Acds INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 23-7175975)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$25.7M
FY2021	$29.1M
FY2022	$35.1M
FY2023	$38.4M
FY2024	$51.9M
FY2025	$62.8M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$26.3M
FY2021	$27.1M
FY2022	$33.5M
FY2023	$38.3M
FY2024	$50.6M
FY2025	$60.4M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$4.2M
FY2021	$6.4M
FY2022	$7.9M
FY2023	$8.0M
FY2024	$9.4M
FY2025	$11.9M

Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

91%

Program services 91% · $23.9M Management & general 8% · $2.2M Fundraising 1% · $264K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $1.3M 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

Michael Smith

Executive Director

$411,289Pt VII · Sec A

Lynne Maggio

CFO (retired 9/2019)

$194,045Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Scotti

Clinical Coordinator

$130,917Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Degrottle

Assistant Executive Director

$130,899Pt VII · Sec A

Erica Lepurage

Program Director

$121,197Pt VII · Sec A

Judith Anderson

Principal

$114,336Pt VII · Sec A

John McCabe

Director of Compliance

$107,882Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Mosera

Acting Dir of Finance(started 5/19)

$72,627Pt VII · Sec A

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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
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

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

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

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3 programs · $23.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019

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 (half and full day schedules are available).

$11.0Mprogram expense

02

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.

$9.6Mprogram expense

03

Early Intervention

Acds provides children with early intervention (ei) services, from birth to age 3. Infants and toddlers who demonstrate cognitive deficits, speech and language delays AND/OR physical disabilities receive multidisciplinary evaluations, hands on guidance and instruction from licensed special education teachers, speech and language…

$2.6Mprogram 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

Network for Good INCFY2024$44K

Age Fisher FoundationFY2024$16K

Marilyn Lichtman FoundationFY2024$15K

Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$14K

Rite Aid Healthy FuturesFY2024$10K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$6K

Jpmorgan Chase FoundationFY2024$100

Pfizer Foundation INCFY2024$50

Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$105K

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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 FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$25.7M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$24.8M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$887K

Investment incomeLn 3$68K

Money outPt IX

$26.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$23.9M

Managementcol C$2.2M

Fundraisingcol D$264K

Owns and owesPt X

$4.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.4M

Total assetsLn 16$13.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$9.5M

PeoplePt VI, VII

22

listed · VII A

PaidVII A8

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$887K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$215K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$24.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$68K

Gains on assetsLn 7$29K

Total revenueLn 12$25.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$13K

SavingsLn 2$6.4M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.4M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$620

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M

Other assetsLn 15$165K

Total assetsLn 16$13.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$9.5M

Net assetsLn 32$4.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51,265

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3More from this return

BondsSch K, Pt X

Tax-exempt bond debt owedX 20$226K

Bond issues listedSch K Pt I2

Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$1.9M

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.6M	$6.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$220K	$620
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3.1M	$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16	$8.4M	$13.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3.5M	$9.5M
Net assetsLn 32	$4.8M	$4.2M

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$568K		$568K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$16.3M	$15.3M	$866K	$95K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$22K	$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.1M	$995K	$72K	$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.2M	$1.1M	$113K	$7K
Legal feesLn 11b	$36K		$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$77K		$77K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$15K		$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1.7M	$1.6M	$33K	$40K
Office expensesLn 13	$775K	$704K	$59K	$12K
Information technologyLn 14	$115K	$86K	$11K	$18K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.7M	$1.6M	$93K	$9K
TravelLn 17	$123K	$114K	$7K	$2K
InterestLn 20	$179K	$90K	$89K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$510K	$503K	$6K	$916
InsuranceLn 23	$443K	$381K	$60K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.6M	$1.4M	$94K	$73K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$26.3M	$23.9M	$2.2M	$264K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 12, 2026	$62.8M	$60.4M	$2.4M	$11.9M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025	$51.9M	$50.6M	$1.4M	$9.4M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 23, 2024	$38.4M	$38.3M	$95K	$8.0M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023	$35.1M	$33.5M	$1.7M	$7.9M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022	$29.1M	$27.1M	$2.0M	$6.4M	990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 10, 2021	$25.7M	$26.3M	−$665K	$4.2M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $25,681,674 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $680,389$886,806

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,732,190$24,777,452

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36,520$67,724

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$33,468−$50,308

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $25,415,631$25,681,674

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 $17,930,653$19,126,301

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,277,658$7,220,587

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $25,208,311$26,346,888

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $207,320−$665,214

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $25,681,674 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $5,440 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$8,197

VIII-1c Fundraising events$214,909

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$663,700

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$886,806

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,777,452$24,777,452

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $39,193$39,193

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $28,531$28,531

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$55,748−$55,748

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,777,452 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,416$25,681,674

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $26,346,888 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $568,179$568,179

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,302,467 · Management $866,255 · Fundraising $94,672$16,263,394

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $21,865$21,865

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $995,162 · Management $72,322 · Fundraising $6,367$1,073,851

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,079,002 · Management $113,254 · Fundraising $6,756$1,199,012

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $36,443$36,443

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $76,809$76,809

IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $15,100$15,100

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,597,950 · Management $33,068 · Fundraising $39,837$1,670,855

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $703,773 · Management $59,369 · Fundraising $11,898$775,040

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $85,789 · Management $11,455 · Fundraising $17,597$114,841

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,617,831 · Management $93,058 · Fundraising $8,844$1,719,733

IX-17 TravelPrograms $113,718 · Management $7,301 · Fundraising $2,190$123,209

IX-20 InterestPrograms $89,900 · Management $89,461$179,361

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $503,343 · Management $6,106 · Fundraising $916$510,365

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $381,383 · Management $60,422 · Fundraising $1,438$443,243

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,388,591 · Management $94,004 · Fundraising $72,993$1,555,588

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $23,880,774 · Management $2,202,606 · Fundraising $263,508$26,346,888

Part X · Balance sheet $13,658,393 assets, 19 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,350$12,600

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,572,406$6,369,279

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $112,100$0

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,796,044$3,596,416

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $297,778$686,751

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,145,851$2,827,259

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $220,347$620

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $201,902$165,468

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,350,778$13,658,393

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,716,828$1,743,506

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,850$0

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $378,374$225,501

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$3,720,175

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $713,374$575,209

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,503,447$9,461,517

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,811,582$3,962,887

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $35,749$233,989

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,847,331$4,196,876

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,350,778$13,658,393

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,196,876 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$25,681,674

XI-2 Total expenses$26,346,888

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$665,214

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,847,331

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$14,759

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,196,876

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

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