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ONONDAGA COMMUNITY LIVING INC
SYRACUSE, NY · EIN 161275425 · Form 990 · FY2021 · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$5.2M
expenses
$5.2M
net assets
$1.7M
employees
209
volunteers
9
program ratio
91%
mission · from form 990

TO EMPOWER AND INDIVIDUALLY SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN THE EFFORTS TO LIVE FULL LIVES AS INTEGRAL RESPECTED MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY. THIS IS DONE BY CARING ABOUT AND HAVING INTEREST IN THOSE WE SERVE WHILE PROVIDING A WIDE VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALIZED NON-SEGREGATED, COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES SUCH AS COMMUNITY HABILITATION, EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, AND SELF DIRECTION.

profile · synthesized from sources

Onondaga Community Living Inc empowers individuals with developmental disabilities to live independently and participate fully in their communities. The organization provides individualized, community-based services across Onondaga County, New York, including community habilitation, employment support, and housing assistance. Its programs focus on building life skills, securing competitive employment, and promoting self-direction and self-advocacy.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2021

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $2.08M
    COMMUNITY HABILITATION - OFFERS ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE IN AREAS SUCH AS SOCIAL SKILLS, TRANSPORTATION, SELF-ADVOCACY, FINANCE MANAGEMENT, AND HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES (COOKING, CLEANING, SHOPPING, ETC.). THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY HABILITATION IS TO BUILD THESE SKILLS WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING INDEPENDENCE, AND TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORTS NEEDED TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT ONE'S LIFE. PROGRAM SERVED 95 INDIVIDUALS DURING 2021.
  2. #2 $559K
    EMPLOYMENT SERVICES - ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES GAIN WORK SKILLS AND TO OBTAIN JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY. APPROXIMATELY 77 INDIVIDUALS WERE SUPPORTED IN 2021. THE ACCES-VR PROGRAM TEACHES WORK SKILLS, PROVIDES WORK EXPERIENCES AND ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 PARTICIPANTS IN 2021.
named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Community Habilitation
Provides one-on-one support to build skills in social interaction, transportation, self-advocacy, financial management, and household activities such as cooking, cleaning, and shopping to increase independence and informed decision-making
Employment Services
Supports individuals with developmental disabilities in gaining work skills and securing competitive employment in the community, including through the ACCES-VR program which offers training, work experiences, and job placement
Individual Support Services
Offers housing subsidies paid directly to landlords or mortgage companies, plus start-up funding for security deposits, first month's rent, furniture, and household items for individuals moving into their own living arrangements
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Supported Employment for Developmental Disabilities 1 activity
    • Employment Support Services
      Offers employment services to help individuals with developmental disabilities develop work skills and secure community-based competitive jobs; supported approximately 77 individuals in 2021, including 45 participants in the ACCES-VR program.
  • Supportive and Emergency Housing Services 1 activity
    • Housing Support Services
      Provides individual housing support including monthly subsidies and start-up funding for housing transitions, covering security deposits, first month's rent, furniture, and household items; served 93 individuals in 2020.
  • Day Habilitation Services 1 activity
    • One-on-One Community Habilitation Services
      Provides individualized community habilitation services to build skills in social interaction, transportation, self-advocacy, financial management, and household activities to increase independence for individuals with developmental disabilities; served 95 individuals in 2021 and 117 individuals in 2020.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$5.23M
Contributions & grants$764K15%
Program service revenue$4.45M85%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$12K
expenses
Total expenses$5.16M
Program expenses91%
Admin / overhead9%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$3.75M
Grants paid out$256K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$2.78M
Cash$696K
Investments$0
Liabilities$1.12M
Net assets$1.67M
Liquid reserves1.6 mo
2 years on record · 2020–2021 · YoY revenue +2.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
DANIEL KELLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $98K
board members · 8
  • ANDREA WANDERSEE — DIRECTOR
  • ERIC STONE — DIRECTOR
  • KAREN BURNS — DIRECTOR
  • LINDA WEBB — DIRECTOR
  • MEGAN BEITER — TREASURER
  • ROBERT SWITALSKI — VICE PRESIDENT
  • RONALD DENBY — PRESIDENT
  • TERRI NELSON-GRAHAM — SECRETARY
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.

  • Community-Based Support Model
    methodology: community_based_support
    By providing individualized, non-segregated services within the community, the organization enables people with developmental disabilities to live independently and become respected community members, because integration fosters belonging, autonomy, and social inclusion.