Nonprofit · EIN 16-1454202
COMPEER WEST INC
Tax-exempt · BUFFALO, NY 14217
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,025,670 | $1,716,460 | $309,210 | $3,969,171 | $371,778 | $3,597,393 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,036,960 | $2,082,719 | -$45,759 | $3,402,626 | $374,505 | $3,028,121 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,992,926 | $1,803,574 | $189,352 | $3,276,721 | $384,910 | $2,891,811 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,760,000
- of which government grants
- $1,004,353
- Membership dues
- $40,800
- Program service revenue
- $75,150
- Investment income
- $131,054
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $54,127
- Net income from fundraising events
- $54,991
- Other revenue
- $59,466
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $139,293
- Other salaries and wages
- $894,763
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,272,892
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $22,243
- Occupancy
- $10,594
- Travel
- $9,081
- Depreciation
- $10,980
- Program services (functional)
- $1,431,167
- Management and general (functional)
- $285,293
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,402,626
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,969,171
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $371,778
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,597,393
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $630,740
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,851,875
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,135,724
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $461,669
- Gross receipts
- $2,060,635
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 220
- Year formed
- 1994
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHERI ALVAREZ | CEO Officer | 35 | $139,293 | $9,200 |
| JESSICA FUCHS | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY CZOPP | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN KELLY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENTON STANCLIFF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ELLEN GRANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FLANAGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNICE SKIRBOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER HEFFLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIFFORD JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB KUBIAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULETTE E ROSS ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LIGNOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL ANN ROBBINS-JABINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD M OLEJNICZAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCUS HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHERI ALVAREZ | CEO Officer | 35 | $139,499 | $8,370 |
| CYNTHIA DORMAN | CFO Officer | 35 | $96,478 | $14,443 |
| JESSICA FUCHS | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY CZOPP | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN KELLY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENTON STANCLIFF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ELLEN GRANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FLANAGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNICE SKIRBOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER HEFFLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIFFORD JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB KUBIAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULETTE E ROSS ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LIGNOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHERI ALVAREZ | CEO Officer | 35 | $132,411 | $7,249 |
| CYNTHIA DORMAN | CFO Officer | 35 | $93,209 | $12,279 |
| ELLEN DALY | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BOGUCKI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN KELLY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENTON STANCLIFF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ELLEN GRANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA SCHUMACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNICE SKIRBOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER HEFFLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIFFORD JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA FUCHS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK D MAMBRETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB KUBIAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULETTE E ROSS ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LIGNOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE DILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1179 KENMORE AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14217-2843
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CHERI ALVAREZ MS, 1179 KENMORE AVENUE, BUFFALO, NY 14217
- Signed the 990
- CHERI ALVAREZ MS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (716) 883-3331
- Website
- WWW.COMPEERBUFFALO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- EFPR ADVISORY LLC
Mission
TO PROMOTE MENTAL WELL-BEING AND REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS BY FOSTERING MEANINGFUL HUMAN CONNECTIONS THROUGH NONCLINICAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING 1:1 MENTORING, FRIENDSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE O:COMPEER WEST, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION) WAS INCORPORATED ON JANUARY 31, 1994, AS A NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE MENTAL WELL BEING AND REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS BY FOSTERING MEANINGFUL HUMAN CONNECTIONS THROUGH NONCLINICAL SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS.THE ORGANIZATION SERVES ADULTS AND YOUTH WHO MAY EXPERIENCE LONELINESS OR ISOLATION RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, LIFE TRANSITIONS, OR OTHER BARRIERS TO CONNECTION. PROGRAMS INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION, ONE TO ONE MENTORING AND FRIENDSHIP, AND GROUP ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, BUILD CONFIDENCE, AND INCREASE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.IN ADDITION, COMPEER SERVES AS THE HEADQUARTERS, SUPPORTING APPROXIMATELY 40 AFFILIATE LOCATIONS ACROSS FOUR COUNTRIES. IN THIS ROLE, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PROGRAM LEADERSHIP, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND QUALITY SUPPORT TO EMPOWER LOCAL COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE TO IMPLEMENT THE COMPEER MODEL OF SOCIAL CONNECTION PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE MENTAL WELL BEING THROUGH MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS.Expenses $1,431,167 · revenue $75,150
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 16-1454202
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Mental health and crisis intervention (F99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,969,171
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,060,635
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,025,670 | $1,716,460 | $3,969,171 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,036,960 | $2,082,719 | $3,402,626 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,992,926 | $1,803,574 | $3,276,721 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,008,031 | $1,898,316 | $2,816,954 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 16-1454202).
Questions about COMPEER WEST INC
- What is the EIN of COMPEER WEST INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMPEER WEST INC is 16-1454202.
- Is COMPEER WEST INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to COMPEER WEST INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMPEER WEST 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 COMPEER WEST INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMPEER WEST INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMPEER WEST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CHERI ALVAREZ MS.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMPEER WEST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $139,293 (CHERI ALVAREZ, CEO).
- How much revenue does COMPEER WEST INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,025,670, expenses of $1,716,460 and total assets of $3,969,171 at year end.
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