The intended purpose of our corporation is to provide alternative living situations for adults and/or children who have correspon- dent disabilities requiring these modes of care. Our goal is to assist each individual in maximizing his or her potential through further development in social, community and dailly living skills.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$302K 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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 $131K a year · 6% 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
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$302K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$212K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 6 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 6 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.2M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2025▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$3.2M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +101%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$547K
FY2021$496K
FY2022$459K
FY2023$432K
FY2024$601K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1986.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $2.1M Management & general 18% · $474K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $302K 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
$96,177Pt VII · Sec A
$93,590Pt VII · Sec A
$90,846Pt VII · Sec A
$21,359Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kimberly Rocca-Riffle’s $96K as Pres is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kimberly Rocca-Riffle$96,177$83,400$147,899$125,900$125,531$125,382
Kristen Eastman$93,590$86,897$84,743$61,719——
Mandie Blasky$90,846$85,654————
Gregory Riffle$21,359$21,402$23,394$17,983$18,858$18,420

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides alternative living and skill development for adults and children with disabilities.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Corporation provides 24 hour care and supervision to 34 adult clients who are developmentally disabled or mentally ill. We provide an alternative living situation assisting our clients in developing daily living skills through the use of planned, individualized goals for the client.

$2.1Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$474K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$518K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$518K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$518K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$78K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 557
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$337K$518K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$88K$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$108K$78K
Total assetsLn 16$750K$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$149K$212K
Net assetsLn 32$601K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$321K$91K$230K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.4M$97K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$82K$67K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$130K$106K$24K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$14K$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$178K$163K$15K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$9K$8K$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$20K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$66K$58K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$188K$150K$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.1M$474K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.2M$2.6M$605K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$2.2M$169K$601K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$2.1M−$28K$432K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$2.2M−$37K$459K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.8M−$51K$496K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.7M$128K$547K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,168,097 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,368,724$3,162,886
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,536$3,427
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,005$1,784
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,381,265$3,168,097
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,837,702$2,037,941
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $374,075$525,161
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,211,777$2,563,102
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $169,488$604,995
Part VI · Governance 2 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,168,097 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,162,886
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,162,886
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,427$3,427
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,784$1,784
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $5,211$3,168,097
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,563,102 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 $90,846 · Management $229,667$320,513
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,408,155 · Management $96,934$1,505,089
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $67,116 · Management $15,365$82,481
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $105,596 · Management $24,262$129,858
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,671$4,671
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,180$19,180
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,346$5,346
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,719 · Management $7,200$13,919
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $162,964 · Management $14,972$177,936
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,113 · Management $1,275$9,388
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,983 · Management $10,266$30,249
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $58,222 · Management $7,727$65,949
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $150,291 · Management $37,269$187,560
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,963$10,963
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,088,968 · Management $474,134 · Fundraising $0$2,563,102
Part X · Balance sheet $1,417,899 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $337,366$518,109
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $183,260$700,982
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,232$16,802
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $107,797$77,549
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $88,111$88,580
X-15 Other assets$15,877
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $749,896$1,417,899
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $53,330$120,537
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $148,761$211,769
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $601,135$1,206,130
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $601,135$1,206,130
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $749,896$1,417,899
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,206,130 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,168,097
XI-2 Total expenses$2,563,102
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$604,995
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$601,135
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,206,130

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