Cayuga Counseling Services Inc

The information for Cayuga Counseling Services Inc is as of the organization's most recent filing in December 2019. This organization is located in Auburn, NY and has been providing services for 42 years since its founding in 1977.

Organization Classification

The IRS classifies organizations according to the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) system. The NTEE system helps the IRS assign a 3-character code to each organization to describe the organization's activities.

Cayuga Counseling Services Inc's NTEE code is F60. The "F" tells us that the organization is classified along with Mental Health & Crisis Intervention. The "60" tells us that the organization is a Counseling organization. The NTEE describes Counseling organizations as those that provide treatment services for individuals who are having difficulty in coping with a traumatic experience or a personal relationship or in making the adjustments that are required by their particular stage in life.

Every organization is also governed by a specific section of the Internal Revenue Code. The most common type is a 501(c)(3) organization. However, there are actually 29 different types of organizations that are identified by the Internal Revenue Code. This organization happens to be a 501(c)(3) organization. The IRS describes these organizations as those engaged in Religious, Educational, Charitable, Scientific, Literary, Public Safety, Amateur Sports, or Prevention of Cruelty to Children or Animals work.

The mission of Cayuga Counseling Services Inc is to enable all individuals to improve the quality of their lives and to promote emotional health and well-being with a special emphasis of providing services to children, young adults, and families.

Program Areas

Program Area 1: Outpatient Clinical Programs provide psychotherapy, psychiatric, and related services to individuals, children, couples, and families. This program operates in one certified community site and nine school sites.

Program Area 2: Preventive Services works in partnership with families to reduce and eliminate risk and safety issues that threaten the stability of the family, promote and model effective parenting skills, reduce child abuse and neglect through community-wide education and outreach, and engage in wide-ranging system change efforts to promote safe communities.

Program Area 3: The criminal and family programs provide an alternative to incarceration and detention while still preserving public safety and promoting positive change and the development of functional skills.

Organization Staffing

Cayuga Counseling Services Inc is run by Heather Petrus, who is the Executive Director. The organization has 109 employees, of whom only 1 is paid more than $100k per year (according to the organization's most recent 990 tax filing). Supporting the paid staff are 7 volunteers.

Board Governance

Cayuga Counseling Services Inc is well-governed, with 8 voting members and 8 independent members. Potential conflicts of interest are not present, and the organization has not delegated management to an outside firm. All board and committee meetings are documented, and the organization has a written conflict of interest policy, a whistleblower policy, and a document retention policy in place. Leadership and officer salaries are substantiated and reviewed, and the 990 is provided to the board prior to filing. With these measures in place, Cayuga Counseling Services Inc is ensuring that its operations are conducted in a transparent and responsible way.

Organization Growth

Cayuga Counseling Services Inc has grown over the past four years, as evidenced by the increases in Contributions & Grants Received, Program Service Revenue, Investment Income, Total Revenue, Employee Salaries, and Total Employees. Total Expenses also increased, though the number of Volunteers decreased. This suggests that the organization is becoming more efficient in its operations and is likely continuing to grow.