CENTER FOUNDATION
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $340K · expenses $185K · assets $352K
- EIN
- 84-2136656
- Address
- 72 S WOODS RD, WOODBURY, NY 11797-1024
- NTEE code
- P11
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2021
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
THE FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT MISSION IS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATED NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
7 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Stockton | TRUSTEE/CEO | 2022-2024 | $807,372 | $2,306,706 | 25 |
| Jay Silverstein | PRESIDENT | 2022-2024 | $537,549 | $1,485,777 | 6 |
| Deborah Kneidl | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 2022-2024 | $296,312 | $779,418 | 4 |
| Mary Beth Lichtneger | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 2024 | $584,958 | $584,958 | 20 |
| Danuta Poniatowski | CFO AS OF DEC. 2024 | 2024 | $315,026 | $315,026 | 19 |
| Marybeth Lichtneger (former) | CFO/coo | 2022-2023 | $527,588 | $1,064,812 | 19 |
| Debra Zimmerman (former) | TREASURER | 2022-2023 | $0 | $88,186 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Joseph Morris | TRUSTEE | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 19 |
| Honorable Paul Pontieri | TRUSTEE | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 19 |
| Debbie Zimmerman | TREASURER | 2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
People by year
2024 · 8 people listed · 5 paid, $2.5M · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALTER STOCKTON | TRUSTEE/CEO | 0 | $0 | $709,188 | $98,184 | $807,372 | 25 |
| MARY BETH LICHTNEGER | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 0 | $0 | $505,354 | $79,604 | $584,958 | 20 |
| JAY SILVERSTEIN | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | $438,298 | $99,251 | $537,549 | 6 |
| DANUTA PONIATOWSKI | CFO AS OF DEC. 2024 | 0 | $0 | $254,426 | $60,600 | $315,026 | 19 |
| DEBORAH KNEIDL | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 13 | $0 | $261,183 | $35,129 | $296,312 | 4 |
| DEBBIE ZIMMERMAN | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| DR JOSEPH MORRIS | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 19 |
| HONORABLE PAUL PONTIERI | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 19 |
2023 · 7 people listed · 4 paid, $2.1M · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALTER STOCKTON | TRUSTEE/CEO | 0 | $0 | $704,027 | $76,137 | $780,164 | 25 |
| MARYBETH LICHTNEGER | CFO/coo | 0 | $0 | $466,531 | $61,057 | $527,588 | 19 |
| JAY SILVERSTEIN | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | $419,741 | $82,346 | $502,087 | 6 |
| DEBORAH KNEIDL | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 13 | $0 | $239,062 | $19,701 | $258,763 | 4 |
| Debra Zimmerman | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DR JOSEPH MORRIS | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 19 |
| Honorable Paul Pontieri | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 19 |
2022 · 7 people listed · 5 paid, $2.0M · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALTER STOCKTON | TRUSTEE/CEO | 0 | $0 | $670,096 | $49,074 | $719,170 | 25 |
| MARYBETH LICHTNEGER | CFO/coo | 0 | $0 | $481,867 | $55,357 | $537,224 | 19 |
| JAY SILVERSTEIN | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | $398,310 | $47,831 | $446,141 | 6 |
| DEBORAH KNEIDL | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 11 | $0 | $205,899 | $18,444 | $224,343 | 4 |
| Debra Zimmerman | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | $75,263 | $12,923 | $88,186 | 1 |
| DR JOSEPH MORRIS | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 19 |
| Honorable Paul Pontieri | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 19 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $14K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $340,071 | $184,871 | $352,221 | $274,478 | $370,609 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $172,811 | $51,785 | $146,193 | $119,278 | $301,962 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $7,672 | $9,420 | $177,385 | -$1,748 | $203,482 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 6 |
Funders of this organization
93 grantors reported grants to this organization, $58,175,051 in all, tax years 2009 to 2024; the 25 largest shown (all 93). Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2010-2021 | 18 | $26,060,131 | 2021 | $1,750,000 | show |
| CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Foundation Center” | 2015-2024 | 27 | $6,443,675 | 2024 | $175,000 | show |
| FORD FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Foundation Center” | 2013-2018 | 18 | $6,093,418 | 2018 | $851,650 | show |
| WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Foundation Center”, “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2010-2020 | 32 | $5,730,216 | 2020 | $866,666 | show |
| ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2010-2018 | 23 | $2,639,200 | 2018 | $101,800 | show |
| JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2014-2020 | 11 | $1,353,662 | 2020 | $333,333 | show |
| GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Foundation Center”, “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2011-2024 | 16 | $1,326,599 | 2024 | $100,000 | show |
| W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2009-2013, 2015-2016 | 7 | $1,265,000 | 2016 | $100,000 | show |
| JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Foundation Center”, “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2010-2017, 2019 | 11 | $1,195,000 | 2019 | $100,000 | show |
| LILLY ENDOWMENT INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2010, 2012-2018 | 8 | $1,000,000 | 2018 | $125,000 | show |
| DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Foundation Center” | 2010, 2012-2013, 2015-2016 | 10 | $880,000 | 2016 | $280,000 | show |
| SURDNA FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Foundation Center” | 2009-2018 | 10 | $535,000 | 2018 | $25,000 | show |
| ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Foundation Center” | 2011-2013, 2017 | 5 | $410,000 | 2017 | $75,000 | show |
| JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Foundation Center” | 2014-2018 | 9 | $355,000 | 2018 | $40,000 | show |
| CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2010, 2012, 2014 | 4 | $323,200 | 2014 | $25,000 | show |
| ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Foundation Center” | 2016-2017 | 3 | $300,000 | 2017 | $225,000 | show |
| KRESGE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2016-2017, 2019-2020 | 4 | $250,000 | 2020 | $50,000 | show |
| LODESTAR PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2012, 2015 | 4 | $222,700 | 2015 | $63,000 | show |
| VIVIAN L SMITH FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CENTER FOUNDATION” | 2016-2018 | 3 | $150,000 | 2018 | $50,000 | show |
| THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Foundation Center”, “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2009, 2012 | 2 | $137,500 | 2012 | $80,000 | show |
| FREEDOM TOGETHER FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2013-2015 | 4 | $128,150 | 2015 | $50,000 | show |
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2011 | 1 | $125,001 | 2011 | $125,001 | show |
| TARSADIA FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2015, 2018 | 2 | $100,000 | 2018 | $25,000 | show |
| CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2018 | 1 | $100,000 | 2018 | $100,000 | show |
| PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Foundation Center”, “FOUNDATION CENTER” | 2009-2011, 2016 | 4 | $83,500 | 2016 | $30,000 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $184,871 spent · pay $0 · grants $14,162 · events $62,769
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | ALLOCATED SALARY AND BENEFIT | $101,228 | $0 | $55,580 | $45,648 | 54.8% |
| Office expenses | $41,574 | $0 | $19,162 | $22,412 | 22.5% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $14,162 | $14,162 | - | - | 7.7% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $11,412 | $0 | $1,762 | $9,650 | 6.2% | |
| Fees: accounting | $9,607 | $0 | $9,607 | $0 | 5.2% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $3,331 | $0 | $926 | $2,405 | 1.8% | |
| Information technology | $2,916 | - | $1,466 | $1,450 | 1.6% | |
| Other (as described) | CLIENT RECREATION | $300 | $0 | $300 | $0 | 0.2% |
| Travel | $177 | $0 | $24 | $153 | 0.1% | |
| Other (as described) | FOOD HOUSEHOLD AND LAUNDRY | $90 | $0 | $90 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Other (as described) | MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES | $74 | $0 | $74 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $28,900 | $59,438 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $184,871 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $51,785 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $159,685
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | ALLOCATED SALARY AND BENEFITS | $26,237 | - | $26,237 | - | 50.7% |
| Office expenses | $10,763 | - | $10,763 | - | 20.8% | |
| Fees: accounting | $10,035 | - | $10,035 | - | 19.4% | |
| Other (as described) | CLIENT RECREATION | $3,600 | - | $3,600 | - | 7.0% |
| Advertising and promotion | $1,100 | - | $1,100 | - | 2.1% | |
| Other (as described) | MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES | $50 | - | $50 | - | 0.1% |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $30,534 | $159,685 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $51,785 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $9,420 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $235,779
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | ALLOCATED SALARY & BENEFIT | $9,420 | $0 | $9,420 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $39,969 | $235,779 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $9,420 | 100% |