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COMPEER WEST INC
BUFFALO, NY · EIN 161454202 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE F99 · Mental Health & Crisis Intervention · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$2.0M
expenses
$2.1M
net assets
$3.0M
employees
25
volunteers
207
program ratio
87%
mission · from form 990

TO PROMOTE REHABILITATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS BY MATCHING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WITH THEM FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS TO IMPROVE PERSONAL SKILLS.

profile · synthesized from sources

Compeer West Inc is a mental health rehabilitation organization based in Buffalo, NY. It promotes recovery by pairing community volunteers with mental health patients to build supportive personal relationships aimed at improving social and life skills. The organization focuses on peer-based companionship as a pathway to personal development and reintegration.

named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

Compeer Friendship Program
Matches trained community volunteers with mental health patients to develop one-on-one friendships that support emotional recovery and skill-building through regular social interaction
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Friendly Visiting & Social Companionship Programs 1 activity
    • Matching mental health patients with community volunteers for rehabilitation
      Promotes rehabilitation of mental health patients by pairing them with community volunteers to build personal relationships and improve personal skills.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$2.04M
Contributions & grants$1.64M80%
Program service revenue$270K13%
Investment income$73K4%
Other revenue$55K
expenses
Total expenses$2.08M
Program expenses87%
Admin / overhead13%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$1.37M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$3.40M
Cash$162K
Investments$2.74M
Liabilities$375K
Net assets$3.03M
Liquid reserves16.7 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +2.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
CHERI ALVAREZ CEO 35 $148K
CYNTHIA DORMAN CFO 35 $111K
board members · 12
  • BERNICE SKIRBOLL — DIRECTOR
  • CLIFFORD JACKSON — DIRECTOR
  • DR ELLEN GRANT — DIRECTOR
  • GRETCHEN KELLY — SECRETARY
  • JESSICA FUCHS — CHAIRPERSON
  • KENTON STANCLIFF — TREASURER
  • MARY CZOPP — VICE CHAIR
  • MICHAEL FLANAGAN — DIRECTOR
  • MICHAEL LIGNOS — DIRECTOR
  • PAULETTE E ROSS ESQ — DIRECTOR
  • PETER HEFFLEY — DIRECTOR
  • ROB KUBIAK — DIRECTOR
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Peer-Support Rehabilitation
    methodology: peer_support_model
    By pairing mental health patients with community volunteers to form personal relationships, the organization improves patients' personal skills and supports rehabilitation because social connection and lived-experience mentorship enhance recovery outcomes.