EIN 16-0911473

Community Action Organization of Erie County (CAO)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
655
Year formed
1965
Most recent tax filings
2022-02-01
Description
Community Action Organization of Erie County's mission is to promote opportunities for low-income individuals, families, and communities to achieve self-sufficiency through advocacy, partnerships and services.
Also known as...
Community Action Organization of Western New York
Total revenues
$31,001,421
2022
Total expenses
$30,395,124
2022
Total assets
$11,956,609
2022
Num. employees
655
2022

Program areas at CAO

CAO Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) contributes to the well-being and success of 1,080 HS and 205 EHS in Erie County, 200 HS slots for Niagara county, and the program works collaboratively with ten (10) daycare providers supporting one hundred and ninety (190) infants/toddlers. 10% of the HS/EHS openings are reserved for children with disabilities. CAO also partners with Early Head Start Childcare Partnerships to service 190 preschoolers at 14 locations. We have over 31 education agreements and over 90 collaborations and partnerships. Our mission is to provide exemplary comprehensive early childhood services to our children and families in cooperative, collaborative, and nurturing environments.
The CAO Drug Abuse, Research and Treatment Program (DART) currently serves 565 consumers in our outpatient opiate treatment program. The clients attend our clinic daily at which time they receive medication, methadone that assists in the development and maintenance of their recovery from opiate dependence. Clients are also required to attend weekly individual sessions with their assigned counselor as well as group therapy, whose goals are to identify the antecedents to addiction and develop and monitor the effectiveness of their recovery plans. During this period the DART program conducted 170,723 dispensing and 37,559 clinical episodes of care.
Community Services Block Grant - The CAO is a community based, citizen driven organization that provides essential health & human services, educational and training programs to low-income residents across Erie County, NY with extensive experience in site management, crisis and emergency services, youth and family development, food pantry distributions, employment & training, reporting to funding sources and creating and maintaining vital partnerships within the community. On average we serve over 34,879 individuals and over 34,760 families at over 7 sites annually.

Grants made by CAO

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Holy Cross Head StartProgram Support$2,015,047
SENECA BABCOCK COmmUNITY ASSOCIATIONProgram Support$139,627
The Ywca of Western New YorkProgram Support$49,273
...and 1 more grant made

Who funds Community Action Organization of Erie County (CAO)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo (CFGB)Unrestricted Use; Head Start; Remote Learning Programming for Students$65,682
John R Oishei FoundationCovid-19 Recovery$15,000
Education TrustSupport$10,000
...and 2 more grants received
Federal funding details
Federal agencyProgram nameAmount
Department of Health and Human ServicesHEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM$11,240,285
Department of Health and Human ServicesHEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM$8,792,480
Department of Health and Human ServicesCOMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT ENTITLEMENT SUBAWARD$1,951,702
...and 12 more federal grants / contracts

Personnel at CAO

NameTitleCompensation
Thomas KimPresident and Chief Executive Officer$153,208
Deanne MontgomeryVice President of Finance and Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer / Vice President Finance$104,597
Tonya Kohlman-HargroveChief People Officer
Chelsea WhiteExecutive Vice President and Chief of Education / Early Childhood Administrator / Head Start Program Support Manager$127,800
Yeaben G. GompahChief Compliance Officer
...and 25 more key personnel

Financials for CAO

RevenuesFYE 02/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$26,618,245
Program services$4,627,521
Investment income and dividends$372
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-264,697
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$19,980
Total revenues$31,001,421

Form 990s for CAO

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-022023-01-13990View PDF
2021-022022-08-17990View PDF
2020-022021-11-23990View PDF
2019-022021-03-08990View PDF
2018-022019-03-20990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
June 20, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 17, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
June 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 13, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
May 12, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Education Trust
Nonprofit Types
Civic / social organizationsBusiness and community development organizationsCharitiesCommunity Action ProgramsHead Start programs
Issues
Community improvement
Characteristics
Political advocacyState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
45 Jewett Ave Suite 150
Buffalo, NY 14214
Metro area
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
County
Erie County, NY
Website URL
caowny.org/ 
Phone
(716) 881-5150
Facebook page
CAOErieCounty 
Twitter profile
@caoeriecounty 
IRS details
EIN
16-0911473
Fiscal year end
February
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1965
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S20: Community, Neighborhood Development, Improvement
NAICS code, primary
813410: Civic and Social Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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