2024-12-20T11:39:17+00:00 2024-02-29 363990892 Capin Crouse LLP 1330 Avenue of the Americas Suite 2 3A New York NY 10019 990 2023-03-01 160911473 Community Action Organization of Western New York Inc COMM 7168815150 45 Jewett Avenue 150 Buffalo NY 14214 Sharada Briggs Chief Financial Offiicer 7168815150 2024-12-20 true Sara Tibbott P01486965 5055022746 2024-12-20 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Dr Marie Cannon 45 Jewett Avenue 150 Buffalo NY 14214 36035037 false X www.caowny.org X 1965 NY Promote opportunities for low-income people and communities to achieve self-sufficiency 23 23 532 21 0 0 32358136 31809045 4396580 4135656 3867 90336 10370 0 36768953 36035037 1805230 1159784 0 0 22034867 25043117 0 0 0 12457950 10960734 36298047 37163635 470906 -1128598 19716309 13663760 15804452 10464079 3911857 3199681 To promote opportunities for low-income individuals, families, and communities to achieve and sustain self-sufficiency through advocacy partnerships, access to services and low-to-moderate income housing development. false false 23898890 906925 0 CAO Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) contributes to the well-being and success of 1,080 HS and 205 EHS in Erie County, 200 HS slots for Niagara county, and the program works collaboratively with ten (13) daycare providers supporting one hundred and ninety (225) infants/toddlers, We are working on collaborating with other day care providers as well for the upcoming years. 12% of the HS/EHS openings are reserved for children with disabilities. CAO also partners with Early Head Start Childcare Partnerships to service approximately 160 preschoolers at 7 locations. We have over 31 education agreements and over 90 collaborations and partnerships. Our mission is to provide exemplary comprehensive early childhood services to our children and families in cooperative, collaborative, and nurturing environments. 4295105 252859 268434 Community Services Block Grant - The CAO is a community based, citizen driven organization that provides essential health & human services, educational and training programs to low-income residents across Erie County, NY with extensive experience in site management, crisis and emergency services, youth and family development, food pantry distributions, employment & training, reporting to funding sources and creating and maintaining vital partnerships within the community. On average we serve over 37,000 individuals and over 40,000 families at over 7 sites annually. 3366804 0 3867222 The CAO Drug Abuse, Research and Treatment Program (DART) currently serves 565 consumers in our outpatient opiate treatment program. The clients attend our clinic daily at which time they receive medication, methadone that assists in the development and maintenance of their recovery from opiate dependence. Clients are also required to attend weekly individual sessions with their assigned counselor as well as group therapy, whose goals are to identify the antecedents to addiction and develop and monitor the effectiveness of their recovery plans. During this period the DART program conducted 148,497 dispensing and approximately 32,669 clinical episodes of care. 31560799 true true false false false false false false false true false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false true 199 0 true 532 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 23 23 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X Sharada Briggs 7168815150 45 Jewett Avenue Suite 150 Buffalo NY 14214 Angela Blue Vice President 4.0 X X 0 0 0 Craig Hannah President 4.0 X X 0 0 0 Dr Raquel Schmidt Secretary 4.0 X X 0 0 0 Vernee Shaw-Wilkins Treasurer 4.0 X X 0 0 0 Bridget Niland Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Demone Smith Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Dr Debra Headley Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Dr Wesley Hicks Jr Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Eric Fields Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Hon Frank Todaro Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Hon Robert T Russell Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 John Ingram Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jonathan A Dandes Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 LaQuenta Anderson-Lockwood Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Leah Halton-Pope Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Lisa Collins Director - Policy Council 2.0 X 0 0 0 Nadja Piatka Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Ron Stewart Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Sandra Garner Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Therese M Vita Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Vonetta Rhodes-OSI Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Wilmer Olivencia Jr At Large Member / Sergeant at Arms 2.0 X 0 0 0 Zeneta Everhart Director 2.0 X 0 0 0 Sharada Briggs CFO 40.0 X 165265 0 26759 Thomas Kim President/CEO (Part year) 40.0 X 211037 0 17054 Brandi Haynes CPO 40.0 X 138017 0 10242 Chelsea White EVP and Chief of Education 40.0 X 203478 0 26433 Deanne Montgomery CQO 40.0 X 124173 0 27050 Tonya Kohlman CPO 40.0 X 161579 0 18126 Yeaben Gompah CCO 40.0 X 145913 0 8495 1149462 0 134159 10 false true false UBMD Family Medicine 77 Goodell St Buffalo NY 14203 DART Program services 468690 Teaching Strategies LLC 3088 Momentum Place Chicago IL 60689 Consulting services 426527 Ventresca Painting Inc DBA CertaPro Painters 829 Sheridan Dr Tonawanda NY 14150 Building and Maintenance 265723 Amherst Alarm Inc 2361 Wehrle Dr Amherst NY 14221 Builiding Security Services 263960 Hodgson Russ LLP 140 Pearl St Buffalo NY 142024040 Legal Counsel Services 190488 46 31749073 59972 31809045 Medicaid payments 900099 3844163 3844163 Program income 900099 230034 230034 Program rental 532000 38400 38400 Client fees 900099 23059 23059 0 0 0 0 4135656 90336 90336 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36035037 4135656 0 90336 906925 906925 252859 252859 0 0 469290 469290 19174753 17121509 2053244 958020 227442 730578 2976083 2692786 283297 1464971 1293690 171281 203884 49408 154476 176096 39155 136941 2676289 2220635 455654 0 91430 83702 7728 982132 864511 117621 2971195 2713069 258126 288546 215902 72644 31133 17495 13638 207838 23270 184568 618073 529944 88129 Program supplies 1951539 1864509 87030 Dues & subscriptions 188654 188654 573925 443988 129937 0 37163635 31560799 5602836 0 2764048 2666133 2307160 3061715 6385034 924604 1521690 2003099 0 0 0 0 77291 45516 2702042 1353823 1355895 1348219 818181 252419 252419 4234591 3362055 19716309 13663760 7044708 3021793 2155640 1892850 0 0 970000 970000 5634104 4579436 15804452 10464079 X 3911857 3199681 3911857 3199681 19716309 13663760 X -1128598 410 416012 X false true X true true true X 37181891 34106004 26618245 32358136 31809045 162073321 0 0 37181891 34106004 26618245 32358136 31809045 162073321 0 162073321 49113 137460 372 3867 90336 281148 34950 26582 61532 0 576730 19980 10370 0 607080 163023081 21260721 0.9942 0.9946 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income DESCRIPTION - PENSION RELATED CHANGE, COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - 576730.0, COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - , COLUMN F - 576730.0; 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Community Action Organization (CAO) provides grants and assistance to local daycares and schools whose vision and mission are in alignment with CAO's vision and mission. CAO verifies non-profit status prior to granting funds to any organization. CAO also provides housing cost assistance to individuals who participate in CAO's Community Services Block Grant program. X X false false false false false false false false false Thomas Kim President/CEO (Part year) 210201 0 0 0 836 0 0 0 17054 0 228091 0 0 0 Sharada Briggs CFO 165054 0 0 0 211 0 0 0 26759 0 192024 0 0 0 Chelsea White EVP and Chief of Education 203048 0 0 0 430 0 0 0 26433 0 229911 0 0 0 Tonya Kohlman CPO 161267 0 0 0 312 0 0 0 18126 0 179705 0 0 0 Yeaben Gompah CCO 145646 0 0 0 267 0 0 0 8495 0 154408 0 0 0 Deanne Montgomery CQO 124173 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27050 0 151223 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committee The Executive Committee will consist of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, Sergeant-at-Arms, and 1 other director, provided that at least one-third of the members of the committee will be Low Income Representatives and provided further that the executive committee adequately reflects the tripartite structure of the Board, in the sole discretion of the Board. The Executive Committee will review and recommend policies affecting the Corporation, advise the President on the Board agenda, and approve committee assignments. In the interim between meetings of the Board, the Executive Committee has all the authority of the Board except as otherwise provided by law. All acts done and power and authority conferred by the Executive Committee within the scope of its authority are deemed to be, and may be specified as being, the acts of and under the authority of the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and reviewed in detail by the organization's top management. The reviewed Form 990 is then provided to the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy The organization requires all officers and board members to annually complete and sign a conflict of interest questionnaire. The board of directors is responsible for reviewing the signed statements and ensuring that interested persons are in compliance with the conflict of interest policy. Should any potential conflicts of interest be disclosed, the board member or officer would be asked to refrain from participation in any deliberation or decision with regard to matters affected by the relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official The President & CEO's compensation is determined by the independent members of the board. A wage comparability survey is conducted on a regular basis and the local business newspaper prepares an annual Not-For-Profit edition that is used for comparison. This process is documented in the minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees The CFO's compensation is determined by the President & CEO using comparability data. The compensation is then approved by the board and the process is documented in the minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances Gain on pension - 416012; Form 990, Part II Thomas Kim, president/CEO, was replaced by Dr. Marie Cannon, president/CEO, after the end of this tax period, 02/29/2024. Accordingly, Dr. Marie Cannon is not reported on Form 990, Part VII, during this tax period. 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