Argus Community INC FY2020 filing

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Bronx, NY501(c)(3)Since 1973Mental HealthEIN 23-7359002Revenue $26.0M in FY2020

On file with the IRSarguscommunity.org760 East 160th St, 10456-7815 · Bronx, NYTax-exempt since Apr 1974Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Argus community's mission is to provide innovative programs which help severely disadvantaged teens and adults to free themselves from poverty and drug abuse and build new lives based on responsibility, work, and hope. Argus provides a drug-free, safe, and nurturing environment in which persons living on the fringes of society can acquire education and skills and transform maladaptive attitudes and behaviors. We emphasize self-help, personal responsibility, and mutual support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.0M 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $494K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18.3M
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$26.0M
Spent
$27.1M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$16.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$26.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$26.0M
FY2021$27.3M
FY2022$35.8M
FY2023$26.5M
FY2024$25.0M
FY2025$34.0M
Expenses
$27.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$27.1M
FY2021$26.8M
FY2022$26.5M
FY2023$26.5M
FY2024$33.2M
FY2025$31.4M
Net assets
$16.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16.9M
FY2021$20.2M
FY2022$51.4M
FY2023$52.0M
FY2024$44.8M
FY2025$47.6M

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 1974.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $23.5M Management & general 13% · $3.6M

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

19 people listed on the 990; $2.0M 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
$384,832Pt VII · Sec A
$255,848Pt VII · Sec A
$241,373Pt VII · Sec A
$190,302Pt VII · Sec A
$187,088Pt VII · Sec A
$161,278Pt VII · Sec A
$150,300Pt VII · Sec A
$144,393Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Weiss’s $429K as Former Pres/Ceo-Strategic is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 746 $10–100M mental health 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
Richard Weiss$428,831$313,686$451,368$430,046$410,909$384,832
Cynthia Delarosa$291,715$283,016$268,966$259,235$236,820$187,088
Matthew Armandi$133,788$283,860$284,490$277,797$266,193$255,848
Daniel Lowy$270,894—————
Dan Lowy—$260,192$248,891$224,013$224,012$190,302
Dr Miriam Y Vega$258,736—————
James Schiller————$166,374$241,373
Sapphire Ahmed—$177,970$187,156$173,394$173,390$161,278

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

Empowers disadvantaged teens and adults to overcome poverty and drug abuse through innovative programs.

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3 programs · $20.7M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Mary S. Taylor

A 150 bed facility designed to alleviate homelessness and drug use. A team of substance abuse professionals provide client centered activites to educate clients to be self-sufficient and functioning without substances.

$10.8Mprogram expense
02

Access I, II, III and IV

For the past 20 years, the access program at argus has been recognized as expert in case and care management. Caring staff is available 24 hours a day to assist participants in remaining healthy, independent and connected to quality social, community, and medical services.

$7.3Mprogram expense
03

Harbor House I & II

Harbor house pioneered the treatment of homeless dually diagnosed persons within a modified therapeutic community. An integrated team of mental health and substance abuse professionals provide psychiatric assessment, medication therapy, life skills, family counseling, education, vocational training, work experience, HIV/AIDS prevention…

$2.6Mprogram 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 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$26.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$84K
Money outPt IX
$27.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$23.5M
Managementcol C$3.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$16.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$35.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$10.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$84K
Gains on assetsLn 7$26K
Total revenueLn 12$26.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$776K
SavingsLn 2$4.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19.4M
Other assetsLn 15$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$35.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.3M
Net assetsLn 32$16.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5349
VolunteersI 611
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$2.7M$5.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.2M$6.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.2M$19.4M
Total assetsLn 16$31.6M$35.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.8M$18.3M
Net assetsLn 32$17.8M$16.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M$1.3M$157K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13.2M$11.8M$1.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$486K$417K$69K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.9M$1.8M$158K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.1M$920K$147K
Legal feesLn 11b$189K$72K$117K
Accounting feesLn 11c$188K$188K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.2M$2.2M$63K
Office expensesLn 13$298K$243K$55K
Information technologyLn 14$266K$80K$187K
OccupancyLn 16$1.6M$1.4M$177K
TravelLn 17$201K$195K$5K
InterestLn 20$181K$78K$103K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$730K$566K$164K
InsuranceLn 23$379K$253K$126K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.5M$2.0M$489K
All other expensesLn 24e$182K$156K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$27.1M$23.5M$3.6M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $34.0M$31.4M$2.6M$47.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $25.0M$33.2M−$8.2M$44.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $26.5M$26.5M−$50K$52.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $35.8M$26.5M$9.3M$51.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $27.3M$26.8M$467K$20.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $26.0M$27.1M−$1.1M$16.9M 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $25,967,716 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,285,550$12,842,622
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,189,852$13,059,626
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $104,432$83,664
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $94,157−$18,196
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $25,673,991$25,967,716
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 $18,387,651$18,187,361
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,945,924$8,914,389
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,333,575$27,101,750
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,659,584−$1,134,034
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 $25,967,716 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,946,958
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,895,664
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,842,622
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,059,626$13,059,626
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $57,432$57,432
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$50,000−$50,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $26,232$26,232
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $31,804$31,804
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,059,626 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $65,468$25,967,716
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $27,101,750 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,324,208 · Management $156,863$1,481,071
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,835,609 · Management $1,402,017$13,237,626
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $416,566 · Management $69,286$485,852
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,757,650 · Management $157,843$1,915,493
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $920,175 · Management $147,144$1,067,319
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $72,356 · Management $116,765$189,121
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $188,222$188,222
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,182,231 · Management $62,570$2,244,801
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $243,087 · Management $54,917$298,004
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $79,536 · Management $186,794$266,330
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,420,032 · Management $176,776$1,596,808
IX-17 TravelPrograms $195,349 · Management $5,249$200,598
IX-20 InterestPrograms $78,377 · Management $102,776$181,153
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $566,019 · Management $164,137$730,156
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $252,936 · Management $126,386$379,322
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,968,867 · Management $488,707$2,457,574
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $156,233 · Management $26,067$182,300
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $23,469,231 · Management $3,632,519 · Fundraising $0$27,101,750
Part X · Balance sheet $35,223,454 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $59,238$775,687
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,642,390$4,202,004
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,987,797$672,065
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,013,936
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $414,162$313,157
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,231,249$19,421,177
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,257,712$5,387,545
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $955,465$849,882
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,050,609$2,588,001
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,598,622$35,223,454
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,523,523$1,359,239
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,400,000$5,872,279
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,971,444$323,489
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,803,780$18,302,588
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,997,000$9,123,024
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,797,842$7,797,842
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,794,842$16,920,866
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,598,622$35,223,454
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,920,866 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$25,967,716
XI-2 Total expenses$27,101,750
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,134,034
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,794,842
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$365,641
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$105,583
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,920,866

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

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