Friendship House

Tax-deductible

Scranton, PA501(c)(3)Since 1873Human ServicesEIN 24-0795422Revenue $19.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSfriendshiphousepa.org1509 Maple St, 18505-2707 · Scranton, PATax-exempt since Dec 1945School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Friendship House is dedicated to serving families and their children with autism, with emotional and/or behavioral difficulties, and/or who are traumatized by loss, abuse or neglect. Friendship House is also dedicated to serving adults with mental illness and/or developmental/intellectual disabilities. Our dedication manifests itself by providing individualized services which promote resiliency in children and recovery in adults, and which maximize physical, emotional, behavioral and social well-being of those we serve.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.7M 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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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.8M a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 72% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.6M
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$19.4M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$20.0M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$16.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$19.4M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$17.7M
FY2021$20.3M
FY2022$21.2M
FY2023$19.3M
FY2024$20.3M
FY2025$19.4M
Expenses
$20.0M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.8M
FY2021$16.0M
FY2022$16.8M
FY2023$18.5M
FY2024$20.4M
FY2025$20.0M
Net assets
$16.3M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$12.0M
FY2022$16.1M
FY2023$16.9M
FY2024$17.1M
FY2025$16.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Dec 1945.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $17.5M Management & general 13% · $2.5M

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

26 people listed on the 990; $1.7M 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
Psychiatrist
$282,288Pt VII · Sec A
Psychiatrist
$259,586Pt VII · Sec A
Psychiatrist
$254,351Pt VII · Sec A
$159,050Pt VII · Sec A
$158,600Pt VII · Sec A
$151,681Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/CFO
$135,691Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President / COO
$133,534Pt VII · Sec A

Ann McDonald’s $282K as Psychiatrist is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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
Ann McDonald$282,288$311,509$312,553$296,112$307,149$302,100
Nelson Asante$259,586$281,023$291,123$267,013$285,009—
Marwa Salam$254,351$269,629$277,925$244,695$220,100—
Varsha Pandya————$109,200$219,455
James Martin$133,534$176,751$206,775$203,527$168,687$167,200
Alex Hazzouri——$188,229———
Christine Gilroy$135,691$167,233$162,913$144,084$123,913$128,569
Carlene Spitzer——$167,002$138,933$127,023—

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

Provides individualized services to children and adults facing autism, trauma, mental illness, or developmental disabilities.

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3 programs · $16.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The other program services provided are group home, adoption, outpatient, early head start, blended case management, family based mental health services, psychiatric rehabilitation, peer support, early intervention service coordination, base service unit and court liaison.

$9.2Mprogram expense
02

School based behavioral health program is a mental health program designed for youth ages 5 to 13 years who are experiencing social, emotional, and or behavioral difficulties that impair their ability to function in school and other settings.

$4.1Mprogram expense
03

Applied Behavior Analysis Services

Approximately 168,666 units of service provided.

$2.7Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $3.8M · 2023–2024
Friendship House 1873PA · FY2024$1,661,503
Friendship House 1873PA · FY2023$2,154,195

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$19.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$272K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$158K
Money outPt IX
$20.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.5M
Managementcol C$2.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$16.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.5M
Total assetsLn 16$23.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$158K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$272K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Gains on assetsLn 7$104K
Total revenueLn 12$19.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$6.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M
Other assetsLn 15$589K
Total assetsLn 16$23.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.6M
Net assetsLn 32$16.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5424
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$6.9M$6.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$24.1M$23.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.0M$6.6M
Net assetsLn 32$17.1M$16.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.7M$1.7M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.9M$1.3M$653K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.4M$9.8M$634K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.7M$1.7M$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$866K$812K$54K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$107K$38K$70K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$567K$369K$198K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$152K$3K$149K
Office expensesLn 13$325K$280K$45K
Information technologyLn 14$23K$9K$14K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$751K$616K$135K
TravelLn 17$145K$127K$18K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$36K$32K$4K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$431K$239K$191K
InsuranceLn 23$387K$140K$248K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$369K$339K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.0M$17.5M$2.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $19.4M$20.0M−$574K$16.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $20.3M$20.4M−$38K$17.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $19.3M$18.5M$778K$16.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $21.2M$16.8M$4.4M$16.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $20.3M$16.0M$4.3M$12.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $17.7M$15.8M$1.9M$7.6M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $19,382,923 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,884,313$157,575
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,333,455$18,905,815
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $68,164$272,430
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $49,897$47,103
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,335,829$19,382,923
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,154,195$1,661,503
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $14,966,027$14,921,205
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,253,370$3,374,379
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $20,373,592$19,957,087
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$37,763−$574,164
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $19,382,923 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $858,492 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$157,575
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$157,575
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,047,323$18,047,323
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $168,627$168,627
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $103,803$103,803
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $47,103$47,103
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,952,918 · Excluded from tax $272,430$19,382,923
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $19,957,087 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,661,503$1,661,503
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,265,557 · Management $652,774$1,918,331
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,760,047 · Management $633,801$10,393,848
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,728,941 · Management $14,080$1,743,021
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $811,973 · Management $54,032$866,005
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $37,654 · Management $69,797$107,451
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,000$30,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $13,988$13,988
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $368,888 · Management $197,850$566,738
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,887 · Management $149,459$152,346
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $280,234 · Management $45,054$325,288
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,364 · Management $14,014$23,378
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $616,302 · Management $134,956$751,258
IX-17 TravelPrograms $126,964 · Management $18,376$145,340
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $31,522 · Management $4,143$35,665
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $239,319 · Management $191,344$430,663
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $139,861 · Management $247,545$387,406
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $338,632 · Management $30,320$368,952
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $35,906$35,906
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,455,554 · Management $2,501,533 · Fundraising $0$19,957,087
Part X · Balance sheet $22,963,064 assets, 21 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,271,400; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,864,859$6,483,925
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,094,012$929,947
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,011,752$984,609
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $65,911$71,790
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,246,341$2,797,077
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,111,366$2,271,369
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,950,228$4,563,821
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $482,411$589,126
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,098,280$22,963,064
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $980,387$973,248
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $998,500$866,184
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,995,557$4,796,186
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,974,444$6,635,618
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,799,832$15,994,758
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $324,004$332,688
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,123,836$16,327,446
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,098,280$22,963,064
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,327,446 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$19,382,923
XI-2 Total expenses$19,957,087
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$574,164
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,123,836
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$222,226
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,327,446

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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