COPE (Connecting Our Paths Eternally) is a nonprofit grief and healing organization dedicated to helping parents and families living with the loss of a child. Since 1999, COPE has connected individuals who have experienced similar losses by providing wraparound programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 16 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $60K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$67K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$481K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$490K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$574K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$481K
FY2024▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$260K
FY2021$386K
FY2022$319K
FY2023$609K
FY2024$481K
Expenses
$490K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$359K
FY2023$438K
FY2024$490K
Net assets
$574K
FY2024▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$345K
FY2021$451K
FY2022$411K
FY2023$582K
FY2024$574K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $395K Management & general 9% · $43K Fundraising 11% · $52K

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; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$95,051Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Adam Rabinovitch’s $95K as Executive Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Adam Rabinovitch$95,051$96,176$87,500$88,543$81,875
Marianne Bujacich—$16,456$20,798$23,964—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects grieving parents and families with support and healing programs after child loss.

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1 program · $395K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Parent, sibling and teen bereavement support group meetings; healing workshops; Camp Erin NYC, a bereavement camp for children 6 to 17 years of age grieving the loss of someone close to them; and a variety of special programs for our families as well as the community.

$395Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$60K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$481K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$273K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$138K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Money outPt IX
$490K
Ln 25
Programscol B$395K
Managementcol C$43K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$574K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$388K
Total assetsLn 16$641K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$138K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$273K
Total revenueLn 12$481K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$388K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$388K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$229K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Total assetsLn 16$641K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
Net assetsLn 32$574K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$298K$388K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$311K$229K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$646K$641K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K$67K
Net assetsLn 32$582K$574K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$81K$10K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$229K$184K$11K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$24K$2K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$7K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K$685
Information technologyLn 14$37K$37K
TravelLn 17$2K$593$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$53K$3K$925
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$125$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$490K$395K$43K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $481K$490K−$8K$574K 990 PDF
FY2023 $609K$438K$171K$582K 990 PDF
FY2022 $319K$359K−$40K$411K 990 PDF
FY2021 $386K$281K$106K$451K 990 PDF
FY2020 $260K$270K−$10K$345K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $481,290 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $264,987$137,611
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $100,000$50,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,481$20,649
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $229,768$273,030
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $609,236$481,290
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $299,016$352,946
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $11,356$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,387$136,696
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $437,759$489,642
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $171,477−$8,352
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $481,290 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$137,611
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$137,611
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $50,000$50,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20,649$20,649
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $266,906$266,906
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,124$6,124
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $293,679$481,290
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $489,642 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,793 · Management $9,505 · Fundraising $4,753$95,051
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $184,269 · Management $10,872 · Fundraising $33,447$228,588
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,003 · Management $1,845 · Fundraising $3,459$29,307
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,404 · Fundraising $1,550$8,954
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,700$8,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,601 · Fundraising $685$6,286
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $36,972$36,972
IX-17 TravelPrograms $593 · Fundraising $1,779$2,372
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,235$3,235
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,869 · Management $1,280$8,149
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,717 · Management $2,865 · Fundraising $925$56,507
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $125 · Fundraising $5,396$5,521
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $395,052 · Management $42,596 · Fundraising $51,994$489,642
Part X · Balance sheet $641,141 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $298,260$388,207
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,612$5,627
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,674$18,439
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $310,546$228,868
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $646,092$641,141
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $63,857$67,258
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $63,857$67,258
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $582,235$573,883
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $582,235$573,883
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $646,092$641,141
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $573,883 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$481,290
XI-2 Total expenses$489,642
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,352
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$582,235
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$573,883

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