Bell Socialization Services INC FY2020 filing

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York, PA501(c)(3)Since 1974UnclassifiedEIN 23-1896438Revenue $15.8M in FY2020

On file with the IRSbellsocialization.com160 S George St, 17401-1408 · York, PATax-exempt since Apr 1976Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide an environment of support and empowerment where people can improve their quality of living.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$169K 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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FY2020 · 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $628K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$169K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $67K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.0M
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.8M
Spent
$15.5M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$4.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$15.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$15.8M
FY2021$17.9M
FY2022$15.6M
FY2023$15.0M
FY2024$16.2M
FY2025$15.2M
Expenses
$15.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.5M
FY2021$15.7M
FY2022$15.3M
FY2023$14.7M
FY2024$15.4M
FY2025$15.4M
Net assets
$4.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$7.1M
FY2024$8.1M
FY2025$8.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Apr 1976.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $13.8M Management & general 10% · $1.5M Fundraising 1% · $158K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $169K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$93,044Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$76,100Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anthony Schweitzer$103,802$102,187$98,795$97,423$102,671$93,044
Anita Sumner$80,563$79,350$78,727$82,545$81,484$76,100

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering people to improve their quality of life through support and resources.

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3 programs · $10.1M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Residential Living Arrangements

Provide a structured environment for consumers needing to learn skills for community living. Group homes provide supervision to the consumers, according to their needs documented in their individual service plan. Staff is available 24 hours a day to help residents adjust to community living.

$8.1Mprogram expense
02

Assertive Community Treatment(act)

Act provides outpatient treatment and case management, complete with rehabilitative support and psychosocial services, within a mobile, outreach oriented team. The team utilizes a proactive, client-centered, recovery-based approach delivering services in consumers' home and workplace.

$1.0Mprogram expense
03

C.H.I.P.P. (community hospitalization integration project program) - residential services is a partnership between four agencies: the YORK/ADAMS mental health-intellectual and development disabilities program, wellspan behavioral health services, ADAMS/HANOVER counseling services, and bell socialization services.

$922Kprogram 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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $1.5M · 2023–2024

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$418K
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Money outPt IX
$15.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$13.8M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$158K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$418K
Government grantsLn 1e$6K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$81K
Total revenueLn 12$15.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.6M
SavingsLn 2$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$473K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$392K
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5360
VolunteersI 6200
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$598K$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$468K$473K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M$8.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$4.0M
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$4.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$216K$196K$17K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.3M$7.6M$617K$99K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$453K$421K$26K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.8M$1.5M$250K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$694K$625K$61K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$17K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$70K$70K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$348K$328K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$368K$283K$65K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$159K$157K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$1.3M$1.1M$211K$187
TravelLn 17$343K$311K$32K$118
InterestLn 20$40K$23K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$260K$245K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$156K$73K$84K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$859K$836K$23K$11
All other expensesLn 24e$66K$40K$16K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.5M$13.8M$1.5M$158K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $15.2M$15.4M−$140K$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $16.2M$15.4M$824K$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.0M$14.7M$340K$7.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.6M$15.3M$305K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $17.9M$15.7M$2.1M$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $15.8M$15.5M$306K$4.1M 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 $15,798,408 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $542,207$418,148
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $14,382,616$15,293,066
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4$81,208
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,986$5,986
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,930,813$15,798,408
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,619,783$11,483,557
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,966,968$4,009,025
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,586,751$15,492,582
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $344,062$305,826
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $15,798,408 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,491,235 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$212,728
VIII-1e Government grants$5,954
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$199,466
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,010
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$418,148
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,801,831$11,801,831
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $608$608
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $80,600$80,600
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,986$5,986
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,293,066 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $87,194$15,798,408
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,492,582 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $196,460 · Management $17,496 · Fundraising $2,430$216,386
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,615,997 · Management $616,534 · Fundraising $99,420$8,331,951
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $420,708 · Management $26,095 · Fundraising $5,845$452,648
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,529,893 · Management $250,022 · Fundraising $8,801$1,788,716
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $625,056 · Management $60,651 · Fundraising $8,149$693,856
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $16,506 · Management $3,665$20,171
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $70,000$70,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $327,928 · Management $20,104$348,032
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $282,513 · Management $64,551 · Fundraising $21,105$368,169
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $157,058 · Fundraising $2,035$159,093
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,107,889 · Management $211,124 · Fundraising $187$1,319,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $311,102 · Management $32,004 · Fundraising $118$343,224
IX-20 InterestPrograms $23,249 · Management $16,307$39,556
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $245,279 · Management $15,151$260,430
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $72,675 · Management $83,721$156,396
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $836,216 · Management $23,025 · Fundraising $11$859,252
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $39,783 · Management $16,194 · Fundraising $9,525$65,502
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,808,312 · Management $1,526,644 · Fundraising $157,626$15,492,582
Part X · Balance sheet $8,160,399 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $590,442$3,644,755
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,634$13,285
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $55,063$57,252
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,038,154$1,694,904
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $225,295$217,277
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,878,098$1,667,741
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $115,311$127,712
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $352,528$345,406
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $392,067$392,067
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,654,592$8,160,399
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $815,871$1,003,669
X-19 Deferred revenue$128,129
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $59,872$2,106,817
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $17,150$39,539
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,864,241$4,048,095
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,735,288$3,973,379
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $55,063$138,925
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,790,351$4,112,304
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,654,592$8,160,399
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,112,304 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,798,408
XI-2 Total expenses$15,492,582
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$305,826
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,790,351
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,005
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$7,122
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,112,304

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