Buckingham's Choice INC

Fort Washington, PAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 52-1929311

The purpose of buckingham's choice, INC. Is to serve older adults sixty-two years of age and older, providing retirement-life services including independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing care and complementary services; responsive to resident needs in a christian manner without prejudice or preference to any faith, in an expression of loving kindness.

85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 133 volunteers and 151 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.1M
Spent
$4.3M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending March 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $3.6M Management & general 15% · $659K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Registered Nurse
$33,494Pt VII · Sec A
$20,538Pt VII · Sec A
Licensed Practical Nurse
$17,230Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Administrator
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 retirement living, assisted care, and skilled nursing for older adults.

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1 program service account for $3.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Buckingham's choice, inc. Provides comprehensive life care services to senior adults aged 62 and older that include independent living housing, dining and nutritional services, pastoral services, security, housekeeping, maintenance services and social, cultural, educational, spiritual and recreational activities.

$3.6Mprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$103K
Investment incomeLn 3$78K
Money outPt IX
$4.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.6M
Managementcol C$659K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$78K
Other incomeLn 4–11$103K
Gains on assetsLn 7$16K
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5151
VolunteersI 6133
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.1M$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35.0M$0
Total assetsLn 16$87.9M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$84.8M$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.2M$111K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$31K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$172K$171K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$100K$92K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$896K$892K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$104K$45K$59K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$314K$314K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$431
InterestLn 20$214K$214K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$278K$271K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$62K$62K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$677K$290K$387K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$6K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.3M$3.6M$659K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest Viewing $5.1M$4.3M$836K$0 990 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
See the full FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,101,806 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,676 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,467
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,467
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,911,918$4,911,918
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $62,111$62,111
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,385$2,385
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $15,896$15,896
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $96,353$96,353
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,911,918 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $181,421$5,101,806
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,265,914 across 18 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,212,363 · Management $111,055$1,323,418
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $31,132$31,132
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $171,134 · Management $1,076$172,210
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $91,840 · Management $7,989$99,829
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,116$9,116
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,263$15,263
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,697$4,697
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $892,497 · Management $3,153$895,650
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $22,759$22,759
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $45,121 · Management $59,291$104,412
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $9,826$9,826
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $313,810$313,810
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,964 · Management $431$6,395
IX-20 InterestPrograms $213,580$213,580
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $271,126 · Management $6,996$278,122
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $62,322$62,322
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $289,972 · Management $386,872$676,844
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,253 · Management $20,276$26,529
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,607,114 · Management $658,800 · Fundraising $0$4,265,914
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $300$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,071,634$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,126,202$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $539,242$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,013,819$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,097,533$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $26,874,101$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,223,056$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $87,945,887$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,707,749$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $64,664,859$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $17,186,611$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,247,427$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $84,806,646$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $867,164$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,272,077$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,139,241$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $87,945,887$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,101,806
XI-2 Total expenses$4,265,914
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$835,892
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,139,241
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$836,251
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,138,882
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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