Nonprofit · EIN 27-0581930
COMMUNITY FATHERS INC
Tax-exempt · SCHENECTADY, NY 12304
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $29,094 | $69,262 | -$40,168 | $3,536 | – | $3,536 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $119,106 | $109,532 | $9,574 | $43,704 | – | $43,704 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $109,279 | $92,824 | $16,455 | $34,130 | – | $34,130 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $29,071
- Investment income
- $23
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $975
- Other expenses
- $68,287
- Program services (functional)
- $69,262
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $43,704
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,536
- Total liabilities, end of year
- –
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,536
- Cash, savings and investments
- $3,536
- Gross receipts
- $29,094
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALTER SIMPKINS | EXECUTIVE DI | 0 | $0 |
| JOHAN MATTHEWS | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
| ELROY TATEM | TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| LAURA COMBS | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 |
| TRENT GRIFFIN-BRAAF | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| GREGORY WALKER | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
| ASIA PRIEST | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALTER SIMPKINS | EXECUTIVE DI | 1 | $5,000 |
| JOHAN MATTHEWS | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| ELROY TATEM | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA COMBS | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| TRENT GRIFFIN-BRAAF | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY WALKER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| ASIA PRIEST | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHAN MATTHEWS | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| ELROY TATEM | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA COMBS | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| WALTER SIMPKINS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| TRENT GRIFFIN-BRAAF | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY WALKER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| ASIA PRIEST | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 120 EMMONS STREET SUITE 203, SCHENECTADY, NY 12304-2859
- In care of
- % HAMILTON HILL ARTS CENTER
- Mailing address (990-N for 2023)
- 120 Emmons, Schenectady NY 12304
- Principal officer (990-N for 2023)
- Walter Simpkins, 120 emmons street, schenectady NY 12304
- Signed the 990-EZ
- ELROY TATEM, TREASURER
- Phone
- (518) 450-8766
- Website
- WWW.COMMUNITYFATHERS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CUSACK & COMPANY CPA'S LLC
Mission
OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE ALL MEN REALIZE THEIR VALUE AS CARETAKERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING SELF-HELP OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO FATHERS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
Program accomplishments
- FATHERS SUPPORT GROUP - THE FATHERS SUPPORT GROUP IS THE BACKBONE OF COMMUNITY FATHERS INC. EVERY WEEK MEN MEET TO EXPRESS THEIR PARENTING CONCERNS, LEGAL ISSUES, AND OVERALL LIFE GOALS. IN THE GROUP INDIVIDUALS OFFER EACH OTHER GUIDANCE FROM PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVED EXPERIENCES IN AN EFFORT TO INTERRUPT INTERGENERATIONAL PATTERNS.Expenses $3,463
- OCCUPATIONS INSTEAD OF INCARCERATION (OIOI) - WITH THIS INITIATIVE, OUR COMMITMENT IS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES. OIOI'S GOALS ARE TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO SUCCESS WHEREVER THEY MAY EXIST AND REPLACE THEM WITH LADDERS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUTH BY PROVIDING CAREER AND ENTREPRENEURIAL READINESS SKILLS NEEDED TO INCREASE ONES POTENTIAL. THERE ARE THREE CAREER PATHS THAT ARE OFFERED AND HAVE HAD MUCH SUCCESS. THE SILK-SCREENING PATH WHICH TEACHES PARTICIPANTS THE INS AND OUTS OF THE FIELD. THE CORNERSTONE BAKERY WHICH OPERATES AND RETAILS AT THE SCHENECTADY GREEN MARKET EVERY SUNDAY. THE LANDSCAPING PATH CURRENTLY WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF SCHENECTADY'S RE-TREE INITIATIVE. CONTACT US TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE AND HOW TO GET YOURSELF OR CHILD INVOLVED.Expenses $51,947
- MEALS AND HEAL - WE ARE DEDICATED TO STEPPING UP OUR EFFORTS IN ENCOURAGING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. THE MEAL & HEAL PROGRAM OFFERS A PLACE WHERE MEN CAN NOURISH THE MIND, BODY, AND SOUL WHILE LEARNING NEW RECIPES AND EATING SOME GOOD FOOD. THIS IS A SPACE WHERE FATHER AND MEN COME TOGETHER TO LEARN HEALTHY PLANT BASED COOKING HAVE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT LIFE AS A FATHER (OR JUST BEING A MAN IN GENERAL).Expenses $10,389
- COMMUNITY JUSTICE PROGRAMS - THIS PROGRAM WAS FORMED FOR FATHERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY INCARCERATED AND/OR THOSE WHO WERE FORMERLY INCARCERATED AND NEED SUPPORT. BY OFFERING MEN SUPPORT, THIS PROGRAM MOTIVATES INDIVIDUALS TO HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE IN THEIR LIFE JOURNEYS.Expenses $3,463
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-N on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0581930
- 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
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,536
- Income (IRS master file)
- $29,094
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $29,094 | $69,262 | $3,536 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $119,106 | $109,532 | $43,704 | IRS |
| 990-N for 2023 Officer: Walter Simpkins | December 31, 2023 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $109,279 | $92,824 | $34,130 | XML |
| 990-N for 2021 | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2020 | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2019 | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 27-0581930).
Questions about COMMUNITY FATHERS INC
- What is the EIN of COMMUNITY FATHERS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY FATHERS INC is 27-0581930.
- Is COMMUNITY FATHERS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to COMMUNITY FATHERS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMUNITY FATHERS INC file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of COMMUNITY FATHERS 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 COMMUNITY FATHERS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMMUNITY FATHERS INC?
- The 990-N for 2023 names Walter Simpkins.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY FATHERS INC?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does COMMUNITY FATHERS INC have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $29,094, expenses of $69,262 and total assets of $3,536 at year end.
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