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Nonprofit · EIN 15-0532097

NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC

Tax-exempt · UTICA, NY 13501

Financials

$17.8M$18M2023$19.8M$19.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$19,797,541$19,841,537-$43,996$20,580,307$13,469,553$7,110,754
December 31, 2023990$17,805,807$17,951,581-$145,774$18,611,347$12,019,022$6,592,325
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$13,138,551
of which government grants
$12,850,801
Program service revenue
$5,106,615
Investment income
$394,335
Net rental income
$34,968
Net gain from sales of assets
$195,174
Other revenue
$1,158,040

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$166,645
Other salaries and wages
$11,325,905
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$14,105,383
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$44,294
Accounting fees
$33,490
Occupancy
$87,858
Travel
$161,805
Depreciation
$277,438
Program services (functional)
$17,400,438
Management and general (functional)
$2,441,099

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$18,611,347
Total assets, end of year
$20,580,307
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,469,553
Net assets, end of year
$7,110,754
Land, buildings and equipment
$5,844,418
Publicly traded securities
$7,995,172
Net assets without donor restrictions
$7,044,292
Net assets with donor restrictions
$66,462
Gross receipts
$20,678,425
Employees
347
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1905
State of legal domicile
NY

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SANDRA L SOROKAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$167,646$33,011
KAROLE LOUCKS BLUMBERGCONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$118,609$18,122
ALBERT CASABVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BETTY YOUMANSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
FRANK DONATOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JEFFERY LOTTERMOSER JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TERRY PLIZGADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NORMAN B CRABTREETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LINDA TUGGEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERICA JALONACKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACQUELINE NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SANDRA L SOROKAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$165,800$29,805
KAROLE LOUCKS BLUMBERGCONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$116,068$14,174
ALBERT CASABVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BETTY YOUMANSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JACK SPAETHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REVEREND ABEL ROYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK DONATOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JEFFERY LOTTERMOSER JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TERRY PLIZGADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NORMAN B CRABTREETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LINDA TUGGEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERICA JALONACKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACQUELINE NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
624 ELIZABETH ST, UTICA, NY 13501-2413
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SANDRA L SOROKA, 624 ELIZABETH STREET, UTICA, NY 13501
Signed the 990
SANDRA L SOROKA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(315) 272-2616
Return prepared by
FITZGERALD DEPIETRO & WOJNAS CPAS PC

Mission

TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH COOPERATIVE OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES, AND ADVOCACY WHICH EMBRACE DIVERSITY, PROMOTE EMPOWERMENT, AND FOSTER RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • DAY CARE - THE CHILD CARE PROGRAM OFFERINGS INCLUDE INFANT-TODDLER, PRE-SCHOOL, AND SCHOOL AGE CHILDCARE. AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, WE TRULY OFFER MUCH MORE THAN JUST OUTSTANDING CHILD CARE- WE OFFER MEMORIES, HOPE, SKILLS, AND BECOME A PARTNER WITH FAMILIES TO GIVE CHILDREN THE SOLID FOUNDATION SO CRITICAL IN AN EVER CHANGING WORLD. IN KEEPING WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING CHILDREN DEVELOP TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL -SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, INTELLECTUALLY AND PHYSICALLY WE HAVE INTRODUCED THE "CREATIVE CURRICULUM" THEREBY ENHANCING AND ENRICHING THE ACADEMIC, SOCIALIZATION, AND RECREATIONAL COMPONENTS IN OUR CHILD CARE PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE INCORPORATED A SPECIALIZED APPROACH CALLED "RHYME TIME" THAT INTEGRATES READING, MUSIC, STORYTELLING, SONG AND DANCE ACTIVITIES TO ENRICH AND STIMULATE READING AND LANGUAGE SKILLS. WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT IN USING THESE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES AND CUTTING EDGE MODELS CHILDREN WILL BE BETTER PREPARED AND MORE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL. IN 2024 OUR CHILD CARE PROGRAM SERVED 495 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE DAY CARE REGISTRATION PROGRAM REGISTERS ADULTS THROUGHOUT ONEIDA COUNTY WHO WISH TO PROVIDE CARE TO SMALL GROUPS OF CHILDREN IN A HOME SETTING. THE PROGRAM ENSURES THAT THE HOME SETTINGS CONTINUE TO MEET STATE STANDARDS BY MONITORING THE PROGRAMS YEARLY. IN TOTAL FOR 2024, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 70 FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES THROUGHOUT ONEIDA COUNTY.
    Expenses $2,211,529
  • GROUP WORK - AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN OUR ARSENAL OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IS THE GROUP WORK DEPARTMENT. GROUP WORK IS A COLLECTION OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING TRANSITIONAL LIFE SKILLS, PROJECT AIM, OUTREACH AND PREVENTION, PINS REDUCTION & ELIMINATION, UTICA/ROME CHILDREN'S CENTERS, AND OPERATION SUNSHINE. COLLECTIVELY THESE PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 14,000 INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN 2024. GROUP WORK CAN BE APTLY DESCRIBED AS THE "SAFETY NET' PROGRAM OF OUR AGENCY IN THAT IT IS A GENERAL "HELPING" SERVICE THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE IN THE VARIOUS AND INDIVIDUALIZED STRUGGLES THAT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES HAVE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. GROUP WORK IS NOT CONSTRAINED BY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, INCOME ELIGIBILITIES, OR AGE REQUIREMENTS.
    Expenses $1,678,970
  • MENTAL HEALTH - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND CONSISTS OF SEVERAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO EFFECTIVELY PREVENT AND TREAT MENTAL ILLNESS AND CRISIS SITUATIONS. THE CHILD AND FAMILY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS OPERATE OUT OF UTICA AND ROME. IN 2024, OVER 3,400 CLIENTS WERE SERVED IN THE UTICA AND ROME CLINICS. THE HEALTH HOME MODEL OF CARE MANAGEMENT PROMOTES AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THE POPULATION SERVED. THIS MODEL ENSURES MEDICAL CONSUMERS WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL AND/OR LONG TERM CARE NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED IN A COMPREHENSIVE MANNER. DURING 2024, UTICA/ROME CARE MANAGEMENT SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1,400 INDIVIDUALS. ADULT RECOVERY SERVICES PROVIDES SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, INCREASE WELLNESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL ILLNESS, AND PROVIDE SOCIALIZATION, PEER SUPPORT, AND ASSISTIVE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR ADULTS DIAGNOSED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. THIS PROGRAM OPERATES IN UTICA AND ROME AND SERVED APPROXIMATELY 500 INDIVIDUALS IN 2024. MOBILE CRISIS ASSESSMENT TEAM IS A 7 DAY/24 HOUR BASIS PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENSURE AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO CRISIS SITUATIONS TO PREVENT ESCALATION, ASSURE SAFETY, AND PROVIDE LINKAGES TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PREVENT CRISIS REOCURRANCE. THE PROGRAM IS TOTALLY MOBILE AND IT PROVIDES COMMUNITY CENTERED SERVICES IN ONEIDA, HERKIMER, CHENANGO, DELEWARE, OTSEGO AND SCHOHARIE COUNTIES. DURING 2024, APPROXIMATELY 21,000 MCAT SERVICES WERE DOCUMENTED. THE FAMILY TIES PROGRAM PROVIDES HOME-BASED, FAMILY FOCUSED, CHILD FRIENDLY, STRENGTH BASED SHORT TERM INTENSIVE COUNSELING SERVICES FOR CHILDREN UP TO AGE 18 AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE HERKIMER COUNTY. IN 2024, SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO APROXIMATELY 70 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
    Expenses $12,721,428
  • USDA - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEALS SERVED IN DAYCARE HOMES. THE PROGRAM ALSO MONITORS THE NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS OF MEALS AND SNACKS SERVED IN PRIVATE DAY CARE SETTINGS. IN 2024 APPROXIMATELY, 70 HOMES WERE MONITORED AND SERVED. IN ADDITION, THIS PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES FREE MEALS AND SNACKS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ATTENDING ITS OWN DAY CARE CLASSES.
    Expenses $788,511

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
15-0532097
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1975
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P28Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$20,580,307
Income (IRS master file)
$20,678,425

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$19,797,541$19,841,537$20,580,307IRS
990December 2023$17,805,807$17,951,581$18,611,347XML
990December 2022$15,124,667$15,647,216$15,993,240IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 15-0532097).

Questions about NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC

What is the EIN of NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC is 15-0532097.
Is NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
Are donations to NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SANDRA L SOROKA.
Who are the officers and directors of NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $167,646 (SANDRA L SOROKA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $19,797,541, expenses of $19,841,537 and total assets of $20,580,307 at year end.

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