To provide services to persons with disabilities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$547K 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $55K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$547K
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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.3 months of spending in cash, plus $5.5M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $61K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.2M
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24.8M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$25.5M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$9.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$24.8M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.8M
FY2021$19.3M
FY2023$23.2M
FY2024$24.8M
FY2025$21.7M
Expenses
$25.5M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$14.9M
FY2021$16.8M
FY2023$24.0M
FY2024$25.5M
FY2025$22.8M
Net assets
$9.4M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$9.1M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$9.4M
FY2025$8.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending August 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 Jan 1952.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $24.3M Management & general 3% · $892K Fundraising 1% · $383K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $547K 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
President & CEO
$208,762Pt VII · Sec A
$138,096Pt VII · Sec A
$104,607Pt VII · Sec A
$95,780Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Ventura’s $221K as President & CEO is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2901 $10–100M health care 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Susan Ventura$220,857$208,762$193,858$169,296$165,730
Robert Porcaro$140,715$138,096$132,945$116,454$107,376
Rikesha Blake$113,039$95,780$91,046——
Gladys Epps———$112,503$106,710
Marissa Barrera$106,826$104,607$100,769——
Suzanne Caporina$101,468————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers services to people with disabilities.

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3 programs · $23.5M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Children's Services

Education: with a goal to provide an inclusive and supportive learning environment for children of all abilities, our school for limitless learning offers two exceptional programs that are designed to help students reach their developmental milestones through hands-on activities and play.

$19.4Mprogram expense
02

Adult Services

Adult day health care: easter seals florida's adult day health care programs serve adults ages 18 and up with a disability or special needs, memory impairment, such as alzheimer's or other dementia related disorders including parkinson's, stroke, and traumatic brain injuries.

$3.8Mprogram expense
03

Public Health and Professional Education

Advocacy - easter seals florida plays a critical role as an advocate for people with disabilities and special needs BY:1. Monitoring local, state, and national legislative and judicial DEVELOPMENTS.2. Providing parents, families and individual with ADVOCACY.3. Serving as a community information and referral SERVICE.4.

$387Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$61K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $297K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$98,565
Unitemized GrantFY2023$63,727
Unitemized GrantFY2022$52,466
Unitemized GrantFY2020$58,926
Unitemized GrantFY2019$23,681

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$175K
Money outPt IX
$25.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$24.3M
Managementcol C$892K
Fundraisingcol D$383K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$620K
Total assetsLn 16$15.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$400K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$175K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Total revenueLn 12$24.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$591K
SavingsLn 2$29K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$620K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Other assetsLn 15$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$15.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.2M
Net assetsLn 32$9.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5431
VolunteersI 6178
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$409K$620K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.2M$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$12.7M$15.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M$6.2M
Net assetsLn 32$9.5M$9.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$64K$64K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$322K$198K$88K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13.2M$12.5M$423K$215K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.6M$1.5M$51K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.1M$1.0M$37K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5.9M$5.8M$31K$35K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K$30K$1K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$186K$178K$2K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$649K$533K$102K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$887K$874K$5K$9K
TravelLn 17$196K$187K$5K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$8K$1K$2K
InterestLn 20$25K$20K$5K$118
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$78K$78K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$233K$231K$305$2K
InsuranceLn 23$263K$248K$9K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$797K$778K$18K$610
Total functional expensesLn 25$25.5M$24.3M$892K$383K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $21.7M$22.8M−$1.2M$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $24.8M$25.5M−$770K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $23.2M$24.0M−$762K$9.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $19.3M$16.8M$2.5M$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $14.8M$14.9M−$74K$6.3M 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 $24,767,041 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,995,032$1,890,481
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,152,317$22,625,974
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$50,609$174,608
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $117,345$75,978
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $23,214,085$24,767,041
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $52,466$63,727
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,772,164$16,191,608
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,151,553$9,282,145
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $23,976,183$25,537,480
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$762,098−$770,439
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $24,767,041 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$400,024
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,490,457
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,890,481
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,625,974$22,625,974
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $174,608$174,608
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $24,737 · Excluded from tax $51,241$75,978
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,625,974 · Unrelated business $24,737 · Excluded from tax $225,849$24,767,041
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,537,480 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $63,727$63,727
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $197,537 · Management $87,937 · Fundraising $36,643$322,117
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,540,628 · Management $423,318 · Fundraising $215,215$13,179,161
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,527,684 · Management $50,573 · Fundraising $31,276$1,609,533
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,023,469 · Management $37,158 · Fundraising $20,170$1,080,797
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,750$35,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,822,659 · Management $31,141 · Fundraising $35,116$5,888,916
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,152 · Management $1,308 · Fundraising $2,019$33,479
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $177,612 · Management $1,597 · Fundraising $6,495$185,704
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $533,233 · Management $102,094 · Fundraising $14,161$649,488
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $873,545 · Management $4,603 · Fundraising $8,582$886,730
IX-17 TravelPrograms $187,417 · Management $5,089 · Fundraising $3,723$196,229
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,600 · Management $1,138 · Fundraising $1,609$10,347
IX-20 InterestPrograms $19,716 · Management $4,958 · Fundraising $118$24,792
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $77,960$77,960
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $231,223 · Management $305 · Fundraising $1,957$233,485
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $247,853 · Management $9,344 · Fundraising $5,340$262,537
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $777,932 · Management $18,186 · Fundraising $610$796,728
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $24,261,987 · Management $892,459 · Fundraising $383,034$25,537,480
Part X · Balance sheet $15,617,921 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $384,115$590,610
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,055$29,161
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,865$25,075
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,620,254$3,089,700
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $222,447$159,901
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,589,190$2,902,703
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,171,410$5,499,419
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $596,079$3,321,352
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,659,415$15,617,921
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,743,620$1,969,213
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $219,935$99,994
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,102,350$4,180,295
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,179,387$6,249,502
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,244,862$8,939,665
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $235,166$428,754
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,480,028$9,368,419
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,659,415$15,617,921
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,368,419 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,767,041
XI-2 Total expenses$25,537,480
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$770,439
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,480,028
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$658,830
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,368,419

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