Community Options INC FY2021 filing

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Princeton, NJ501(c)(3)Since 1989Human ServicesEIN 22-2964056

Community Options believes in the dignity and freedom of all people to experience the highest degree of self- determination. Providing housing, support and advocacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3.3M 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
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 $9.7M a year · 3% 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.3M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $68K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$93.7M
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$226.7M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$219.3M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$35.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$226.7M
FY2021▲ +16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$196.1M
FY2021$226.7M
FY2022$255.2M
FY2023$294.5M
FY2024$333.9M
FY2025$392.9M
Expenses
$219.3M
FY2021▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$190.6M
FY2021$219.3M
FY2022$242.5M
FY2023$284.7M
FY2024$328.4M
FY2025$376.0M
Net assets
$35.4M
FY2021▲ +26%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28.1M
FY2021$35.4M
FY2022$48.5M
FY2023$58.3M
FY2024$64.3M
FY2025$80.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Aug 1991.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $200.6M Management & general 8% · $18.6M Fundraising 0% · $51K

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; $3.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer/Ttee
$1,023,736Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$450,365Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP/Secretary
$425,407Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Hum Rescrs Off/Trustee
$344,828Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$311,604Pt VII · Sec A
State Director
$164,476Pt VII · Sec A
Regional E.d.
$161,428Pt VII · Sec A
State Director
$155,220Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Stack’s $2.6M as CEO/President is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $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
Robert Stack$2,555,721$2,377,577————
Robert P Stack——$1,166,235$1,079,552$1,023,736$948,380
David Sweeney$895,516$705,811$588,423$522,434$450,365$383,364
Svetlana Repic-Qira$841,897$665,972$551,906$476,407$425,407$357,551
Courtney Eidel$619,422$556,950$481,036$403,007$344,828$278,571
Brian Dion Term 1312024—$403,134————
Lacie Parker$398,876$320,811$306,127$207,509$155,220—
Brian Dion——$377,393$347,769$311,604$291,507

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

Provides housing, support, and advocacy for people to live with dignity and freedom.

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2 program services account for $200.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Provides housing and other residential services to individuals with disabilities. The purpose is to empower persons with disabilities to live productive lives within the community.

$181.7Mprogram expense
02

Provides employment counseling and support services to individuals with disabilities. The purpose is to increase the individual's self-esteem while enabling them to contribute to the community.

$18.9Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$68K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$226.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$225.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$244K
Money outPt IX
$219.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$200.6M
Managementcol C$18.6M
Fundraisingcol D$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$35.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.2M
Total assetsLn 16$129.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$93.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$225.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$244K
Gains on assetsLn 7$242K
Total revenueLn 12$226.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16.2M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$79.0M
Other assetsLn 15$12.3M
Total assetsLn 16$129.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$93.7M
Net assetsLn 32$35.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57,151
VolunteersI 68
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.9M$16.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60.0M$79.0M
Total assetsLn 16$91.3M$129.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$63.3M$93.7M
Net assetsLn 32$28.1M$35.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3.9M$3.9M
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$3.0M$2.9M$165K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$126.6M$120.0M$6.5M$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$764K$685K$79K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11.9M$10.6M$1.2M$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19.8M$17.8M$2.0M$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$676K$510K$167K
Accounting feesLn 11c$109K$82K$27K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9.8M$7.4M$2.4M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$980K$367K$613K
Office expensesLn 13$8.8M$8.1M$719K$110
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$19.7M$19.0M$682K
TravelLn 17$2.6M$2.4M$178K$374
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$2.8M$2.6M$228K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.1M$3.1M
InsuranceLn 23$4.0M$3.5M$464K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$827K$827K
Total functional expensesLn 25$219.3M$200.6M$18.6M$51K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $392.9M$376.0M$16.9M$80.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $333.9M$328.4M$5.6M$64.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $294.5M$284.7M$9.8M$58.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $255.2M$242.5M$12.8M$48.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $226.7M$219.3M$7.4M$35.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $196.1M$190.6M$5.5M$28.1M 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 $226,668,592 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$1,079,234
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,079,234
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $225,345,520$225,345,520
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,549$1,549
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $242,289$242,289
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $225,345,520 · Excluded from tax $243,838$226,668,592
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $219,272,791 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,888,032$3,888,032
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 $2,868,659 · Management $165,445$3,034,104
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $119,970,964 · Management $6,547,532 · Fundraising $38,405$126,556,901
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $685,453 · Management $78,799$764,252
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,648,240 · Management $1,215,782 · Fundraising $8,333$11,872,355
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,762,797 · Management $2,038,629 · Fundraising $3,372$19,804,798
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $509,580 · Management $166,819$676,399
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $81,809 · Management $26,781$108,590
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,387,524 · Management $2,418,419$9,805,943
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $366,886 · Management $613,300$980,186
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,050,071 · Management $718,587 · Fundraising $110$8,768,768
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,048,085 · Management $681,679$19,729,764
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,388,604 · Management $177,580 · Fundraising $374$2,566,558
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,605,629 · Management $227,664$2,833,293
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,059,639$3,059,639
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,531,826 · Management $464,099$3,995,925
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $827,284$827,284
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $200,621,443 · Management $18,600,754 · Fundraising $50,594$219,272,791
Part X · Balance sheet $129,150,444 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,940,174$16,219,993
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,756,102$1,759,045
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,439,998$18,790,179
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $491,916$1,056,123
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $59,985,967$78,988,970
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,708,782$12,336,134
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $91,322,939$129,150,444
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,624,920$30,537,000
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $44,218$55,882
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,627,194$4,218,544
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,450$19,769
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,269,461$93,701,165
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,053,478$35,449,279
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,053,478$35,449,279
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $91,322,939$129,150,444
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,449,279 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$226,668,592
XI-2 Total expenses$219,272,791
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,395,801
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,053,478
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,449,279

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