Northpointe Council

Legal name: Northpointe Council Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
160975994
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Niagara Falls, NY, US
Phone
716.282.1228
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Prevention Only

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,879,007
Expenses
$8,925,096
Assets
$7,887,337
Liabilities
$3,330,058

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KRISTI YERGER (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR THOMAS ARTIM (PHYSICIAN): $252,186 total reported compensation
  • KRISTI YERGER (CEO): $165,985 total reported compensation
  • MARLON THORNTON (VP RESIDENTIAL CLINIC): $139,711 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We believe everyone can have a brighter tomorrow.

What it reported doing in 2025

Comprehensive outpatient program (see schedule o): comprehensive outpatient program - the council's outpatient clinics provide interdisciplinary treatment to individuals & families affected by substance use disorder & other addictions. The clinics are licensed by the nys office of addiction services and supports (oasas). Outpatient counseling services are provided in individual, family &/or group settings. The goals of treatment are to restore healthy functioning & provide skills necessary to maintain recovery from substance use disorder. Adolescent outpatient counseling services are provided for youth ages 12-21 & their families. Services are age-specific, addressing developmental tasks of adolescence as part of the recovery process. Supportive counseling is offerred for parents, including skills education. Family & couples counseling are available for individuals & families affected by substance use disorder. All indicated medically assisted therapies are available to clients aged 18 and older. Methadone - the concept of the methadone maintenance treatment program is that chemical dependency can be successfully treated through the use of methadone without the client experiencing the painful symptoms associated with the typical opiate withdrawal. This allows the client the opportunity to focus their attention on pursuing positive drug free lifestyle choices.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 18%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.88; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.42; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.8%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.4% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 10 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 4 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 72% of revenue deployed · 87.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $7.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $252K · 21 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $572K reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.