CP Unlimited

Legal name: United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
131623856
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2129475770
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$274,118,557
Expenses
$268,128,048
Assets
$212,913,943
Liabilities
$156,706,534

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOSEPH M PANCARI (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOSEPH M PANCARI (PRESIDENT & CEO): $914,832 total reported compensation
  • THOMAS MANDELKOW (EXECUTIVE VP, CFO & CAO): $426,604 total reported compensation
  • SEBASTIAN CHITTILAPILLY (CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER): $313,742 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Constructive Partnerships Unlimited empowers people with complex needs or housing insecurity to achieve fulfilling, dignified, safe, and healthy lives. In 1946, several groups of parents of children with disabilities from around New York State formed an association to increase public awareness, sponsor parent and professional training, encourage research, and to engage in legislative advocacy for the development of services needed for their families. This loose group of committed local leaders later became known as Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State (CP of NYS). Within a few years, the Association grew to include cerebral palsy treatment centers throughout New York State to help widen access to support services. All the founders were parents of children with cerebral palsy, and Larry Ross of Rochester became the organization’s fi.

What it reported doing in 2024

Day services - our day services provide an inclusionary program where people are integrally involved in their community and offered an array of services individualized to meet each person's unique needs to learn skills for community living. The programs include opportunities for more than 1,000 people to participate in integrated, community based activities, including volunteer opportunities at community sites and participation in community restoration and gardening projects. Group day habilitation with walls (site based) - our six site based day habilitation programs provide diverse opportunities to enhance their independent living and vocational skills. Agency transportation is provided to all individuals who attend these programs. A program nurse is available to all locations to attend to a person's medical needs. Our six site based group day habs are also attached to our article 16 clinics and provide physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy to all participants. All our day and vocational programs are actively enrolling new individuals. The agency has five site based group day hab locations throughout New York city, with a capacity to service 738 individuals. Group supplemental day habilitation without walls - our supplemental day habilitation program provides recreational and social opportunities for people diagnosed with developmental disabilities after 3 pm (monday to friday). Agency transportation is provided to all individuals who attend this program. Group day habilitation without walls and community prevocational services - day habilitation without walls and community prevocationals services are fully community-based person centered programs utilizing multiple volunteer sites in nyc area to provide our people with meaningful and productive activities. The voluntary sites are located all over nyc and the sites are allocated based on each person's vocational interest. Individuals best suited for this program are capable of using access-a-ride or public transportation to commute to volunteer site. Limited agency transportation is available for this program. Presently, there are 141 individuals actively participating. Supported employment (semp) - supported employment provides ongoing support for individuals to obtain and maintain competitive employment. Job coaches assist the individuals with job search, interviews and 1:1 job coaching. Semp services are supported by access-vr funding or by nys opwdd. There are currently 23 individuals participating. Access-vr is a program that provides job coaching, career counseling and job development programs funded by does. There are currently 64 individuals participating.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 96% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 95
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.5%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 91.7%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $22.01 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • 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: 2.2%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.79; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.74; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.1%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.5% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 89.5% of revenue deployed · 91.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $246M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $915K · 22 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $15M reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.