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CONSUMER DIRECTED CHOICES: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
CONSUMER DIRECTED CHOICES (EIN 16-1516618)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-08
IRS object ID
202631289349300203
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-08T01:56:58-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN141442607PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BST & CO CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 BRITISH AMERICAN BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityLATHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN161516618EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CONSUMER DIRECTED CHOICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCONSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5184640810PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17 WASHINGTON SQUAREAddressLine1Txt
CityALBANYCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12205ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER GRABERPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5184640810PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonNICHOLAS MURABITOPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02354743PTIN
Phone5184596700PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER GRABERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17 WASHINGTON SQUAREAddressLine1Txt
CityALBANYCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12205ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$37,539,872GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CDCHOICES.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1997FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionAS THE PREMIER PROVIDER OF CONSUMER-DIRECTED PERSONAL ASSISTANCE, WE EMPOWER INDEPENDENCE AND ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, SENIORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee3050TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers16TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$27,742PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$11,541,387CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$89,714,816PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$24,014,754CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$766,980PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$811,461CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$90,509,538PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$36,367,602CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$100,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$125,750CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$79,618,236PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,450,970PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$7,809,983CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$84,169,206PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$34,021,076CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$6,340,332PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,346,526CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$29,790,906TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$10,400,576TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,542,377TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$23,332,534NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$26,248,529NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionAS THE PREMIER PROVIDER OF CONSUMER-DIRECTED PERSONAL ASSISTANCE WE EMPOWER INDEPENDENCE AND ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, SENIORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$31,299,656ExpenseAmt
Grant$125,750GrantAmt
Revenue$24,014,754RevenueAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$31,299,656TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document15IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee3050EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRIAN FRASIERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5184640810PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17 WASHINGTON SQUAREAddressLine1Txt
CityALBANYCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12205ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

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THOMAS SCOTT CEHOWSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EILEEN SCANLAN
CHAIRPERSON1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
THOMAS GRIMES
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
GREG GIULIANO
VICE CHAIRPERSON1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
RYAN K MICKLUS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
TAMMY REHM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS MCGARRY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THERESA TERRY WAITT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM GANDER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARIEL RUIZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE-MARIE SCHAEFFER ESQ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENNADIY GENE KOSOY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAROLINE RYAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER GRABER
CEO38.00$597,065$0$128,428Yes (X)
HONGWEI ZHANG
SENIOR VP OPERATIONS38.00$263,871$0$35,957Yes (X)
BRIAN FRASIER
CONTROLLER38.00$170,156$0$42,858Yes (X)
BRIAN WATKINS
PROGRAM MANAGR38.00$113,962$0$26,248Yes (X)
MELISSA GROVES
COMPLIANCE MANAGER38.00$110,964$0$43,794Yes (X)
BENJAMIN GIBSON
IT SUPERVISOR38.00$108,257$0$44,189Yes (X)
DEMETRA ALBERTI
DIRECTOR OF HR38.00$118,327$0$5,971Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$327,445TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JONES DAYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1250 VESEY STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP102811047ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesLEGAL FEESServicesDesc
Compensation$1,172,221CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$11,541,277GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$110AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$11,541,387TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONSUMER DIRECTED SERVICES REVENU624100$23,850,990$23,850,990
CONTRACT STAFFING REVENUE561000$163,764$163,764
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$24,014,754TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$774,706TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$774,706ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,194,025SecuritiesAmt
Other$15,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,172,270SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$21,755SecuritiesAmt
Other$15,000OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$36,755TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$36,755ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$36,367,602TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$24,014,754RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$811,461ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,000TotalAmt
Program Services$125,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$750TotalAmt
Program Services$750ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,025,320TotalAmt
Program Services$975,574ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,746ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,574,857TotalAmt
Program Services$20,605,723ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$969,134ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$130,281TotalAmt
Program Services$114,705ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,576ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,649,299TotalAmt
Program Services$1,452,112ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$197,187ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,705,586TotalAmt
Program Services$1,635,548ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,038ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,268,547TotalAmt
Program Services$958,782ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$309,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,500TotalAmt
Program Services$35,901ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,599ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,300TotalAmt
Management And General$107,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,230TotalAmt
Management And General$33,230ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,659,970TotalAmt
Program Services$2,010,435ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$649,535ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,400TotalAmt
Program Services$8,616ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,784ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$168,719TotalAmt
Program Services$127,518ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$223,963TotalAmt
Program Services$169,274ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,689ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$209,187TotalAmt
Program Services$158,105ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,082ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,421TotalAmt
Program Services$12,411ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,010ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,168TotalAmt
Program Services$45,476ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,692ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,523TotalAmt
Program Services$46,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,023ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CREDIT LOSSES$2,321,803$2,321,803
TEMPORARY STAFFING$284,927$215,351$69,576
GROSS RECEIPTS TAX$109,052$109,052
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$80,720$61,009$19,711

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,553TotalAmt
Program Services$110,011ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,542ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,021,076TotalAmt
Program Services$31,299,656ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,721,420ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$300BOYAmt
EOY$300EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,252,440BOYAmt
EOY$15,147,679EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,755,656BOYAmt
EOY$1,065,188EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$217,854BOYAmt
EOY$66,074EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,430,040LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$530,171LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,887,972BOYAmt
EOY$3,899,869EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,225,221BOYAmt
EOY$9,318,654EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$393,667BOYAmt
EOY$293,142EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,733,110BOYAmt
EOY$29,790,906EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,325,485BOYAmt
EOY$1,659,809EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,075,091BOYAmt
EOY$1,882,568EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,400,576BOYAmt
EOY$3,542,377EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,332,534BOYAmt
EOY$26,248,529EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,332,534BOYAmt
EOY$26,248,529EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,733,110BOYAmt
EOY$29,790,906EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,346,526ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$569,469NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$232,454CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$187,033CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$53,837CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,742CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,541,387CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,042,453TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$46,071,955CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$54,449,174CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$69,360,990CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$89,714,816CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,014,754CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$283,611,689TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$46,304,409CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$54,636,207CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$69,414,827CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$89,742,558CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$35,556,141CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$295,654,142TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$295,654,142PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$243,454CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$403,264CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$481,842CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$666,791CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$774,706CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,570,057TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$243,454CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$403,264CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$481,842CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$666,791CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$774,706CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,570,057TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$46,547,863CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$55,039,471CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$69,896,669CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$90,409,349CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$36,330,847CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$298,224,199TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99140PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99340PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00860InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00660InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$107,300OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$107,300TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION HIRED OSTROFF ASSOCIATES AND TRESS CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC TO LOBBY FOR US TO PROMOTE CDPA, ESPECIALLY DURING THE STATE BUDGET SEASON. THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR, THEY PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THAT STATE CAPITOL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,430,040OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$530,171DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,899,869BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,899,869TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO THIRD PARTIES$1,611,275
LEASE LIABILITY FOR OPERATING LEASE$204,751
LEASE LIABILITIES FOR FINANCE LEASES$66,542
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,882,568TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$36,903,841TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$569,469NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$569,469RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$36,334,372RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$33,230InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$33,230RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$36,367,602TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$33,987,846TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$33,987,846ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$33,230InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$33,230ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$34,021,076TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCDCHOICES FILES FORM 990 ANNUALLY WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. WHEN ANNUAL RETURNS ARE FILED, SOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ARE HIGHLY CERTAIN TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, WHILE OTHER TAX POSITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION OR AMOUNT OF THE POSITIONS TAX BENEFIT THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED CDCHOICES TAX POSITIONS, INCLUDING INTEREST AND PENALTIES ATTRIBUTABLE THERETO, AND CONCLUDED THAT CDCHOICES HAS TAKEN NO TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CONSUMER DIRECTED PA ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1119 WASHINGTON AVENUE SUITE 3AAddressLine1Txt
CityALBANYCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12210ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN311747747RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$125,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantLEGAL FEES DONATIONPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHRISTOPHER GRABER
CEO$327,002$0$252,629$0$17,434$0$91,739$0$36,689$0$725,493$0$206,674$0
HONGWEI ZHANG
SENIOR VP OPERATIONS$201,648$0$57,582$0$4,641$0$23,222$0$12,735$0$299,828$0$48,292$0
BRIAN FRASIER
CONTROLLER$157,419$0$6,500$0$6,237$0$0$0$42,858$0$213,014$0$0$0
MELISSA GROVES
COMPLIANCE MANAGER$100,581$0$6,490$0$3,893$0$7,500$0$36,294$0$154,758$0$0$0
BENJAMIN GIBSON
IT SUPERVISOR$102,462$0$4,820$0$975$0$7,500$0$36,689$0$152,446$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
THOMAS CEHOWSKI
BOARD MEMBER$26,733UNITS OF SERVICE0
THOMAS GRIMES
BOARD MEMBER$57,289UNITS OF SERVICE0
KIM GANDER
BOARD MEMBER$17,310UNITS OF SERVICE0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART IV. BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONSFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024 RESPECTIVELY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS RECEIVED IN TOTAL, 4,144 AND 15,810 UNITS OF CONSUMER DIRECTED HOME CARE SERVICES THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION. TOTAL REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE PROVISION OF THESE SERVICES TO THESE BOARD MEMBERS WAS $101,332 AND $417,610 FOR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024 RESPECTIVELY. RATES CHARGED FOR THESE SERVICES ARE THE SAME AS FOR SERVICES TO ALL OTHER UNRELATED CONSUMERS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3CONSUMER DIRECTED CHOICES (CDCHOICES) SERVED AS A FISCAL INTERMEDIARY FOR EMPLOYERS (CONSUMERS) AND EMPLOYEES (PERSONAL ASSISTANTS) UNDER THE NEW YORK STATE CONSUMER DIRECTED PERSONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CDPA) THROUGH JULY 2025. IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, THE CDPA PROGRAM TRANSITIONED IN 2025 FROM MULTIPLE FISCAL INTERMEDIARIES TO A SINGLE STATEWIDE FISCAL INTERMEDIARY. AS A RESULT OF THIS TRANSITION, CDCHOICES CEASED OPERATIONS WITHIN THE CDPA PROGRAM, WHICH HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S REVENUE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT COPY IS DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL AFFIRMATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15CEO: THE CEO PREPARES A SELF EVALUATION. ALSO, A BOARD COMMITTEE PREPARES AN EVALUATION OF THE CEO. IN ADDITION, COMPARABLE SALARIES ARE USED FROM SIMILAR ENTITIES TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES: PAY RANGES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED. SELF EVALUATIONS AS WELL AS DIRECT SUPERVISOR EVALUATIONS ARE PREPARED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE POLICY FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.