United Community Independence Programs INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Meadville, PA501(c)(3)Since 1973Human ServicesEIN 25-1197287Revenue $18.6M in FY2021

On file with the IRSuciponline.comPo Box 43, 16335-0043 · Meadville, PATax-exempt since Oct 1971Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Serving the disabled in northwest pennsylvania with diagnostic treatment and training centers

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$550K 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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FY2021 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$550K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $159
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$18.6M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$16.8M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$9.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$18.6M
FY2021▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$19.5M
FY2021$18.6M
FY2022$19.3M
FY2023$20.4M
FY2024$20.5M
FY2025$25.0M
Expenses
$16.8M
FY2021▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$17.8M
FY2021$16.8M
FY2022$18.0M
FY2023$19.0M
FY2024$20.2M
FY2025$21.8M
Net assets
$9.6M
FY2021▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.8M
FY2021$9.6M
FY2022$10.9M
FY2023$12.3M
FY2024$12.6M
FY2025$15.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Oct 1971.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $15.3M Management & general 9% · $1.5M

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

14 people listed on the 990; $550K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$172,742Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programming
$138,166Pt VII · Sec A
$126,337Pt VII · Sec A
$112,458Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leanne Severo’s $230K as Executive Director is at the 56th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leanne Severo$229,514$205,975$185,827$170,495$172,742$179,867
Charles O Ingram$172,870$157,951$144,411$134,707$138,166—
Billie Shields$162,836$147,555$133,277$125,079$126,337$110,819
Cynthia M McElroy———$125,772$112,458—
Eleanor Rynd$117,548$102,494————
Patti Capron$101,990—————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides diagnostic, treatment, and training for disabled individuals in Northwest Pennsylvania.

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1 program · $15.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The organization provides group home residential habilitation, home and community habilitation, and adult training services.

$15.3Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$159

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$236K
Money outPt IX
$16.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.3M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$9.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$11.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Other incomeLn 4–11$236K
Total revenueLn 12$18.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$4.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16$11.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$9.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5296
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.8M$4.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16$11.0M$11.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$7.8M$9.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$590K$266K$325K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$48K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.1M$9.5M$592K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.2M$2.0M$210K
Payroll taxesLn 10$863K$793K$70K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$372K$352K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$45K$45K
Office expensesLn 13$468K$456K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$664K$601K$63K
TravelLn 17$12K$10K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$457K$435K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$145K$84K$61K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$692K$651K$41K
All other expensesLn 24e$150K$147K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.8M$15.3M$1.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $25.0M$21.8M$3.2M$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $20.5M$20.2M$294K$12.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $20.4M$19.0M$1.4M$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $19.3M$18.0M$1.3M$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $18.6M$16.8M$1.8M$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $19.5M$17.8M$1.8M$7.8M 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
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Part I · Summary $18,605,859 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $906,007$1,583,331
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,874,272$16,754,417
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,008$32,315
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,738,894$235,796
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $19,540,181$18,605,859
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 $14,797,303$13,777,311
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,967,676$3,029,428
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,764,979$16,806,739
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,775,202$1,799,120
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $18,605,859 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,583,331
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,583,331
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,754,417$16,754,417
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32,315$32,315
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $235,796$235,796
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,754,417 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $268,111$18,605,859
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,806,739 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $265,654 · Management $324,604$590,258
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $48,058$48,058
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,503,307 · Management $592,465$10,095,772
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,970,161 · Management $210,194$2,180,355
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $793,092 · Management $69,776$862,868
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,845$1,845
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,775$22,775
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $352,352 · Management $19,433$371,785
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $44,942$44,942
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $456,346 · Management $11,932$468,278
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $601,008 · Management $62,785$663,793
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,704 · Management $2,650$12,354
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $435,358 · Management $21,257$456,615
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $83,936 · Management $61,468$145,404
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $651,010 · Management $40,749$691,759
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $146,695 · Management $3,183$149,878
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,316,681 · Management $1,490,058 · Fundraising $0$16,806,739
Part X · Balance sheet $11,350,020 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,794,490$4,017,247
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,303,191$1,208,255
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $165,473$20,993
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,714,364$6,103,525
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,977,518$11,350,020
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,613,350$1,264,868
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,269,936$179,394
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,132,614$1,705,996
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,844,904$9,644,024
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,844,904$9,644,024
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,977,518$11,350,020
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,644,024 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,605,859
XI-2 Total expenses$16,806,739
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,799,120
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,844,904
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,644,024

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