Nonprofit · EIN 47-4589916
CESC
Tax-exempt · TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,927,917 | $3,579,432 | $348,485 | $7,785,110 | $5,839,717 | $1,945,393 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $4,431,147 | $3,845,545 | $585,602 | $7,666,904 | $6,069,996 | $1,596,908 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,941,386 | $4,331,718 | $1,609,668 | $7,965,485 | $6,901,152 | $1,064,333 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $5,682,631 | $5,964,833 | -$282,202 | $7,910,279 | $8,353,832 | -$443,553 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,666,841
- of which government grants
- $3,074,182
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,280
- Net income from fundraising events
- $153,544
- Other revenue
- $259,796
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $134,615
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,218,919
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,624,293
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $159,073
- Depreciation
- $386,917
- Program services (functional)
- $3,098,435
- Management and general (functional)
- $391,830
- Fundraising (functional)
- $89,167
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,666,904
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,785,110
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,839,717
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,945,393
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,971,516
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,931,511
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $13,882
- Gross receipts
- $3,927,917
- Employees
- 73
- Volunteers
- 1,200
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonya Wilson | CEO | 40 | $134,615 |
| Russ Rainey | Board Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Teresa Radzinski | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Sue Semrau | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Tony Grippa | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick O'Bryant | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Kniepmann | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Cave | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Argatha Gilmore | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jay Smith | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Kearney | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Chad Heckman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Rainey | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Rick Kearney | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Ana Melendez | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Teresa Radzinski | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tony Grippa | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick O'Bryant | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Kniepmann | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Kearney | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Dr Russell Rainey | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Ana Melendew | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Kimberly Moore | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Ken Kniepmann | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Grippa | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick O'Bryant | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Glenda Thornton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Claude Walker | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Dick | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Evans | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tomi Gomory | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jamal Sowers | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James Sowell | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anita Favors | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Samantha Vance | CEO Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMANTHA VANCE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $58,956 |
| RICHARD KEARNEY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CLAUDE WALKER | VICE-CHAIR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GLENDA THORNTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CARYN BECK-DUDLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOMI GOMORY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONALD GRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY GRIPPA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR RUSSELL RAINEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2650 MUNICIPAL WAY, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304-3804
- In care of
- % EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Sonya Wilson
- Signed the 990
- Sonya Wilson, CEO
- Phone
- (850) 792-9000
- Website
- www.kearneycenter.org
- Return prepared by
- NEVILLE WAINIO CPAS PLLC
Mission
CESC, Inc. (The Kearney Center) is a 24-hour comprehensive emergency service center that serves as a point of entry into assistance by coordinating services and responding to immediate needs of individuals until appropriate permanent housing can be arranged. Our mission is to reduce homelessness by providing a safe environment that promotes dignity and respect for individuals in our community who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless.
Program accomplishments
- The Kearney Center is a state-of-the-art facility in Tallahassee, FL that works to serve those who are experiencing homelessness, as well as those who are at-risk of becoming homeless. In addition to meals and temporary emergency shelter, the Kearney Center connects clients to social service agencies that can specifically address the unique needs of each of the individuals served. Case management, GED classes, employment services, substance abuse counseling, mental health counseling, veteran services and an on-site medical clinic can all be accessed at the Kearney Center. It is through partnerships with state, federal and local governmental agencies, non-profit and faith based organizations that we can provide holistic services to our clients. We currently provide an average of 800 means a day and house nearly 400 people overnight in our emergency shelter. Westgate and the dwellings provide long-term low-barrier housing options in the community. CESC, Inc. employees work for these three programs in an effort to meet the overall mission of CESC, Inc., which is to ensure homelessness is rare, brief, and nonrecurring in the Tallahassee community.Expenses $3,098,435
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
- 47-4589916
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,785,110
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,927,917
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,927,917 | $3,579,432 | $7,785,110 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,431,147 | $3,845,545 | $7,666,904 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,941,386 | $4,331,718 | $7,965,485 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,364,053 | $2,465,835 | $7,807,817 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $5,682,631 | $5,964,833 | $7,910,279 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 47-4589916).
Questions about CESC
- What is the EIN of CESC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CESC is 47-4589916.
- Is CESC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to CESC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CESC 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 CESC 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 CESC 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 CESC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Sonya Wilson.
- Who are the officers and directors of CESC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $134,615 (Sonya Wilson, CEO).
- How much revenue does CESC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,927,917, expenses of $3,579,432 and total assets of $7,785,110 at year end.
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