United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CONSTRUCTIVE PARTNERSHIPS UNLIMITED EMPOWERS PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX NEEDS OR HOUSING INSECURITY TO ACHIEVE FULFILLING DIGNIFIED, SAFE AND HEALTHY LIVES.
- Income
- $274.1 million
- Spending
- $268.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- -1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 2,130
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $914,832, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (diseases, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 74% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (diseases, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $198.8 million spent. COMMUNITY LIVING SERVICES - WE PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY LIVING SERVICE PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE IN NEW YORK CITY, PUTNAM, AND ROCKLAND COUNTY WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AFFORDING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN AN APARTMENT OR GROUP HOME. SPECIALIZED LIVING ARRANGEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ALSO HAVE CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS 659 PEOPLE LIVING IN 143 RESIDENCES CERTIFIED AS INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL ALTERNATIVES (IRA) AND 198 WHO LIVE IN 13 RESIDENCES CERTIFIED AS INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES (ICF). COMMUNITY HABILIATION - CONSTRUCTIVE PARTNERSHIPS UNLIMITED PROVIDES COMMUNITY HABILITATION AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT SERVICE (ISS) FOR 149 INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. THE FOCUS IS TO MAINTAIN OR DEVELOP THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE POSSIBLE FOR EACH PERSON. THE SERVICES IS BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS AND IS GEARED TO SUPPORT THEIR INDEPENDENCE. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY, 365 DAYS A YEAR. THE SERVICES ARE GOAL-ORIENTED WITH MEASURABLE OUTCOMES AND ARE PERSON-CENTERED. DELIVERABLE SERVICES CAN INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, COMMUNITY SAFETY AWARENESS, ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, TRAVEL, TRAINING, MONEY MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATIONS. THE SERVICE CAN BE PROVIDED IN THE INDIVIDUALS HOME, IN THE COMMUNITY, AND IN THE INDEPENDENT RESIDENTIAL ALTERNATIVE (IRA). THE SERVICE IS DELIVERED BY A TRAINED INDIVIDUAL LIVING SKILL TRAINER ("ILIST"). THE INDIVIDUAL AND STAFF WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP GOALS THAT WILL ASSIST THE INDIVIDUAL TO LIVE MORE INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR DESIRED SETTING. ISS HOUSING IS A GRANT THAT IS FUNDED THROUGH OPWDD. THE INDIVIDUAL CAN LIVE INDEPENDENTLY OR WITH A ROOMMATE. CURRENTLY, CP UNLIMITED HAS 64 INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN ISS HOUSING. IN MOST CASES, CONSTRUCTIVE PARTNERSHIPS UNLIMITED PROVIDES COMMUNITY HABILITATION SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE INDIVIDUAL MOVING INTO AN APARTMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME. WRAP-AROUND SERVICES THAT REQUIRE THE SERVICES OF A HEALTH AIDE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.
- $40.2 million spent. 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.
- $4.4 million spent. HEALTH CARE CENTERS - THE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SUPPORTS THE NEEDS OF OUR INDIVIDUALS AND STAFF WITHIN OUR RESIDENTIAL AND DAY PROGRAMS, THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY AND HUDSON VALLEY. IN EACH OF THESE AREAS REHAB PROVIDES TRAINING TO STAFF ON ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, AMBULATION, AND SPECIALIZED BASIS. OUR GOALS ARE TO MAINTAIN INDIVIDUALS' FUNCTIONAL SKILLS WITHIN THEIR HOMES AND BE AN ACTIVE PART OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. IF THIS IS NOT FEASIBLE, ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THUS ENABLING THE INDIVIDUALS AT LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE OUTSIDE OF THE RESIDENTIAL AND DAY PROGRAMS. THE REHAB DEPARTMENT OPERATES AN ARTICLE 16 CLINIC WITH ENROLLMENT OF OVER 700 PATIENTS. THIS CLINIC SUPPORTS OUR PATIENTS THROUGH DIRECT OCCUPATIONAL, PHYSICAL AND SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES WITH EMPHASIS IN RESTORING OR MAINTAINING THEIR FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES. THE CLINIC IS OVERSEEN BY A PSYCHIATRIST WHO ALSO EVALUATES PATIENTS FOR COMPLEX MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CUSTOM WHEELCHAIRS, SEATING UNITS, AND BATHING DEVICES. THESE DEVICES BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF A PATIENTS LIFE AS IT OFFERS THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN DAILY ACTIVITIES. LASTLY, THE ARTICLE, SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUIRE COUNSELING, PHSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES TO ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ENHANCING AN INDIVIDUALS QUALITY OF LIFE AND INCREASING THEIR ABILITY TO PURSUE PERSONAL GOALS AND CHOICES.
- $2.6 million spent. NYS EMERGENCY SHELTER - CONSTRUCTIVE PARTNERSHIPS UNLIMITED PROVIDES TEMPORARY HOUSING OF UP TO 55 UNITS. THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY 36 FAMILIES TOTALING 121 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN NEED OF EMERGENCY HOUSING. THE EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM PROVIDES 24 HOUR, 7 DAYS A WEEK SUPPORT INCLUDING FOOD AND CLOTHING SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE, JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT, AND HOUSING AND RECREATION SERVICES. THE SHELTER ALSO OPERATES SHELTER SERVICES FOR UP TO 200 MEN AT A TIME IN BROOKLYN AND HAS PLANS ON EXPANDING OUR PRESENCE IN THE SYSTEM.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1961.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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