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Nonprofit · EIN 31-1430278

COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION INCORPORATION

Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, OH 43227

Financials

$6.5M$6M2023$5.5M$5.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION INCORPORATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$5,522,673$5,520,492$2,181$5,199,192$3,408,862$1,790,330
December 31, 2023990$6,540,907$5,988,396$552,511$4,792,805$3,004,656$1,788,149
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,821,899
of which government grants
$2,716,493
Program service revenue
$2,584,282
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$116,492

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$175,591
Other salaries and wages
$2,788,803
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,729,303
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$65,189
Occupancy
$353,362
Travel
$129,617
Depreciation
$154,615
Program services (functional)
$5,235,924
Management and general (functional)
$248,994
Fundraising (functional)
$35,574

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,792,805
Total assets, end of year
$5,199,192
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,408,862
Net assets, end of year
$1,790,330
Land, buildings and equipment
$4,342,831
Publicly traded securities
$671
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,765,105
Net assets with donor restrictions
$25,225
Gross receipts
$5,522,673
Employees
113
Volunteers
11
Year formed
1989
State of legal domicile
OH

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
JOHN DAWSONPRESIDENT &
Officer
40$175,591$7,200
KAILEE GOOLDCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JESSICA WILKINS-BIBBSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LISA CARTERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RYAN SULLIVANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ASHLEE MELICKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRYANT YOUNGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIELLE STURGISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON GUAGENTIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFERY CARTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KANESHA MOSSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDY SIMPSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRACY CLOUDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN DAWSONPRESIDENT &
Officer
40$201,451$8,928
KAILEE GOOLDCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHAY RANKINVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LISA CARTERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BILL REYNOLDSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MIKE BRYANTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRACY CLOUDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON GUAGENTIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ASHLEE MELICKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KANESHA MOSSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDY SIMPSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JESSICA WILKINS-BIBBSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRYANT YOUNGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3933 E LIVINGSTON AVE, COLUMBUS, OH 43227-2395
In care of
% JOHN W DAWSON
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOHN DAWSON, 993 E MAIN STREET, COLUMBUS, OH 43205
Signed the 990
JOHN DAWSON, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(614) 272-1464
Return prepared by
WELLS CPA LLC

Mission

THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION (CND)EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL. CND RESPONDS TO COMMUNITY NEEDS AND SERVES INNER-CITY, ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS. CND PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES TO ADULTS. CND ALSO PROVIDES PROGRAM SERVICES TO YOUTH GRADES K-12 TO REDUCE THE USE AND ABUSE OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • PREVENTION PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, OTHER DRUG AND VIOLENCE (ATOD-V) PREVENTION THROUGH ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL CAREER, EVEN DURING SUMMER VACATION AND AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO COLLEGE AND THE JOB FORCE. MANY OF THE STUDENTS WE SERVE ARE PART OF OUR SERVICES FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADUATION. CND PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, SERVING THE INNER CITY, AND COLLABORATING WITH SCHOOLS IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ITS PURPOSES. OUR AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM TEAM SPENT ONE HOUR PER DAY (INCLUDING PREP TIME) ASSISTING KINDERGARTEN TO THIRD GRADE STUDENTS IN READING AND COMPREHENSION FOR 39 WEEKS AND TWO HOURS PER WEEK WORKING WITH FAMILY STABILIZATION IN READING AND COMPREHENSION. WE UTILIZED THIRD GRADE READING GAMES, ACTIVITIES AND AUDIO/VISUAL TOOLS TO ENCOURAGE EXCITEMENT IN READING. OUR INTERVENTION PROGRAM PROVIDED SUMMER YOUTH ENGAGEMENT JOB READINESS SERVICES WHICH PREPARED OVER 32 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS FOR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT AND INTRODUCED THEM TO VARIOUS CAREERS AND INDUSTRIES. THIS PROGRAM PLACED YOUTH IN JOBS AND PROVIDED TRAINING WHICH ALLOWED THEM TO GAIN PRACTICAL SKILLS SUCH AS RESUME WRITING AND INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS EXPLORING VARIOUS CAREERS AND PROFESSIONAL ROLES THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH LOCAL COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS.
    Expenses $2,094,964 · revenue $46,284
  • MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT- CND OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT PROGRAMS LICENSED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES. IN 2022 CND RECEIVED ITS SECOND 3-YEAR ACCREDITATION FROM CARF (COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES) INTERNATIONAL THROUGH MAY OF 2025. IN ADDITION, CND OFFERS A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR NATIVE AMERICANS OPERATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STAFF FROM THE RED BIRD CENTER. CND ALSO WORKS WITH LOCAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS KAPPA FOUNDATION COMMUNITY CONNECTOR PROGRAM AND ETHIOPIAN TEWAHEDO SOCIAL SERVICES(ETSS)COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PUBLIC AWARENESS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON TREATMENT SERVICES AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN 2023 CND OPENED THE FIRST PHASE OF A TWO-PHASE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAMPUS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. THE NEW 12,000 GROSS SQUARE FEET FACILITY WILL ALLOW US TO PROVIDE VITALLY NEEDED SERVICES TO MORE CLIENTS.
    Expenses $2,675,823 · revenue $2,109,230
  • RECOVERY RESIDENCE - CND OPENED A LEVEL III RECOVERY RESIDENCE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY AS PART OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROGRAM. OUR RECOVERY HOUSING SERVES 5 RESIDENTS IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS. THE HOUSE PROVIDES A LIVING ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM ALCOHOL AND ILLICIT DRUG USE WITH A FOCUS ON PEER SUPPORT AND SUPPORT SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE LIFE SKILL DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS BUDGETING AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS FROM STAFF WHO ARE CERTIFIED OHIO PEER RECOVERY COACHES EMPLOYED BY CND.
    Expenses $465,137 · revenue $428,768

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
31-1430278
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
1995
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P40)
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,199,192
Income (IRS master file)
$5,522,673

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$5,522,673$5,520,492$5,199,192XML
990December 2023$6,540,907$5,988,396$4,792,805XML
990December 2022$5,363,123$5,219,336$4,235,017IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––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 31-1430278).

Questions about COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION INCORPORATION

What is the EIN of COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION INCORPORATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION INCORPORATION is 31-1430278.
Is COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION INCORPORATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
Are donations to COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION INCORPORATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION INCORPORATION 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 COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION INCORPORATION 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 COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION INCORPORATION 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 COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION INCORPORATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JOHN DAWSON.
Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION INCORPORATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $175,591 (JOHN DAWSON, PRESIDENT &).
How much revenue does COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION INCORPORATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,522,673, expenses of $5,520,492 and total assets of $5,199,192 at year end.

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