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Heightened Independence and Progress INC FY2024 filing

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Hackensack, NJ501(c)(3)Since 1980Human ServicesEIN 52-8267060Revenue $2.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRShipcil.org190 Moore St Ste 101, 07601-7418 · Hackensack, NJTax-exempt since Nov 1988Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide services and programs for individuals with disabilities, their families, friends, and others who are interested in the concept of independent living. This is accomplished through advocacy, education, outreach and the provision of services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K 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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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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $107K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$307K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% 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
$2.0M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2024▼ -0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024+0.4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · 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 Nov 1988.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.8M Management & general 10% · $202K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Marily Gonzalez
President/CEO
$87,856Pt VII · Sec A
Roy Lippin
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Betty Fetzer
2nd Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Hodgman’s $88K as Treasurer is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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
Richard Hodgman$87,856—————
Marily Gonzalez—$87,856————
Brian Fitzgibbons——$80,000$80,000$80,000$76,250
Patricia Carney————$62,548$74,094

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

Empowers individuals with disabilities and their supporters through advocacy, education, and services for independent living.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Administration for Community Living

Provides information and referral, peer support, advocacy, transition support, and independent living skills training to people with disabilities.

$627Kprogram expense
02

Association of Centers for Independent Living

Designed and operated by individuals with disabilities, centers for independent living provide independent living services for people with disbabilities.

$509Kprogram expense
03

Support for Independent Living

Provides linkages to community-based programs for people with disabilities as well as financial assistance for the purchase of adaptive equipment and home modifications that remove architectural barriers in their homes.

$99Kprogram 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
Columbia Bank FoundationFY2024$250
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$534K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$202K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$713K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$307K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$534K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$713K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$713K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Other assetsLn 15$274K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$307K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$688K$713K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$96K$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$446K$307K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$88K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$965K$94K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$30K$231
Other employee benefitsLn 9$176K$176K
Payroll taxesLn 10$142K$78K$64K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K$411
Office expensesLn 13$66K$63K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$179K$176K$3K
TravelLn 17$25K$23K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$33K$33K$24
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$211K$183K$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.8M$202K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.3M$1.8M$439K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $2.0M$2.0M−$5K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$2.1M−$61K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.7M$24K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.5M$208K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.4M$39K$1.0M 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 $2,043,790 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,422,475$1,451,115
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $566,637$533,678
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,239$9,007
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,794$49,990
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,007,145$2,043,790
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 $1,497,810$1,495,601
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $570,469$553,081
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,068,279$2,048,682
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$61,134−$4,892
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 $2,043,790 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,405,241
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$35,804
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,451,115
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $533,678$533,678
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,007$9,007
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $49,990$49,990
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $533,678 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $58,997$2,043,790
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,048,682 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $87,856$87,856
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $965,493 · Management $93,863$1,059,356
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $29,811 · Management $231$30,042
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $175,891$175,891
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $78,048 · Management $64,408$142,456
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $31,814 · Management $411$32,225
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $63,008 · Management $3,450$66,458
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $176,100 · Management $3,381$179,481
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,119 · Management $1,527$24,646
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,992$5,992
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $32,894 · Management $24$32,918
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $182,845 · Management $28,516$211,361
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,846,879 · Management $201,803 · Fundraising $0$2,048,682
Part X · Balance sheet $1,546,639 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $687,576$713,105
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $387,397$353,680
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $38,103$36,465
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,085$37,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,812$21,820
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $95,619$110,247
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $431,391$274,322
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,680,091$1,546,639
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,520$45,747
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $417,466$261,337
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $445,986$307,084
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,204,181$1,211,808
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $29,924$27,747
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,234,105$1,239,555
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,680,091$1,546,639
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,239,555 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,043,790
XI-2 Total expenses$2,048,682
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,892
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,234,105
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,342
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,239,555

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