Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
33 people listed on the 990; $548K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President St. Joseph's Center
$124,555Pt VII · Sec A
$109,111Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Therapies
$106,866Pt VII · Sec A
Administrator - Residential Services
$105,020Pt VII · Sec A
$102,516Pt VII · Sec A
Bod President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bod Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bod Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bod Tresurer
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Melanie Opalka-Bentler’s $125K as Vice President St. Joseph's Center is at the 9th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Opalka-Bentler | $124,555 | $124,555 | $115,746 | $98,588 | $98,588 | $95,342 |
| Ann Rink | — | — | — | $113,934 | $113,934 | $106,877 |
| James Ceccoli | $109,111 | $109,111 | $104,559 | — | — | — |
| Mike Kane | $106,866 | $106,866 | $104,306 | — | — | — |
| Mary Ellen Desiderio | $105,020 | $105,020 | $102,123 | — | — | — |
| Lisa Smity | $102,516 | $102,516 | — | — | — | — |
| Ann Marie Southard | — | — | $102,429 | — | — | — |
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.
See St Josephs Center executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Provides rehabilitation and developmental services for individuals with disabilities.
Questions for St Josephs Center
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3 programs · $34.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01
Residential Care Program, General/Other
ICF/ID Neurological Residents
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 24-0795689) · Dispute this line$24.2Mprogram expense
02
Group Home Care for Individuals with Disabilities
Community Residential Programs
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 24-0795689) · Dispute this line$7.8Mprogram expense
03
Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Center
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 24-0795689) · Dispute this line$2.8Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Allone CharitiesFY2025$18K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K
Federal money
Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs · USAspending
Year ending Jun 2025 · $14.1M federal money spent
Medical Assistance ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.778 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Human Services$14.1M
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Office of Economic and Community Development, City of Scranton$25K
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through Office of Economic and Community Development, City of Scranton$21K
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Jun 2024 · $13.5M federal money spent
Medical Assistance ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.778 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Human Services$13.5M
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through Office of Economic and Community Development, City of Scranton$22K
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Jun 2023 · $14.2M federal money spent
Medical Assistance ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.778 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Human Services$14.0M
Provider Relief FundDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.498 · Direct$71K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Office of Economic and Community Development, City of Scranton$41K
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through Office of Economic and Community Development, City of Scranton$20K
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Jun 2022 · $15.2M federal money spent
Medical Assistance ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.778 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Human Services$12.7M
Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan (arp) Rural DistributionDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.498 · Direct$2.5M
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Education and 1 more$32K
Supportive Housing ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Office of Economic and Community Development, City of Scranton$25K
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through Office of Economic and Community Development, City of Scranton$15K
Plus 1 smaller program.
The auditor reported 1 finding: a material weakness in money controls.
Grants and contracts made straight to it, by federal fiscal year (Oct to Sep). Money that came through a state or another group is not counted here.
Estimate: about 0.2% of its revenue in 2025 came from these federal awards ($100K of $41.0M). The federal year and the group's own year do not line up, and one award can pay out over several years.
Federal fiscal year 2025 · $100K · grants $100K
Appalachian Regional Commission$100K
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$41.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$299K
Money outPt IX
$44.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$40.8M
Managementcol C$3.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$87.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.5M
Total assetsLn 16$94.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
33
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$207K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$299K
Gains on assetsLn 7$94K
Total revenueLn 12$41.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$15.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15.5M
Accounts receivableLn 4$6.7M
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$11K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$186K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$812K
Other assetsLn 15$57.5M
Total assetsLn 16$94.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.0M
Net assetsLn 32$87.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5754
VolunteersI 6125
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
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $18.7M | $15.5M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $708K | $812K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $12.2M | $13.3M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $88.4M | $94.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $5.9M | $7.0M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $82.6M | $87.1M |
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $309K | $0 | $309K | $0 |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $24.8M | $23.4M | $1.3M | $0 |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $651K | $608K | $43K | $0 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $5.9M | $5.5M | $387K | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $118K | $0 |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $117K | $0 | $117K | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $57K | $0 | $57K | $0 |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | $0 | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $452K | $377K | $75K | $0 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $99K | $0 | $99K | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $67K | $0 | $67K | $0 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $104K | $0 | $104K | $0 |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $98K | $0 | $98K | $0 |
| InterestLn 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $0 | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $239K | $0 | $239K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $5.5M | $5.5M | $0 | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $2.0M | $1.5M | $471K | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $44.3M | $40.8M | $3.5M | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 29, 2026 | $41.0M | $44.3M | −$3.4M | $87.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 9, 2025 | $39.0M | $40.7M | −$1.7M | $82.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 9, 2024 | $39.9M | $38.9M | $984K | $76.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 | $35.4M | $35.4M | −$7K | $69.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 12, 2022 | $36.7M | $33.5M | $3.2M | $73.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 27, 2021 | $28.9M | $33.1M | −$4.1M | $59.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
A · Public support
B · Donors
D · Assets and endowments
O · Explanations
R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $40,963,742 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,355,842$5,183,264
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $35,402,346$35,461,816
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $73,248$113,447
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $190,908$205,215
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $39,022,344$40,963,742
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 $30,412,409$33,361,244
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,283,662$10,955,008
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $40,696,071$44,316,252
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,673,727−$3,352,510
Part VI · Governance 29 of 29 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members29
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 $40,963,742 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,723,354 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$90,000
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$3,017,573
VIII-1e Government grants$206,858
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,868,833
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,183,264
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33,943,677 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$33,943,677
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $19,820 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$19,820
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $93,627 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$93,627
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,780,478 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$40,963,742
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $44,316,252 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $0 · Management $309,499 · Fundraising $0$309,499
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $23,412,257 · Management $1,346,386 · Fundraising $0$24,758,643
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $607,782 · Management $42,987 · Fundraising $0$650,769
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,466,357 · Management $386,620 · Fundraising $0$5,852,977
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,671,159 · Management $118,197 · Fundraising $0$1,789,356
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $116,638 · Fundraising $0$116,638
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $57,124 · Fundraising $0$57,124
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $376,567 · Management $74,959 · Fundraising $0$451,526
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $99,241 · Fundraising $0$99,241
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $66,593 · Fundraising $0$66,593
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,017,576 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,017,576
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $104,157 · Fundraising $0$104,157
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $97,881 · Fundraising $0$97,881
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,238,977 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,238,977
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $238,861 · Fundraising $0$238,861
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,472,239 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,472,239
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,523,060 · Management $471,135 · Fundraising $0$1,994,195
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $40,785,974 · Management $3,530,278 · Fundraising $0$44,316,252
Part X · Balance sheet $94,054,808 assets, 30 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $18,663,707$15,510,644
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,107,032$6,748,281
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $10,932$10,932
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $189,375$186,081
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,160,506$13,289,962
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $708,415$812,153
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $52,588,491$57,496,755
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $88,428,458$94,054,808
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,498,847$3,501,166
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,362,485$3,474,786
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,861,332$6,975,952
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,950,899$26,584,969
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $53,616,227$60,493,887
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $82,567,126$87,078,856
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $88,428,458$94,054,808
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $87,078,856 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$40,963,742
XI-2 Total expenses$44,316,252
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,352,510
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$82,567,126
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$7,864,240
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$87,078,856
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