Pinnacle Community Services Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$4.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$5m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$4.5m
$1.4m liabilities
Net assets
$3.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
19
4.7 years on average
Staff
66
100 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Bernadette Franjoine
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Pinnacle Community Services Inc's network
19 people14 organisationsi19 people and 14 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (14) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
19 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernadette Franjoine Chair | Chairperson | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Amanda Aversa | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dana Radatz | 2nd Vice Chairperson | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Holly M Shaw (also filed as Holly Shaw) | Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Karen Lyle | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Karri Gebhart | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ken Tirohn | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Michael Piette | At Large Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Najja Bouldin | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Nicolette Mazzarella | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Pastor Craig D Pridgen (also filed as Pastor Craig Pridgen) | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Peter H Wiltenburg (also filed as Peter Wiltenburg) | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ronald Zenon Piaseczny | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ryan Erwin | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Sharon Lomison | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Steven Carmina | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Steven Sinclair | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sue Jacobi Franjoine | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Thomas SY | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Francesca Sommer | President / CEO | since 2018 |
| Kenneth Sass | President / CEO | 2018 |
| Laura Pennington | Chief Executive Officer | since 2023 |
| Laura Pennington Gawel | CEO | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Pennington | Chief Executive Officer | 35 | $129k | $10k | |
| Bernadette Franjoine | Chairperson | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dana Radatz | 2nd Vice Chairperson | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ken Tirohn | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Steven Sinclair | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael Piette | At Large Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Amanda Aversa | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Najja Bouldin | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steven Carmina | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Erwin | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sue Jacobi Franjoine | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karri Gebhart | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sharon Lomison | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Lyle | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nicolette Mazzarella | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Pastor Craig Pridgen | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Holly Shaw | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas Sy | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Peter Wiltenburg | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ronald Zenon Piaseczny | Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Pinnacle Community Services Inc
- EIN
- 166052152
- Address
- 1522 Main St, Niagara Falls, NY, 14305-2522
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Side by side, step by step, we strengthen our community by supporting and empowering individuals and families on their journey. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P40Z Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1895
- Principal officer
- Laura Pennington (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1944
- 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 filingsBernadette Franjoine
≥8years on the filingsDana Radatz
≥8years on the filingsKaren Lyle
≥8years on the filingsMichael Piette
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $4.5m
- Total liabilities
- $1.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.9m
- Program service revenue
- $2.1m
- Employees
- 66
- Volunteers
- 100
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 | $4.4m | $5m | Deficit $618k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
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.Pinnacle Community Services, 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
- 3 August 1943
- Registered agent
- The Family And Children's Service Of Niagara Falls, N.Y., In (city and state not held)