Community Options INC FY2023 filing

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Princeton, NJ501(c)(3)Since 1989Human ServicesEIN 22-2964056Revenue $294.5M in FY2023

On file with the IRScomop.org16 Farber Rd, 08540-5913 · Princeton, NJTax-exempt since Aug 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$4.3M 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
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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
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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4.3M
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
$148.8M
72% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 72% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$294.5M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$284.7M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$58.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$294.5M
FY2023▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$196.1M
FY2021$226.7M
FY2022$255.2M
FY2023$294.5M
FY2024$333.9M
FY2025$392.9M
Expenses
$284.7M
FY2023▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$190.6M
FY2021$219.3M
FY2022$242.5M
FY2023$284.7M
FY2024$328.4M
FY2025$376.0M
Net assets
$58.3M
FY2023▲ +20%
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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 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 Aug 1991.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $255.4M Management & general 10% · $29.3M

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

18 people listed on the 990; $4.3M 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
CEO/President
$1,166,235Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Fiscal Officer
$588,423Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP/Secretary
$551,906Pt VII · Sec A
Chief HR Officer/Trustee
$481,036Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$377,393Pt VII · Sec A
Regional Vice President
$306,127Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Accounting
$253,024Pt VII · Sec A
Regional Vice President
$197,448Pt 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

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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

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

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2 programs · $255.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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.

$233.6Mprogram 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.

$21.8Mprogram 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 3 funders$68K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$294.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$282.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.3M
Money outPt IX
$284.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$255.4M
Managementcol C$29.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$58.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22.4M
Total assetsLn 16$207.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$148.8M
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$10.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$9.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$282.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$773K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7$773K
Total revenueLn 12$294.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22.4M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$126.2M
Other assetsLn 15$25.4M
Total assetsLn 16$207.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$148.8M
Net assetsLn 32$58.3M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.1M$22.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$106.6M$126.2M
Total assetsLn 16$162.9M$207.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$114.5M$148.8M
Net assetsLn 32$48.5M$58.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.9M$5.9M
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$4.5M$4.2M$245K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$168.6M$160.3M$8.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.1M$1.1M$72K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19.3M$18.1M$1.2M
Payroll taxesLn 10$13.1M$12.2M$823K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$678K$504K$174K
Accounting feesLn 11c$369K$274K$94K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12.3M$9.2M$3.2M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2.0M$1.5M$489K
Office expensesLn 13$11.3M$9.6M$1.7M
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$17.5M$17.1M$369K
TravelLn 17$5.0M$4.6M$375K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$6.1M$5.7M$355K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11.2M$11.2M
InsuranceLn 23$3.3M$2.6M$621K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.5M$2.5M
Total functional expensesLn 25$284.7M$255.4M$29.3M$0

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 Viewing $294.5M$284.7M$9.8M$58.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $255.2M$242.5M$12.8M$48.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 I · Summary $294,530,119 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,058,094$10,484,073
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $250,639,157$281,994,914
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $200,102$772,666
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,341,917$1,278,466
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $255,239,270$294,530,119
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,404,119$5,851,646
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $174,221,510$206,626,779
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $63,856,137$72,227,275
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $242,481,766$284,705,700
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,757,504$9,824,419
Part VI · Governance 8 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $294,530,119 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$9,790,651
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$693,422
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,484,073
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $281,994,914$281,994,914
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $94$94
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $772,572$772,572
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,278,466$1,278,466
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $283,273,380 · Excluded from tax $772,666$294,530,119
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $284,705,700 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,851,646$5,851,646
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 $4,210,172 · Management $245,036$4,455,208
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $160,280,233 · Management $8,365,011$168,645,244
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,071,000 · Management $72,000$1,143,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,097,091 · Management $1,217,988$19,315,079
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,245,045 · Management $823,203$13,068,248
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $504,476 · Management $173,893$678,369
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $274,119 · Management $94,488$368,607
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,174,348 · Management $3,162,393$12,336,741
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,482,784 · Management $488,820$1,971,604
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,595,207 · Management $1,682,694$11,277,901
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,129,116 · Management $368,809$17,497,925
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,628,393 · Management $375,032$5,003,425
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,720,451 · Management $354,759$6,075,210
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $11,244,852$11,244,852
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,647,432 · Management $621,309$3,268,741
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,503,900$2,503,900
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $255,415,413 · Management $29,290,287 · Fundraising $0$284,705,700
Part X · Balance sheet $207,140,717 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,131,360$22,415,170
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $450,871$835,601
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $30,655,549$30,202,601
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,394,664$2,146,383
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $106,550,083$126,165,948
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 $14,763,645$25,375,014
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $162,946,172$207,140,717
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,683,644$29,048,932
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,033,767$7,109,661
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 $276,948$10,047,814
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $114,470,128$148,840,254
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $48,476,044$58,300,463
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $48,476,044$58,300,463
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $162,946,172$207,140,717
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $58,300,463 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$294,530,119
XI-2 Total expenses$284,705,700
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,824,419
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$48,476,044
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$58,300,463

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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