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Special Children Center

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Human Services — Multipurpose and Other / Children's, Youth Services (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$22.9M (2023)

Expenses
$18.5M (2023)

Total Assets
$40.1M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$5.06M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$22,936,871
Expenses
$18,488,879
Net Income
$4,447,992
Net Assets
$35,086,997
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $11,876,675
51.8%
Program Services $11,174,043
48.7%
Investment Income $13,387
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$310,079
Sales of Assets $29,427
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $153,418
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $221,805
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,581,571
51.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $40,149,518
Total Liabilities $5,062,521
Net Assets $35,086,997
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Evelyn Sabrina Menache (Group Home D) $147,507 $0 $29,812
Dina Mayer (Ny Respite D) $141,774 $0 $19,483
Jenine Choueka (Executive Vi) $129,606 $0 $35,194
Rivka Chapler (Group Home A) $82,206 $34,210 $0
Aaron Nussbacher (Cfo) $80,306 $54,982 $51,988
Chaya R Bender (President &) $68,074 $86,842 $47,165
Israel Grafstein (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Chaim Gross (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
David Hillel (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
David Lieberman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Israel Nachum (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$21,880,832
Expenses
$12,497,458
Net Income
$9,383,374
Net Assets
$30,639,005
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,357,182
56.5%
Program Services $9,163,616
41.9%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$69,239
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $429,273
2.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $610,446
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,138,699
49.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $34,323,805
Total Liabilities $3,684,800
Net Assets $30,639,005
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Evelyn Sabrina Menache (Group Home D) $136,426 $0 $27,100
Jenine Choueka (Executive Vi) $132,287 $0 $30,300
Dina Mayer (Ny Respite D) $102,560 $0 $21,500
Chaya R Bender (President &) $70,666 $63,631 $48,600
Aaron Nussbacher (Cfo) $56,600 $50,387 $51,000
Israel Grafstein (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Chaim Gross (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
David Hillel (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
David Lieberman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Israel Nachum (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,840,382
Expenses
$10,056,210
Net Income
$4,784,172
Net Assets
$21,255,631
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,940,982
40.0%
Program Services $7,679,425
51.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,219,975
8.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $480,183
4.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,304,663
52.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,361,213
Total Liabilities $1,105,582
Net Assets $21,255,631
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Evelyn Sabrina Menache (Group Home D) $136,784 $0 $25,300
Jenine Choueka (Executive Vi) $132,391 $0 $25,800
Rivka Chapler (Therapist/Bc) $102,900 $22,019 $0
Aaron Nussbacher (Cfo) $59,705 $44,734 $45,300
Chaya R Bender (Executive Di) $55,346 $62,556 $40,300
Israel Grafstein (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Chaim Gross (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
David Lieberman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Israel Nachum (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Yaakov Shwekey (President) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,890,102
Expenses
$8,953,475
Net Income
$5,936,627
Net Assets
$16,471,459
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,234,537
55.3%
Program Services $6,537,202
43.9%
Investment Income $167
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,933
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $115,263
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $461,933
5.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,740,174
52.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $19,210,201
Total Liabilities $2,738,742
Net Assets $16,471,459
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Evelyn Sabrina Menache (Group Home D) $132,635 $0 $25,000
Rafuel Langsam (Group Home A) $108,951 $0 $0
Jenine Choueka (Executive Vi) $101,821 $0 $24,000
Aaron Nussbacher (Cfo) $58,682 $42,712 $39,000
Chaya R Bender (Executive Di) $44,321 $67,457 $44,000
Israel Grafstein (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Chaim Gross (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
David Lieberman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Israel Nachum (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Yaakov Shwekey (President) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,917,621
Expenses
$8,811,414
Net Income
$1,106,207
Net Assets
$10,534,832
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,714,337
47.5%
Program Services $5,426,989
54.7%
Investment Income $883
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$316,116
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $91,528
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,283,456
60.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,341,136
Total Liabilities $1,806,304
Net Assets $10,534,832
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Evelyn Sabrina (Group Home D) $129,749 $0 $25,500
Aaron Nussbacher (Cfo) $61,350 $35,828 $29,000
Chaya R Bender (Executive Di) $51,289 $70,259 $35,000
Yaakov Shwekey (President) $0 $0 $0
Israel Grafstein (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
David Lieberman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Israel Nachum (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Chaim Gross (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,785,343
Expenses
$8,806,899
Net Income
$978,444
Net Assets
$9,428,625
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,334,468
23.9%
Program Services $5,082,060
51.9%
Investment Income $195
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $1,955,205
20.0%
Sales of Assets $394,940
4.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $18,475
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,856,324
55.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,817,955
Total Liabilities $1,389,330
Net Assets $9,428,625
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Aaron Nussbacher (Cfo) $60,813 $34,523 $6,081
Chaya R Bender (Executive Di) $50,541 $65,088 $5,054
Yaakov Shwekey (President) $0 $0 $0
Israel Grafstein (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
David Lieberman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Israel Nachum (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Chaim Gross (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,345,256
Expenses
$4,637,510
Net Income
$707,746
Net Assets
$8,450,181
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,227,330
23.0%
Program Services $2,540,755
47.5%
Investment Income $115
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $1,580,356
29.6%
Sales of Assets -$5,800
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,500
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,560,790
55.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,777,666
Total Liabilities $2,327,485
Net Assets $8,450,181

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The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,024,429
Expenses
$8,252,990
Net Income
$2,771,439
Net Assets
$7,739,425
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,264,779
20.5%
Program Services $4,476,316
40.6%
Investment Income $59
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $4,022,399
36.5%
Sales of Assets -$1,000
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $261,876
2.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,465,445
54.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,301,650
Total Liabilities $2,562,225
Net Assets $7,739,425
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Chaya R Bender (Executive Di) $53,879 $65,088 $0
Jenine Choueka (Director) $10,695 $0 $0
Yaakov Shwekey (President) $0 $0 $0
Israel Grafstein (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
David Lieberman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Israel Nachum (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Chaim Gross (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,582,692
Expenses
$7,784,612
Net Income
-$201,920
Net Assets
$4,967,986
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,741,505
36.2%
Program Services $4,721,153
62.3%
Investment Income $34
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $120,000
1.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,477,621
57.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,012,968
Total Liabilities $2,044,982
Net Assets $4,967,986
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Chaya R Bender (Executive Di) $86,653 $0 $0
Jenine Choueka (Director) $10,378 $0 $0
Yaakov Shwekey (President) $0 $0 $0
Israel Grafstein (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
David Lieberman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Israel Nachum (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Chaim Gross (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,396,740
Expenses
$7,112,363
Net Income
$284,377
Net Assets
$5,169,906
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,674,584
36.2%
Program Services $4,714,580
63.7%
Investment Income $40
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,536
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,212,585
59.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,803,729
Total Liabilities $1,633,823
Net Assets $5,169,906
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Chaya R Bender (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jenine Choueka () $0 $0 $0
Bluma Gross (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,398,883
Expenses
$5,174,943
Net Income
$223,940
Net Assets
$4,885,529
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,156,332
39.9%
Program Services $3,225,928
59.8%
Investment Income $195
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $16,428
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,852,800
55.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,031,443
Total Liabilities $1,145,914
Net Assets $4,885,529
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Chaya R Bender (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jenine Choueka () $0 $0 $0
Bluma Gross (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,243,122
Expenses
$3,742,853
Net Income
$2,500,269
Net Assets
$4,661,589
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,043,958
64.8%
Program Services $2,183,428
35.0%
Investment Income $169
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $15,567
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,109,644
56.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,636,836
Total Liabilities $975,247
Net Assets $4,661,589

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,785,110
Expenses
$2,781,174
Net Income
$3,936
Net Assets
$1,706,711
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,396,417
50.1%
Program Services $750,473
26.9%
Investment Income $172
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $638,048
22.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $76,550
2.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,598,626
57.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,413,804
Total Liabilities $707,093
Net Assets $1,706,711

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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