Nonprofit · EIN 20-1874295
DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE
Tax-exempt · MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $720,269 | $856,083 | -$135,814 | $877,444 | $91,619 | $785,825 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,190,091 | $730,993 | $459,098 | $1,030,460 | $108,821 | $921,639 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $516,763 | $567,240 | -$50,477 | $691,205 | $228,664 | $462,541 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $639,374
- of which government grants
- $117,500
- Program service revenue
- $37,266
- Investment income
- $2,461
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,300
- Net income from fundraising events
- $37,167
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $4,001
- Other revenue
- $41,168
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $975
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $97,842
- Other salaries and wages
- $229,592
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $384,361
- Professional fundraising fees
- $23,520
- Accounting fees
- $21,910
- Occupancy
- $73,745
- Travel
- $5,607
- Depreciation
- $37,453
- Program services (functional)
- $593,106
- Management and general (functional)
- $142,077
- Fundraising (functional)
- $120,900
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,030,460
- Total assets, end of year
- $877,444
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $91,619
- Net assets, end of year
- $785,825
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $618,030
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $785,825
- Gross receipts
- $778,933
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 350
- Year formed
- 1980
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN CAMP GATES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $100,058 |
| BRIAN RAY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BRETT EMERICK | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL MITCHELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARCUS ALEXANDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MATT BECK | SELF-ADVOCATE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE NIES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY OLSAVSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAYRA SANTIAGO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE HONEYSETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NAT MEASLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NINA POWELL-HAMILTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EILEEN VOLTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN CAMP GATES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $89,888 |
| BRIAN RAY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BRETT EMERICK | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL MITCHELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARCUS ALEXANDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MATT BECK | SELF-ADVOCATE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE NIES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY OLSAVSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAYRA SANTIAGO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE HONEYSETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NAT MEASLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NINA POWELL-HAMILTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EILEEN VOLTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN CAMP GATES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $72,618 |
| GAIL HAMBLIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SHELVIA NEELY | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TED GRIFFITH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CAMERON HARWOOD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MATT BECK | SELF-ADVOCATE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE RUDOLPH | SELF-ADVOCATE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN RAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY OLSAVSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHNATHAN FLETCHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS ALEXANDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NAT MEASLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAM RHEA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL MITCHELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL O'BRIEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EILEEN VOLTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRETT EMERICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 747, MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709-0747
- In care of
- % L STEPHEN CLEARY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAUL MITCHELL, PO BOX 747, MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709
- Signed the 990
- PAUL MITCHELL, TREASURER
- Phone
- (302) 995-1004
- Website
- WWW.DSADELAWARE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BELFINT LYONS & SHUMAN PA
Mission
THE DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE SUPPORTS FAMILIES, PROMOTES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND ENCOURAGES A LIFETIME OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2025, THE DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE (DSADE) SERVED 794 INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS DELAWARE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. WE HOSTED 76 EVENTS STATEWIDE, SUPPORTED BY OVER 600 VOLUNTEERS, AND ENGAGED 109 FAMILIES FOR THE FIRST TIME. OUR NEW PARENT OUTREACH EFFORTS CONNECTED WITH FAMILIES WELCOMING 38 BABIES WITH DOWN SYNDROME, HELPING THEM NAVIGATE EARLY CHALLENGES WITH GUIDANCE, RESOURCES, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THE ADOPT-A-FAMILY PROGRAM SUPPORTED 83 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, AND WE AWARDED 44 SCHOLARSHIPS TO AREA FAMILIES. ROCK YOUR SOCKS AWARENESS INITIATIVES REACHED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS NATIONWIDE, UNITING 300 VOLUNTEERS AND PARTICIPANTS FROM OVER 140 SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS. OUR DAYS OF SUMMER CAMP SERVED 110 CAMPERS ACROSS DELAWARE, SUPPORTED BY NEARLY 100 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, WHILE OUR ICAN SWIM CAMP HELPED 20 INDIVIDUALS OF DIFFERENT ABILITIES ACHIEVE PERSONAL AQUATIC MILESTONES AND LEARN CRITICAL WATER SAFETY SKILLS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS PROVIDED 23 OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVER 299 TEENS AND ADULTS TO BUILD CONNECTIONS, FOSTERING LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.Expenses $593,106 · grants $975 · revenue $41,267
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-1874295
- 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
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E86)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $877,444
- Income (IRS master file)
- $778,933
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $720,269 | $856,083 | $877,444 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,190,091 | $730,993 | $1,030,460 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $516,763 | $567,240 | $691,205 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $484,937 | $559,552 | $548,276 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 20-1874295).
Questions about DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE
- What is the EIN of DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE is 20-1874295.
- Is DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE 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 DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PAUL MITCHELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $100,058 (LAUREN CAMP GATES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $720,269, expenses of $856,083 and total assets of $877,444 at year end.
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