Steven Chomko$102,679—————
Rocco Zappile————$88,846—

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

Supports people with developmental disabilities through housing, job training, and social programs.

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3 program services account for $11.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Group Home and Supervised Apartments

The organization offers residential services that include 10 homes and 5 apartments in which the organization provides the clients with personal care including bathing, toileting, feeding, transferring, and engaging the residents in meaningful activities.

$9.1Mprogram expense
02

Adult Training

The organization offers a one-of-a-kind facility where approximately 60 adults with developmental disabilities attend 5 days a week for day habilitiation activities and socialization activities.

$1.6Mprogram expense
03

Support Coordination

The organization offers support coordination services to residnets of sussex county, new jersey, who are eligible for division of developmental disabilities services. The support coordinator works with individuals and their families to develop an individualized, person-centered service plan.

$920Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$111K
Money outPt IX
$13.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.1M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$7.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$111K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$13.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$172K
SavingsLn 2$874K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.4M
Other assetsLn 15$513K
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$7.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5189
VolunteersI 660
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.4M$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$6.9M$7.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$209K$200K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.6M$6.3M$261K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$520K$498K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.9M$1.8M$80K
Payroll taxesLn 10$493K$474K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$7K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$19K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$96K$80K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$275$275
Office expensesLn 13$411K$386K$25K
Information technologyLn 14$82K$55K$27K
OccupancyLn 16$437K$374K$63K
TravelLn 17$79K$48K$31K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$36K$10K$25K
InterestLn 20$19K$19K$62
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$331K$183K$148K
InsuranceLn 23$225K$142K$83K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.5M$227K
All other expensesLn 24e$66K$23K$43K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.2M$12.1M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $13.8M$13.2M$594K$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.9M$12.4M$486K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.4M$11.6M$791K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.7M$11.1M$575K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.8M$10.1M$1.7M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.0M$9.9M$41K$2.9M 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 $13,802,084 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,175,112
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,204,262
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,472,177$12,472,177
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $110,840$110,840
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $14,805$14,805
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,472,177 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $125,645$13,802,084
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,208,205 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $200,262 · Management $8,434$208,696
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,317,710 · Management $260,561$6,578,271
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $497,512 · Management $22,446$519,958
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,773,217 · Management $80,000$1,853,217
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $473,701 · Management $19,203$492,904
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,713 · Management $1,283$7,996
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $19,200 · Management $4,800$24,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $80,238 · Management $15,338$95,576
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $275$275
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $385,993 · Management $25,218$411,211
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $54,859 · Management $26,915$81,774
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $374,086 · Management $63,035$437,121
IX-17 TravelPrograms $47,768 · Management $31,422$79,190
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,340 · Management $25,330$35,670
IX-20 InterestPrograms $18,740 · Management $62$18,802
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $183,062 · Management $148,077$331,139
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $142,431 · Management $82,739$225,170
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,514,746 · Management $226,921$1,741,667
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,054 · Management $42,514$65,568
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,123,632 · Management $1,084,573 · Fundraising $0$13,208,205
Part X · Balance sheet $9,312,977 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,754$171,613
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,865,633$874,118
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $739,858$850,416
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,505$24,853
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,390,986$5,367,436
X-11 Publicly traded securities$1,511,580
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $635,746$512,961
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,677,482$9,312,977
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $541,843$774,180
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $685,292$634,217
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $578,327$433,681
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,805,462$1,842,078
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,732,208$6,587,853
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $139,812$883,046
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,872,020$7,470,899
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,677,482$9,312,977
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,470,899 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,802,084
XI-2 Total expenses$13,208,205
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$593,879
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,872,020
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$5,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,470,899

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