To enable individuals who have developmental and/or physical disabilities to have the opportunity to attain their highest level of skills, purpose and independence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M 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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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.4M a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $935K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.9M
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$35.4M
Spent
$24.5M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$11.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$35.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$35.4M
FY2021$43.0M
FY2022$40.4M
FY2023$43.9M
FY2024$48.0M
FY2025$54.6M
Expenses
$24.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$24.5M
FY2021$37.5M
FY2022$43.3M
FY2023$44.4M
FY2024$46.7M
FY2025$48.3M
Net assets
$11.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.3M
FY2021$16.9M
FY2022$13.9M
FY2023$13.4M
FY2024$14.7M
FY2025$21.0M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1987.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $19.9M Management & general 17% · $4.3M Fundraising 1% · $319K

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

32 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$230,149Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$161,846Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Finance Officer
$149,437Pt VII · Sec A
VP Clinical & Long Term Cicf
$138,756Pt VII · Sec A
Registered Nurse
$119,220Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Human Resources Officer
$118,737Pt VII · Sec A
Charge Register Nurse
$107,899Pt VII · Sec A
Registered Nurse
$107,249Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher L Perry’s $419K as President/CEO (thru 10/31/25) is at the 92nd 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher L Perry$418,877$395,974$391,986$359,036$247,293$230,149
Thomas Donahue$183,618$178,143$173,082$170,360$160,451$161,846
Danny Rosario$154,636$155,878$147,993$67,331——
Joan C Garcia$155,754$151,225$145,938$143,519$134,494—
Susan C Mancuso$153,272$148,977$144,978$148,090$137,270$138,756
William G Muilenburg—————$149,437
William G Muillenburg———$72,227$147,950—
Mary Felice-Petillo$135,873$139,150$130,131$132,455$108,911—

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

Helps people with disabilities gain skills, purpose, and independence.

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3 programs · $19.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Residential Care/Case Management

provide housing facilities and services for 234 developmentally disabled adults specifically designed to meet their physical, special and psychological needs and to promote their health, security, happiness and usefulness in longer living.

$16.5Mprogram expense
02

Adult Training/Day Care

provide over 300 developmentally disabled persons with training and vocational services designed to meet their physical, social and psychological needs and to promote their health, security, happiness and usefulness in longer living.

$3.3Mprogram expense
03

Family Support/Community Respite Services

provide family and community respite and recreational services to developmentally disabled adults and their families.

$128Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 24 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2025
Spectrum Paramus Home INCNJ · FY2025$76,558
Unitemized GrantFY2025$32,294
Spectrum Maywood Home INCNJ · FY2025$15,197
Unitemized GrantFY2024$62,815
Unitemized GrantFY2023$40,019
Spectrum Paramus Home INCNJ · FY2023$18,990
Unitemized GrantFY2022$75,455
Spectrum Paramus Home INCNJ · FY2022$16,695
Unitemized GrantFY2021$88,382
Spectrum Haworth Home INCNJ · FY2021$23,456
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$35.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Money outPt IX
$24.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.9M
Managementcol C$4.3M
Fundraisingcol D$319K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.0M
Total assetsLn 16$22.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$744K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6.7M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$100K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Gains on assetsLn 7$31K
Total revenueLn 12$35.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$180K
SavingsLn 2$6.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.7M
Other assetsLn 15$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$22.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.9M
Net assetsLn 32$11.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5771
VolunteersI 636
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M$7.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$10.7M
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M$22.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.0M$10.9M
Net assetsLn 32$571K$11.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$252K$252K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$79K$79K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$742K$0$742K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13.8M$12.5M$1.1M$211K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.8M$2.4M$287K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.3M$1.2M$127K$13K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$71K$71K
Accounting feesLn 11c$118K$118K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$691K$543K$141K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39K$31K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$1.7M$941K$712K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$159K$43K$110K$7K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$909K$813K$96K$207
TravelLn 17$352K$345K$7K$685
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$621$621
InterestLn 20$218K$159K$58K$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$514K$442K$41K$31K
InsuranceLn 23$150K$133K$16K$752
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$705K$52K$653K
Total functional expensesLn 25$24.5M$19.9M$4.3M$319K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $54.6M$48.3M$6.3M$21.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $48.0M$46.7M$1.3M$14.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $43.9M$44.4M−$553K$13.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $40.4M$43.3M−$3.0M$13.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $43.0M$37.5M$5.5M$16.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $35.4M$24.5M$10.9M$11.3M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $35,411,186 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $949,783$9,015,737
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,988,081$26,320,247
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,858$50,100
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,807$25,102
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,966,529$35,411,186
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $148,324$331,181
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,420,677$18,582,015
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $877,245$5,590,781
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,446,246$24,503,977
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $520,283$10,907,209
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $35,411,186 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$99,850
VIII-1d Related organizations$6,789,301
VIII-1e Government grants$743,819
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,382,767
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,719,513
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,015,737
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,320,247$26,320,247
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19,453$19,453
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $30,647$30,647
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $25,102$25,102
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,320,247 · Excluded from tax $75,202$35,411,186
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,503,977 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $252,279$252,279
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $78,902$78,902
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $741,748 · Fundraising $0$741,748
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,456,984 · Management $1,096,764 · Fundraising $210,534$13,764,282
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,438,743 · Management $287,489 · Fundraising $35,333$2,761,565
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,173,915 · Management $127,073 · Fundraising $13,432$1,314,420
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $70,679$70,679
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $117,832$117,832
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $542,620 · Management $141,468 · Fundraising $6,798$690,886
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $31,040 · Management $7,666$38,706
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $941,173 · Management $711,950 · Fundraising $11,705$1,664,828
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $42,545 · Management $110,153 · Fundraising $6,526$159,224
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $812,808 · Management $95,748 · Fundraising $207$908,763
IX-17 TravelPrograms $344,765 · Management $6,705 · Fundraising $685$352,155
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $621$621
IX-20 InterestPrograms $158,583 · Management $58,099 · Fundraising $1,410$218,092
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $441,647 · Management $41,336 · Fundraising $31,260$514,243
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $132,784 · Management $16,301 · Fundraising $752$149,837
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,305 · Management $652,610$704,915
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,901,093 · Management $4,284,242 · Fundraising $318,642$24,503,977
Part X · Balance sheet $22,286,671 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $950$179,522
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,739,768$6,789,980
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $13,345$22,126
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$3,363,663
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $68,469$55,662
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,215,449$10,683,785
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $19,710$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,559,443$1,191,933
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,617,134$22,286,671
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,019,483$2,985,535
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$22,828
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$4,498,123
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$662,034
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,046,579$10,947,318
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$834,466$10,083,734
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,405,021$1,255,619
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $570,555$11,339,353
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,617,134$22,286,671
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,339,353 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$35,411,186
XI-2 Total expenses$24,503,977
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,907,209
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$570,555
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,554
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$135,857
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,339,353

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