Nonprofit · EIN 51-0239824
CONCEPTS OF INDEPENDENCE INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $125,112,141 | $117,772,610 | $7,339,531 | $114,851,984 | $11,069,867 | $103,782,117 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $166,416,792 | $161,363,896 | $5,052,896 | $122,994,474 | $26,551,888 | $96,442,586 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $165,768,571 | $164,024,320 | $1,744,251 | $124,674,029 | $28,260,289 | $96,413,740 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $118,931,270
- Investment income
- $4,377,436
- Other revenue
- $1,803,435
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $683,921
- Other salaries and wages
- $100,382,327
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $112,774,969
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $20,478
- Accounting fees
- $99,968
- Occupancy
- $1,156,178
- Travel
- $2,161
- Program services (functional)
- $107,804,135
- Management and general (functional)
- $9,968,475
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $122,994,474
- Total assets, end of year
- $114,851,984
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,069,867
- Net assets, end of year
- $103,782,117
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $103,782,117
- Gross receipts
- $125,112,141
- Employees
- 5,517
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 1977
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY CAPUTO | CEO/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $287,526 | $34,168 |
| MARIA MISCHKE | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Key employee | 30 | $238,218 | $49,744 |
| ZBIGNIEW MEJRAN | DIRECTOR OF IT Key employee | 30 | $169,527 | $25,792 |
| JOSEPH LAWLISS | DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH Highest-paid employee | 30 | $133,391 | $60,441 |
| JOSE RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR OF BILLING Highest-paid employee | 30 | $135,121 | $26,536 |
| BEATA KLAR-JAKUBOWSKI | DIRECTOR OF CONTRACT Highest-paid employee | 30 | $119,832 | $36,167 |
| DONETTE TURNAGE | DIRECTOR OF INTAKE Highest-paid employee | 30 | $141,875 | $8,385 |
| QI YI KUANG | COMPTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 30 | $134,824 | $8,674 |
| NANCY BROWN | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN VITIELLO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISE WEATHERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH TSHIBANGU | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ZOE AGIOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LEWIS BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY CAPUTO | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $268,712 | $32,242 |
| MARIA MISCHKE | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Key employee | 30 | $232,128 | $45,329 |
| ZBIGNIEW MEJRAN | DIRECTOR OF IT Highest-paid employee | 30 | $167,008 | $23,779 |
| JOSEPH LAWLISS | DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH Highest-paid employee | 30 | $129,887 | $53,918 |
| JOSE RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR OF BILLING Highest-paid employee | 30 | $135,002 | $24,201 |
| DONETTE TURNAGE | DIRECTOR OF INTAKE Highest-paid employee | 30 | $133,859 | $8,017 |
| QI YI KUANG | COMPTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 30 | $124,410 | $8,889 |
| NANCY BROWN | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN VITIELLO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISE WEATHERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH TSHIBANGU | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ZOE AGIOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LEWIS BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Caputo | President Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $246,729 | $23,671 | $11,625 |
| MARIA MISCHKE | Deputy Director Key employee | 30 | $212,591 | $20,374 | $24,412 |
| ZBIGNIEW MEJRAN | DIR OF IT Highest-paid employee | 30 | $141,236 | $13,553 | $24,412 |
| JOSEPH LAWLIS | DIR OF OUTREACH Highest-paid employee | 30 | $124,255 | $11,904 | $35,456 |
| JOSE RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR OF BLLNG Highest-paid employee | 30 | $123,941 | $11,913 | $11,625 |
| DONETTE TURNAGE | DIRECTOR OF INTAKE Highest-paid employee | 30 | $118,251 | $11,351 | $4,800 |
| TIFFANY KUANG | DIRECTOR OF CNTRCT Highest-paid employee | 30 | $116,705 | $11,208 | $4,800 |
| Joan Vitiello | Vice President Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| John Lewis Brown | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Louise Weathers | Treasuer Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nancy Brown | Chairman Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Zoe Agios | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Judith Tshibangu | Secretary Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 120 WALL STREET 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10005-3911
- In care of
- % SAME AS C ABOVE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANTHONY CAPUTO, 120 WALL STREET 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10005
- Signed the 990
- ANTHONY CAPUTO, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (212) 293-9999
- Website
- WWW.COINY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
Mission
CONCEPTS OF INDEPENDENCE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES SEVERELY DISABLED INDIVIDUALS IN NEW YORK THAT ARE RECIPIENTS OF PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANCE SERVICES THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH NYS MEDICAID. CONCEPTS' ROLE IS TO PROVIDE PAYROLL PROCESSING MONITORING FISCAL INTERMEDIARY AND OTHER VENDOR RESPONSIBILITIES. CONCEPTS' SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY'S FIVE BOROUGHS AND SEVERAL NYS COUNTIES.
Program accomplishments
- CONCEPTS OF INDEPENDENCE MANAGED CARE PROVIDED CONSUMER DIRECTED PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES AS A FISCAL INTERMEDIARY THROUGH MARCH 31, 2025. EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2025, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AWARDED THE CONTRACT TO PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS LLC TO SERVE AS THE SOLE STATEWIDE FISCAL INTERMEDIARY FOR CDPAP. CONCEPTS HAS BEEN SELECTED TO SERVE AS A SUBCONTRACTOR (FACILITATOR) WITH PPL AND IS CONTINUING ITS PARTICIPATION IN CDPAP. UNDER ITS NEW ROLE, CONCEPTS HAS REDUCED RESPONSIBILITIES AND IS NO LONGER THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD.Expenses $107,804,135 · revenue $118,931,270
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
- 51-0239824
- 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
- 1981
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $114,851,984
- Income (IRS master file)
- $125,112,141
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $125,112,141 | $117,772,610 | $114,851,984 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $166,416,792 | $161,363,896 | $122,994,474 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $165,768,571 | $164,024,320 | $124,674,029 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $182,901,777 | $162,515,617 | $128,168,608 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 51-0239824).
Questions about CONCEPTS OF INDEPENDENCE INC
- What is the EIN of CONCEPTS OF INDEPENDENCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CONCEPTS OF INDEPENDENCE INC is 51-0239824.
- Is CONCEPTS OF INDEPENDENCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
- Are donations to CONCEPTS OF INDEPENDENCE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CONCEPTS OF INDEPENDENCE 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 CONCEPTS OF INDEPENDENCE INC 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 CONCEPTS OF INDEPENDENCE INC 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 CONCEPTS OF INDEPENDENCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ANTHONY CAPUTO.
- Who are the officers and directors of CONCEPTS OF INDEPENDENCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $287,526 (ANTHONY CAPUTO, CEO/PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does CONCEPTS OF INDEPENDENCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $125,112,141, expenses of $117,772,610 and total assets of $114,851,984 at year end.
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