The Arc Erie County New York

Legal name: Nysarc Inc Erie County Chapter

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
160769044
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Williamsville, NY, US
Phone
833-272-3743
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Developmentally Disabled Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$65,642,012
Expenses
$53,986,541
Assets
$43,950,886
Liabilities
$8,923,235

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DOUGLAS DIGESARE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • DOUGLAS DIGESARE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $261,470 total reported compensation
  • LISSA CARROLL (CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFIC): $159,727 total reported compensation
  • MICHELLE CORDERO (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $150,001 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

At The Arc Erie County New York, we support children and adults with disabilities and their families in achieving their desired quality of life by creating opportunities through comprehensive quality services.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community supports and habilitative service: community habilitation services focus on teaching the skills needed to help a person become as independent as possible at home and in the community. Day habilitation provides engaging, creative, and educational experiences for adults. This service is ideal for those who require comprehensive medical supports including nursing, medication administration and behavioral assistance. Participants have the option of joining a selection of activities including art, music, exercise, or venturing off to visit the many great treasures we have in western New York including parks and community opportunities.respite services are provided in individual's homes, in the community and site-based and are meant to provide temporary, short-term relief for families and care providers to enable them a break from constant, intensive participant care and supervision.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 82% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 85.1%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $44.95 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.8%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.1%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 74% of revenue deployed · 85.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $45.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $261K · 21 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $689K reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 34 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.