Easter Seals Eastern Pennsylvania FY2020 filing

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Allentown, PA501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 23-2823542Revenue $4.1M in FY2020

On file with the IRSeasterseals.com/esep1501 Lehigh St Ste 201, 18103-3880 · Allentown, PATax-exempt since Jun 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Creates life-changing solutions for individuals with disabilities and their families

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$202K 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 $107K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$202K
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
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1.2M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$944K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.2M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$3.9M

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 Jun 2000.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $3.3M Management & general 10% · $402K Fundraising 7% · $260K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $202K 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
President & CEO/Secretary
$119,114Pt VII · Sec A
CFO Through January
$83,191Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mindy McCormick’s $120K as President & CEO, Secretary is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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
Nancy Knoebel———$121,850$127,727$119,114
Mindy McCormick$119,621$122,651$95,683$32,308——
Ruby Fretz$84,876$81,496————
Deborah Hill—————$83,191
Cynthia Fenstermaker———$44,048——
James Parsons————$29,349—

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

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3 programs · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Early Childhood

Early intervention (ei) specialists include physical, occupational and speech therapists and developmental specialists who work directly with children (under age 3) and coach parents so that they can implement strategies that promote development throughout their child's normal day.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Recreation

Residential camp - camp growing green is held on a beautiful campus in the pocono mountains and runs for 6 weeks each summer from sunday through friday. Campers age 10 and older attend for one or more weeks.

$352Kprogram expense
03

Outpatient therapy is available at our center in reading (berks county). There, children and young adults receive occupational and speech therapy to help develop skills in communication, coordination, handwriting, sensory integration and social skills.

$306Kprogram 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
Easter Seals INCFY2025$875K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1.2M
Grants paid · 3 grants · $125K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$29,752
Unitemized GrantFY2023$45,753
Unitemized GrantFY2022$49,880

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$402K
Fundraisingcol D$260K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$945K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$944K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$158K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$100K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$19K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$945K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$945K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$643K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$944K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5127
VolunteersI 681
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$341K$945K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$650K$643K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$544K$944K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$209K$61K$108K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.0M$105K$139K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$128K$113K$10K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$136K$103K$18K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K$303$24
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$23K$6K$470
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.6M$1.5M$26K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$12K$4K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$46K$26K$15K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$196K$144K$38K$15K
TravelLn 17$61K$58K$743$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$10K$3K$1K
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$42K$26K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K$667
InsuranceLn 23$32K$14K$13K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$162K$134K$19K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$618$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$3.3M$402K$260K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.8M$4.2M−$379K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.2M$4.2M$64K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$4.2M$7K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.4M$4.0M$382K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.9M$3.5M$399K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.1M$3.9M$172K$3.1M 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 $4,108,423 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $965,802$1,154,737
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,890,548$2,900,445
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $51,752$33,789
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,801$19,452
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,928,903$4,108,423
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 $1,766,917$1,731,323
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,069,656$2,204,677
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,836,573$3,936,000
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $92,330$172,423
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $4,108,423 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$380,872
VIII-1c Fundraising events$99,951
VIII-1e Government grants$158,293
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$515,621
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,154,737
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,900,445$2,900,445
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,223$15,223
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $18,566$18,566
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $13,620$13,620
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,832$5,832
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,906,277 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $47,409$4,108,423
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,936,000 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,964 · Management $107,802 · Fundraising $39,905$208,671
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,014,142 · Management $105,144 · Fundraising $139,125$1,258,411
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $112,835 · Management $10,310 · Fundraising $5,217$128,362
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $102,716 · Management $17,886 · Fundraising $15,277$135,879
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,169 · Management $303 · Fundraising $24$1,496
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,986 · Management $5,956 · Fundraising $470$29,412
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $8,503$8,503
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,522,226 · Management $26,389 · Fundraising $2,038$1,550,653
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,789 · Management $4,282 · Fundraising $3,315$19,386
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,602 · Management $14,742 · Fundraising $6,090$46,434
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $143,500 · Management $38,406 · Fundraising $14,578$196,484
IX-17 TravelPrograms $58,178 · Management $743 · Fundraising $2,098$61,019
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,276 · Management $2,579 · Fundraising $1,097$13,952
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,384$11,384
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $25,966 · Fundraising $15,915$41,881
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,602 · Management $667$28,269
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,538 · Management $13,283 · Fundraising $4,728$31,549
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $134,317 · Management $18,955 · Fundraising $9,120$162,392
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $618 · Fundraising $1,245$1,863
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,273,842 · Management $401,916 · Fundraising $260,242$3,936,000
Part X · Balance sheet $4,087,309 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $341,453$945,426
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,631$42,609
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $389,934$236,973
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,545$28,445
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $650,450$642,824
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,585,373$1,721,089
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $481,990$469,943
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,517,376$4,087,309
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $212,332$192,938
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $67,978$76,190
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$420,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $49,894$49,894
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $544,496$943,623
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,094,113$2,397,658
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $878,767$746,028
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,972,880$3,143,686
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,517,376$4,087,309
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,143,686 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,108,423
XI-2 Total expenses$3,936,000
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$172,423
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,972,880
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,617
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,143,686

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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