Spectrum Community Services: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 38-2882853)

Sharon Blain’s $200K as Executive Director is at the 44th 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Barbara Fowkes	—	—	—	$214,427	$214,390	$153,385
Sharon Blain	$199,714	$159,896	$120,266	$130,780	$97,768	—
Mable Heyn	$190,067	$176,588	—	—	—	—
Tabitha Ann Ellis Harris	$185,338	$172,712	—	—	—	—
Monica Salingue	$134,376	$104,332	—	—	—	—
Josh Swaninger	$131,671	$104,591	$86,442	$103,413	$56,250	$56,250
Carla Wicks	—	—	—	$129,042	$117,038	—
Delissa Lyn Payne	$108,831	—	—	—	—	—

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

Offers residential care and support programs for children and adults with developmental and mental impairments.

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3 programs · $33.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Adult Foster Care

To provide for the operation and supervision of adult foster care facilities that provide care for developmentally disabled adults.

$24.1Mprogram expense

02

Adult Community Living

Community living supports, respite and support coordination for developmentally disabled adults.

$7.1Mprogram expense

03

Children's Services

Community living supports, respite and support coordination for developmentally disabled children.

$2.2Mprogram 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 · FY2023

Berrien Community Foundation INCFY2023$9K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $500K · 2023–2023

Spectrum Human Services INCMI · FY2023$500,000

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$39.0M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$38.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$186K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K

Money outPt IX

$37.7M

Ln 25

Programscol B$33.4M

Managementcol C$4.2M

Owns and owesPt X

$12.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.2M

Total assetsLn 16$18.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$5.7M

PeoplePt VI, VII

12

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$38.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$186K

Gains on assetsLn 7$78K

Total revenueLn 12$39.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$12K

SavingsLn 2$7.2M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.2M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.9M

Other assetsLn 15$1.3M

Total assetsLn 16$18.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$5.7M

Net assetsLn 32$12.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5921

VolunteersI 68

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$3.4M	$7.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$5.0M	$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16	$16.9M	$18.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$5.6M	$5.7M
Net assetsLn 32	$11.3M	$12.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$524K		$524K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$22.9M	$21.8M	$1.1M
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$3.9M	$3.7M	$166K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.7M	$1.6M	$118K
Legal feesLn 11b	$504		$504
Accounting feesLn 11c	$58K		$58K
Office expensesLn 13	$295K	$167K	$128K
OccupancyLn 16	$2.4M	$2.1M	$261K
TravelLn 17	$810K	$725K	$85K
InterestLn 20	$22K	$21K	$999
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$312K	$196K	$117K
InsuranceLn 23	$562K	$493K	$69K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$3.8M	$2.3M	$1.6M
All other expensesLn 24e	$451K	$425K	$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$37.7M	$33.4M	$4.2M	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$39.0M	$37.7M	$1.3M	$12.8M	990 PDF
FY2024	$37.6M	$36.5M	$1.1M	$11.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$35.1M	$34.3M	$806K	$10.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$34.9M	$33.6M	$1.3M	$9.3M	990 PDF
FY2021	$33.6M	$32.8M	$770K	$8.4M	990 PDF
FY2020	$33.8M	$33.5M	$366K	$7.6M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $39,004,258 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,854$15,173

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $37,449,689$38,802,743

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $90,290$186,342

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $37,551,833$39,004,258

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $500,000$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $27,040,062$28,969,850

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,944,726$8,685,488

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $36,484,788$37,655,338

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,067,045$1,348,920

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

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 $39,004,258 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,173

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,173

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $38,802,743$38,802,743

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $107,843$107,843

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $78,499$78,499

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38,802,743 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $186,342$39,004,258

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $37,655,338 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $524,053$524,053

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,757,420 · Management $1,105,030$22,862,450

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,696,089 · Management $166,323$3,862,412

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,602,442 · Management $118,493$1,720,935

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $504$504

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $58,400$58,400

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $166,925 · Management $127,637$294,562

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,091,088 · Management $261,313$2,352,401

IX-17 TravelPrograms $724,892 · Management $85,480$810,372

IX-20 InterestPrograms $20,533 · Management $999$21,532

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $195,800 · Management $116,624$312,424

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $492,936 · Management $69,241$562,177

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,261,552 · Management $1,560,689$3,822,241

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $425,317 · Management $25,558$450,875

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $33,434,994 · Management $4,220,344 · Fundraising $0$37,655,338

Part X · Balance sheet $18,467,892 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,394$11,710

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,405,188$7,164,762

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,685,638$4,795,094

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $262,896$226,591

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,013,896$4,935,696

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,525,828$1,334,039

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,908,840$18,467,892

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $117,334$70,085

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,587,567$1,638,376

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,631,257$5,661,740

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,942,768$12,482,705

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $334,815$323,447

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,277,583$12,806,152

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,908,840$18,467,892

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,806,152 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$39,004,258

XI-2 Total expenses$37,655,338

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,348,920

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,277,583

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$179,649

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,806,152

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

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