THE FAMILY CENTER FOR ACHIEVEMENT CO LIFES WORC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE FAMILY CENTER FOR ACHIEVEMENT CO LIFES WORC

EIN 46-0975573 · Autism (G84)

What they do

THE FAMILY CENTER for ACHIEVEMENT (FORMERLY THE FAMILY CENTER for AUTISM) OFFERS A FULL RANGE of THERAPEUTIC, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL and VOCATIONAL PROGRAMMING for PERSONS WITH AUTISM - and A WEALTH of SUPPORT, INFORMATIONAL, RESPITE and SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES to THEIR PARENTS, SIBLINGS and OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $92.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders24 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

87.23%of revenue went to mission work92.0% of expenses · Program services

$94.85spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

7.63%of revenue went to management and office costs8.0% of expenses

$0.35in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

0.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $58,862 for MICHAEL K BILLIA (CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$2,425,467

Mission workProgram services$2,115,68287.23% of revenue92.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$184,9997.63% of revenue8.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$124,8705.15% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$2,300,59794.85% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 92.0% mission · 8.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.85% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 93.0% mission · 7.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.53% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 92.4% mission · 7.4% management · 0.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.06% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 92.8% mission · 6.0% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.74% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 92.7% mission · 6.7% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.69% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 94.0% mission · 5.6% management · 0.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.51% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 86.2% mission · 11.7% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.13% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 90.3% mission · 6.8% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.68% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,425,467

Expenses$2,300,597

Annual surplus $124,870 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$2,115,682 · 92.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$184,999 · 8.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,425,467

Expenses$2,300,597

Assets$800,433

Income$2,425,467

Contributions$21,327

Mission work (program services)$2,115,682

Management and general$184,999

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MICHAEL K BILLIACEO · 1 hrs/week $58,862Base · Other $58,862

ROBERT WHITECHIEF PEOPLE · 1 hrs/week $47,019Base · Other $47,019

JOHN PFEIFERCHIEF CLINICAL · 1 hrs/week $26,598Base · Other $26,598

JENNY ANTONYCFO · 1 hrs/week $15,151Base · Other $15,151

RAYMOND YUENVP OF FINANCIAL REPORTING · 1 hrs/week $8,820Base · Other $8,820

DIANA CONELLISVP OF FINANCE · 1 hrs/week $8,015Base · Other $8,015

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (24)

MICHAEL K BILLIACEO

ROBERT WHITECHIEF PEOPLE

JOHN PFEIFERCHIEF CLINICAL

JENNY ANTONYCFO

RAYMOND YUENVP OF FINANCIAL REPORTING

DIANA CONELLISVP OF FINANCE

VANESSA ROGANVICE CHAIR / CHAIRMAN ( AS OF 03/2025)

TARIQ KHANDIRECTOR

SYLVIA E KING-COHENDIRECTOR

SAMANTHA SCHNEPS-SOHMERDIRECTOR

RICHARD RITACCODIRECTOR (THRU 03/2025)

PETER J KLEINDIRECTOR

MATTHEW P ZEBATTOFORMER CEO/CONSULTANT

LYNNE KOUFAKISCHAIRMAN (THRU 03/2025)

JUSTIN RESNICKDIRECTOR

JOHN MURNDIRECTOR

JOHN LEESECRETARY (THRU 03/2025)

GREGORY J POND ESQDIRECTOR (THRU 12/2024)

GARY DUFFDIRECTOR (THRU 05/2025)

EDMOND ODONNELLDIRECTOR

DAWN DEL MASTRO CHRUMADIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR (AS OF 03/2025)

DAVID FELDMANDIRECTOR

DARREN ALFANOTREASURER

BEN FILINGERIDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2014
Location: 1517 FRANKLIN AVE, GARDEN CITY, NY 11530-0000
County: Nassau
In care of: % LIFE W O R C INC
Primary officer: JOHN PFEIFER, CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(516) 741-9000

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BDO USA
NTEE classification: Autism (G84)
IRS tax category: Autism