2026-05-08T01:56:58-05:00 2025-12-31 141442607 BST & CO CPAS LLP 10 BRITISH AMERICAN BLVD LATHAM NY 12110 990 2025-01-01 161516618 CONSUMER DIRECTED CHOICES INC CONS 5184640810 7 WASHINGTON SQUARE ALBANY NY 12205 CHRISTOPHER GRABER CEO 5184640810 2026-05-07 1 NICHOLAS MURABITO P02354743 5184596700 2026-05-07 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHRISTOPHER GRABER 7 WASHINGTON SQUARE ALBANY NY 12205 37539872 0 X WWW.CDCHOICES.ORG X 1997 NY AS THE PREMIER PROVIDER OF CONSUMER-DIRECTED PERSONAL ASSISTANCE, WE EMPOWER INDEPENDENCE AND ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, SENIORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. 13 13 3050 16 0 0 27742 11541387 89714816 24014754 766980 811461 0 0 90509538 36367602 100000 125750 0 0 79618236 26085343 0 0 0 4450970 7809983 84169206 34021076 6340332 2346526 33733110 29790906 10400576 3542377 23332534 26248529 X AS THE PREMIER PROVIDER OF CONSUMER-DIRECTED PERSONAL ASSISTANCE WE EMPOWER INDEPENDENCE AND ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, SENIORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. 0 1 31299656 125750 24014754 IN FULFILLMENT OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER VARIOUS CONSUMER DIRECTED PROGRAMS, CDCHOICES SERVES AS A FISCAL INTERMEDIARY FOR CONSUMERS/DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES. AMONG ITS FISCAL INTERMEDIARY SERVICES IS TO PROVIDE PAYROLL AND BENEFITS SERVICES FOR 3,050 EMPLOYEES OF CONSUMERS/DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES. AS SUCH, OF THE REPORTED EMPLOYEES IN PART I, LINE 5, ONLY 51 ARE EMPLOYEES OF CONSUMER DIRECTED CHOICES. THE REMAINING INDIVIDUALS REPORTED ARE THOSE FOR WHOM CDCHOICES PROVIDES PAYROLL SERVICES ON BEHALF OF CONSUMERS/DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES. 31299656 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 3050 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X BRIAN FRASIER 5184640810 7 WASHINGTON SQUARE ALBANY NY 12205 THOMAS SCOTT CEHOWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EILEEN SCANLAN CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS GRIMES TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GREG GIULIANO VICE CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RYAN K MICKLUS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TAMMY REHM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS MCGARRY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THERESA TERRY WAITT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM GANDER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARIEL RUIZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE-MARIE SCHAEFFER ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GENNADIY GENE KOSOY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAROLINE RYAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER GRABER CEO 38.00 X 597065 0 128428 HONGWEI ZHANG SENIOR VP OPERATIONS 38.00 X 263871 0 35957 BRIAN FRASIER CONTROLLER 38.00 X 170156 0 42858 BRIAN WATKINS PROGRAM MANAGR 38.00 X 113962 0 26248 MELISSA GROVES COMPLIANCE MANAGER 38.00 X 110964 0 43794 BENJAMIN GIBSON IT SUPERVISOR 38.00 X 108257 0 44189 DEMETRA ALBERTI DIRECTOR OF HR 38.00 X 118327 0 5971 1482602 0 327445 7 0 1 0 JONES DAY 250 VESEY STREET NEW YORK NY 102811047 LEGAL FEES 1172221 1 11541277 110 11541387 CONSUMER DIRECTED SERVICES REVENU 624100 23850990 23850990 CONTRACT STAFFING REVENUE 561000 163764 163764 24014754 774706 774706 1194025 15000 1172270 0 21755 15000 36755 36755 36367602 24014754 0 811461 125000 125000 750 750 1025320 975574 49746 21574857 20605723 969134 130281 114705 15576 1649299 1452112 197187 1705586 1635548 70038 1268547 958782 309765 47500 35901 11599 107300 107300 33230 33230 2659970 2010435 649535 11400 8616 2784 168719 127518 41201 223963 169274 54689 209187 158105 51082 16421 12411 4010 60168 45476 14692 61523 46500 15023 CREDIT LOSSES 2321803 2321803 TEMPORARY STAFFING 284927 215351 69576 GROSS RECEIPTS TAX 109052 109052 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 80720 61009 19711 145553 110011 35542 34021076 31299656 2721420 0 300 300 10252440 15147679 10755656 1065188 217854 66074 4430040 530171 3887972 3899869 8225221 9318654 393667 293142 33733110 29790906 8325485 1659809 2075091 1882568 10400576 3542377 X 23332534 26248529 23332534 26248529 33733110 29790906 2346526 569469 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 232454 187033 53837 27742 11541387 12042453 46071955 54449174 69360990 89714816 24014754 283611689 46304409 54636207 69414827 89742558 35556141 295654142 0 0 0 295654142 243454 403264 481842 666791 774706 2570057 243454 403264 481842 666791 774706 2570057 46547863 55039471 69896669 90409349 36330847 298224199 0.99140 0.99340 0.00860 0.00660 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 107300 107300 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: THE 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. 4430040 530171 3899869 3899869 DUE TO THIRD PARTIES 1611275 LEASE LIABILITY FOR OPERATING LEASE 204751 LEASE LIABILITIES FOR FINANCE LEASES 66542 1882568 X 36903841 569469 569469 36334372 33230 33230 36367602 33987846 0 33987846 33230 33230 34021076 PART X, LINE 2: CDCHOICES 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. 0 CONSUMER DIRECTED PA ASSOCIATION 119 WASHINGTON AVENUE SUITE 3A ALBANY NY 12210 311747747 501(C)(3) 125000 0 LEGAL FEES DONATION 1 0 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER GRABER CEO 327002 0 252629 0 17434 0 91739 0 36689 0 725493 0 206674 0 HONGWEI ZHANG SENIOR VP OPERATIONS 201648 0 57582 0 4641 0 23222 0 12735 0 299828 0 48292 0 BRIAN FRASIER CONTROLLER 157419 0 6500 0 6237 0 0 0 42858 0 213014 0 0 0 MELISSA GROVES COMPLIANCE MANAGER 100581 0 6490 0 3893 0 7500 0 36294 0 154758 0 0 0 BENJAMIN GIBSON IT SUPERVISOR 102462 0 4820 0 975 0 7500 0 36689 0 152446 0 0 0 THOMAS CEHOWSKI BOARD MEMBER 26733 UNITS OF SERVICE 0 THOMAS GRIMES BOARD MEMBER 57289 UNITS OF SERVICE 0 KIM GANDER BOARD MEMBER 17310 UNITS OF SERVICE 0 PART IV. BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS DURING 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. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 CONSUMER 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 11B A DRAFT COPY IS DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL AFFIRMATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 CEO: 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 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE POLICY FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.