Acds is dedicated to providing lifetime resources of exceptional quality, (continued on schedule o) (continued) innovation and inclusion for individuals with down syndrome, autism and other developmental disabilities and their families. We provide a continuum of year round programs and services that meet the needs of children and adults and their families throughout their lifetimes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M 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
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 $1.1M 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $105K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15.1M
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 17 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$62.8M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$60.4M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$11.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$62.8M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25.7M
FY2021$29.1M
FY2022$35.1M
FY2023$38.4M
FY2024$51.9M
FY2025$62.8M
Expenses
$60.4M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$26.3M
FY2021$27.1M
FY2022$33.5M
FY2023$38.3M
FY2024$50.6M
FY2025$60.4M
Net assets
$11.9M
FY2025▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$9.4M
FY2025$11.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1973.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $56.9M Management & general 6% · $3.4M Fundraising 0% · $103K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former CEO
$434,061Pt VII · Sec A
$193,846Pt VII · Sec A
$192,115Pt VII · Sec A
$189,462Pt VII · Sec A
$176,000Pt VII · Sec A
$153,365Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Smith$434,061$348,240$328,701$343,580$367,521$411,289
Lynne Maggio—————$194,045
Mike Durney$193,846$180,000————
Erica Lepurage$192,115$164,232$136,806$128,397$131,934$121,197
Megan Lombardo$189,462$163,269$114,653$105,942——
John C Campbell$176,000$159,423————
Patricia Leahy$153,365—$119,771———
Richard Scotti—$153,000$141,095$135,568$136,624$130,917

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

Supports individuals with developmental disabilities and their families with lifelong, high-quality programs and resources.

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3 programs · $53.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Preschool

Acds provides preschool special education and integrated programs (in which typically developing children are also served), as well as related therapy services for children ages 3 to 5. The program is offered in a center-based classroom setting, five days a week.

$23.5Mprogram expense
02

Self Direction

Acds serves as a fiscal intermediary (fi) for individuals participating in opwdd's self-direction program, which allows individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities to have greater control over their services and supports.

$18.9Mprogram expense
03

Residential and Day Services

Acds provides residential services to adults with developmental disabilities. All of our homes provide round-the-clock supervision, with the goal of helping each resident progress towards independence in their daily life.

$11.2Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · 3 grants · $891K · 2023–2024
Acds Foundation INCNY · FY2024$600,000
Acds Foundation INCNY · FY2023$280,722
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$62.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$113K
Money outPt IX
$60.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$56.9M
Managementcol C$3.4M
Fundraisingcol D$103K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$27.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$63K
Other incomeLn 4–11$113K
Total revenueLn 12$62.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$251K
SavingsLn 2$3.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.1M
Other assetsLn 15$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$27.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.1M
Net assetsLn 32$11.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,265
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$4.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.9M$7.1M
Total assetsLn 16$23.6M$27.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.2M$15.1M
Net assetsLn 32$9.4M$11.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$600K$600K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M$634K$855K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38.0M$36.9M$1.1M$52K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.6M$1.5M$86K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.8M$3.6M$200K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$31K$31K
Accounting feesLn 11c$101K$101K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.1M$1.6M$561K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$730K$646K$65K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$2.6M$2.5M$107K$39
TravelLn 17$553K$551K$1K$2K
InterestLn 20$91K$90K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$529K$529K
InsuranceLn 23$979K$869K$110K$136
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6.6M$6.6M$83K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$470K$343K$124K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$60.4M$56.9M$3.4M$103K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $62.8M$60.4M$2.4M$11.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $51.9M$50.6M$1.4M$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $38.4M$38.3M$95K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $35.1M$33.5M$1.7M$7.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $29.1M$27.1M$2.0M$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $25.7M$26.3M−$665K$4.2M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $62,763,338 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,396,740$1,384,226
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $49,358,117$61,202,892
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $95,961$63,150
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $65,287$113,070
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $51,916,105$62,763,338
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $290,722$600,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $36,443,323$44,862,163
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,816,519$14,932,983
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $50,550,564$60,395,146
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,365,541$2,368,192
Part VI · Governance 15 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $62,763,338 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,170,930
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$213,296
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,384,226
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $61,202,892$61,202,892
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $63,150$63,150
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $113,070$113,070
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,315,962 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $63,150$62,763,338
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $60,395,146 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $600,000$600,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $634,068 · Management $854,781$1,488,849
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,861,906 · Management $1,067,434 · Fundraising $52,401$37,981,741
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,527,404 · Management $85,857 · Fundraising $4,211$1,617,472
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,563,942 · Management $200,334 · Fundraising $9,825$3,774,101
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $30,533$30,533
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $100,726$100,726
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $33,469$33,469
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,580,477 · Management $561,485 · Fundraising $7,000$2,148,962
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $645,868 · Management $64,659 · Fundraising $19,664$730,191
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,509,942 · Management $106,502 · Fundraising $39$2,616,483
IX-17 TravelPrograms $550,578 · Management $1,355 · Fundraising $1,559$553,492
IX-20 InterestPrograms $89,782 · Management $1,568$91,350
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $529,199$529,199
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $868,912 · Management $109,846 · Fundraising $136$978,894
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,561,523 · Management $83,491 · Fundraising $4,945$6,649,959
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $343,057 · Management $123,721 · Fundraising $2,947$469,725
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $56,866,658 · Management $3,425,761 · Fundraising $102,727$60,395,146
Part X · Balance sheet $27,025,041 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $388,113$251,150
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,046,721$3,843,969
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $79,070$16,104
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,587,254$9,340,997
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $353,196$393,622
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,868,998$7,074,817
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,415,828$1,492,120
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,850,164$4,612,262
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,589,344$27,025,041
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,624,481$4,692,454
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,910,825$3,651,719
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,570,328$4,821,255
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,150,288$15,082,879
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,378,574$11,862,355
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $60,482$79,807
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,439,056$11,942,162
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,589,344$27,025,041
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,942,162 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$62,763,338
XI-2 Total expenses$60,395,146
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,368,192
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,439,056
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$134,914
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,942,162

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