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Blair Senior Services

Altoona, PA · EIN 25-1259406 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Blair Senior Services reported $16.7 million in revenue and $13.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.29 went to program services, $13.35 to management and general costs and $0.36 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 77.2% of the total. Government grants made up 20.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $174,057 (PRESIDENT). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 62% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
86.3%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
13.3%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.4%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.01$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
21.6%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
20.4%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
77.2%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$174,057$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.31%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
16
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.16.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 15100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$638K expenses · 5.6% of program spending · revenue $638K

Access services - includes programs to inform the older residents of the county as to what services are available to them including employment opportunities and housing

$3.9M expenses · 34.1% of program spending · revenue $3.9M

In-home services - includes programs to assist persons with problems to coordinate and develop service plans to meet their needs including home delivered meals

$895K expenses · 7.8% of program spending · revenue $895K

Long-term care support services - includes programs for persons with long-term needs

$6.0M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT
Officer, 37.50 hrs/week
$149,546$0$24,511$174,057

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Blair Senior Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $185K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$17M$13M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$17M$13M86.3%$10M$174,057
FY2024 ⓘ$14M$14M85.3%$6.6M$185,584
FY2023 ⓘ$13M$13M89.3%$6.9M$182,701
FY2022 ⓘ$10M$9.9M86.5%$6.9M$178,480
FY2021 ⓘ$9.9M$9.1M87.5%$6.5M$174,521
FY2020 ⓘ$10M$9.9M87.9%$5.9M$165,687

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5242

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Blair Senior Services totaling $195 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Blair Senior Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Blair Senior Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Blair Senior Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Blair Senior Services reported that 86.3% of its $13.3 million in expenses went to program services, 13.3% to management and general and 0.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Blair Senior Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Blair Senior Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $174,057, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Blair Senior Services get its money?

Of $16.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 21.6% came from contributions and grants (including 20.4% from government grants) and 77.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Blair Senior Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 25-1259406 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202600979349301205 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540289349300714 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400879349300645 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320409349300447 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240389349300719 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130489349301603 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 25-1259406: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.