Consumer Directed Choices
Donations deductibleRevenue
$36.4m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$34m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$29.8m
$3.5m liabilities
Net assets
$26.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
5.2 years on average
Staff
3,050
16 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Eileen Scanlan
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Consumer Directed Choices' network
11 peoplei11 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eileen Scanlan Chair | Chairperson | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ariel Ruiz | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Greg Giuliano | Vice Chairperson | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jane-Marie Schaeffer ESQ | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kim Gander | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Ryan K Micklus | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tammy Rehm | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Theresa Terry Waitt | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Thomas Grimes | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Thomas McGarry | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Thomas Scott Cehowski | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Delollo | Director of Financial Planning & Analysis | 2024 |
| Benjamin Gibson | It Supervisor | 2024 |
| Brian Frasier | Fin Ops MGR | since 2019 |
| Carol Durante | Program Specialist | 2022 |
| Christopher Graber | CFO | since 2018 |
| Elizabeth Martin | Former CEO | since 2018 |
| Hongwei Zhang | VP Operations | since 2022 |
| Kristina Hunter | Director of Programs | 2024 |
| Mark Kepner-Clough | Director of People Operations and Risk | 2023 |
| Melissa Groves | Compliance Manager | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Graber | CEO | 38 | $597k | $128k | |
| Hongwei Zhang | Senior VP Operations | 38 | $264k | $36k | |
| Brian Frasier | Controller | 38 | $170k | $43k | |
| Demetra Alberti | Director of HR | 38 | $118k | $6k | |
| Brian Watkins | Program Managr | 38 | $114k | $26k | |
| Melissa Groves | Compliance Manager | 38 | $111k | $44k | |
| Benjamin Gibson | It Supervisor | 38 | $108k | $44k | |
| Thomas Scott Cehowski | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eileen Scanlan | Chairperson | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas Grimes | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Greg Giuliano | Vice Chairperson | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan K Micklus | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tammy Rehm | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas McGarry | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Theresa Terry Waitt | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kim Gander | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ariel Ruiz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jane-Marie Schaeffer Esq | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gennadiy Gene Kosoy | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karoline Ryan | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Consumer Directed Choices
- EIN
- 161516618
- Address
- 7 Washington Square, Albany, NY, 12205-5507
- State
- New York
- Mission
- As the premier provider of consumer-directed personal assistance we empower independence and advocate for people with disabilities, seniors, and their families. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P82 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1997
- Principal officer
- Christopher Graber (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1998
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsEileen Scanlan
≥7years on the filingsGreg Giuliano
≥6years on the filingsTammy Rehm
≥6years on the filingsThomas Grimes
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $29.8m
- Total liabilities
- $3.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $26.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $11.5m
- Program service revenue
- $24m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $126k
- Employees
- 3,050
- Volunteers
- 16
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $90.5m | $84.2m | $6.3m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Directed Pa Association | Legal fees donation | $125k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Consumer Directed Choices, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 10 January 1997
- Registered agent
- Not stated