Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 15,996,183 | 7,889,043 | 19,124,237 | 11,350,390 | 26,171,874 | 80,531,727 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 109,432,417 | 113,023,774 | 121,424,020 | 130,514,094 | 144,107,683 | 618,501,988 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | |||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 125,428,600 | 120,912,817 | 140,548,257 | 141,864,484 | 170,279,557 | 699,033,715 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 699,033,715 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 125,428,600 | 120,912,817 | 140,548,257 | 141,864,484 | 170,279,557 | 699,033,715 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 33,319 | 26,092 | 30,414 | 9,051 | 474,861 | 573,737 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 33,319 | 26,092 | 30,414 | 9,051 | 474,861 | 573,737 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 0 | |||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 125,461,919 | 120,938,909 | 140,578,671 | 141,873,535 | 170,754,418 | 699,607,452 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part III, Line 1 PART III, SECTION A, LINE 1, COLUMN 2020: | CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED ON 2020 FORM 990, PART VIII...........................$7,046,073. ADD: CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED AS PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT...........$8,950,110. TOTAL 2020 CONTRIBUTIONS............................................................................$15,996,183. |
| Software ID: | 24020961 |
| Software Version: | 2024v5.1 |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 2 New program services | In 2024 the organization commenced a new program called "Children's Specialty Hospital" that is reported on Part III, Line 4D as an other program service. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services | (Expenses $ 5,093,929 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 3,351,569) CLINIC SERVICES - THE DISCOVERY HEALTH CENTER IS A NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CERTIFIED CLINIC THAT OFFERS CENTER RESIDENTS AND INDIVIDUALS FROM THE LARGER COMMUNITY, A BROAD RANGE OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES. THE CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH/MEDICAL AND CLINICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE AND DENTAL SERVICES, COORDINATED BY A TEAM THAT INCLUDES A MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALISTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services | (Expenses $ 4,292,029 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 2,375,239) GRANTS FROM GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES - THERAPISTS, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services | (Expenses $ 2,089,013 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 111,286) CHILDREN'S SPECIALITY HOSPITAL - The Center for Discovery's first-of-its-kind Children's Specialty Hospital is transforming the standard of care for children and adolescents with complex conditions. The hospital provides specialized, short-term care for children with complex disabilities, along with support and training for their families, caregivers, and school districts. The Specialty Hospital's intensive, integrated treatment model enables each child to transition back to their home - and into their communities - reducing the need for long-term residential care. The hospital is expected to save New York State millions of dollars each year, with the goal of replicating this model throughout the state and the nation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body | THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCOUNTING FIRM, UTILIZING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT. ONCE THE DRAFT RETURN IS COMPLETED, IT IS PRESENTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER THIS REVIEW, THE FORM 990 IS SHARED WITH THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ADDITIONAL REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy | ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE CENTER FOR DISCOVERY ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official | THE ORGANIZATION USES AN OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING CONSULTING FIRM WITH EXPERTISE IN THE NOT-FOR PROFIT INDUSTRY TO PERFORM A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS FOR THE CEO. THE COMPENSATION ANALYSIS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: COMPENSATION SURVEYS BASED UPON THE COMPENSATION AND FRINGE BENEFITS REPORTED ON THE 990 TAX RETURNS FOR COMPARABLE AGENCIES IN THE INDUSTRY. THE RESULTS OF THIS COMPENSATION ANALYSIS ARE PRESENTED TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO REVIEWS THE ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION LEVELS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE DUE DILIGENCE GUIDELINES AS OUTLINED IN IRC 4958. THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION AND ALL DECISIONS MADE ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MEETING MINUTES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees | THE ORGANIZATION USES AN OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING CONSULTING FIRM WITH EXPERTISE IN THE NOT-FOR PROFIT INDUSTRY TO PERFORM A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS FOR THE OTHER CORPORATE OFFICERS. THE COMPENSATION ANALYSIS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: COMPENSATION SURVEYS BASED UPON THE COMPENSATION AND FRINGE BENEFITS REPORTED ON THE 990 TAX RETURNS FOR COMPARABLE AGENCIES IN THE INDUSTRY. THE RESULTS OF THIS COMPENSATION ANALYSIS ARE PRESENTED TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO REVIEWS THE ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION LEVELS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE DUE DILIGENCE GUIDELINES AS OUTLINED IN IRC 4958. THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION AND ALL DECISIONS MADE ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MEETING MINUTES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a, Column (B) | COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, KEY EMPLOYEES, HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES, AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS: THERE ARE 2,673 HOURS OF DOCUMENTED ATTENDANCE AT BOARD MEETINGS DURING 2024. IN ADDITION TO THIS, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INFORMAL HOURS MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN BOARD OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNANCE. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A and Schedule J, Part II, line 1 | EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024, FOLLOWING A 43-YEAR TENURE, PATRICK H. DOLLARD TRANSITIONED FROM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO SENIOR ADVISOR UNDER A WRITTEN AGREEMENT APPROVED BY THE BOARD. COMPENSATION REPORTED IN PART VII FOR 2024 TOTALED $1,084,335 AND INCLUDES PAYMENT OF ACCRUED PAID TIME OFF EARNED AND VESTED IN PRIOR PERIODS BUT PAID IN 2024, WAGES FOR SENIOR ADVISOR SERVICES, AND OTHER AMOUNTS PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT AND THE CORPORATION'S STANDARD PAYROLL PRACTICES. OF THE TOTAL, $390,933 REPRESENTS PAYMENT OF ACCRUED PTO EARNED AND VESTED IN PRIOR PERIODS; THE REMAINDER CONSISTS OF THE ITEMS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE SENIOR ADVISOR TERM EXTENDS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2026. |
| Form 990, Part X, Line 26 Total Liabilities | TOTAL LIABILITIES DECREASED YEAR OVER YEAR (FROM APPROXIMATELY $161.4 MILLION TO $144.7 MILLION), REFLECTING SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS, TARGETED REDUCTIONS IN CERTAIN DEBT OBLIGATIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS IN WORKING-CAPITAL MANAGEMENT. CONSISTENT WITH BOARD-APPROVED TRANSFORMATION GOALS, THE CENTER IS REBALANCING ITS CAPITAL STRUCTURE TO ALIGN LONG-TERM DEBT WITH PROGRAMMATIC EXPANSION IN HIGH-DEMAND DD/IDD SERVICES STATEWIDE-INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL, DAY, AND SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAMS-WHILE PRESERVING FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY TO EXPAND CAPACITY AND SERVICES. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances | UNREALIZED GAIN ON INTEREST RATE SWAPS - 3045755; CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST - 348817; BAD DEBT FROM UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES - -346365; Total - 3048207; |
| Software ID: | 24020961 |
| Software Version: | 2024v5.1 |