Peoples Equal Action and Community Effort Inc
Donations deductiblePeoples Equal Action and Community Effort Inc's network
11 people4 organisationsi11 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 11 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Montgomery | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Edward Perry | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Eric JT Caballero | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Hon Nicholas J Demartino | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jason J Wallace | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Laflair | Board Member | 2026 | new |
| Mitayah Donerlson | Board Member | 2026 | new |
| Pastor Phyllis Lee-Williams | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Patricia Usherwood Fitzpatrick | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Steve Hodgens | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tysha Martin | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
Officers and senior leadership
16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Armanda King | Director of HR | since 2024 |
| Carolyn D Brown | Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Catherine Green | HR Director | 2019 |
| Catherine Green Harris | Sr. HR Director (Retired) | since 2020 |
| David A Scharoun | President | since 2019 |
| Erich W Shafer | Company secretary | since 2019 |
| Joseph E O'Hara | Executive Director (Retired) | since 2019 |
| Judge James H Cecile | President | since 2019 |
| Kathleen O'Brien | VP of Finance | since 2019 |
| Nancy Specht Turo | VP of Finance | since 2021 |
| Paula Freedman | 1st VICE PRESIDENT | since 2023 |
| Rebeccah Frank | Director Head Start/Early | 2026 |
| Rebeccah Heberle | Director Head Start/Early Head Start | since 2021 |
| Robert T Tackman | Treasurer | since 2019 |
| Shirley Copes | 2nd Vice President | since 2019 |
| Todd Goehle | VP of Operations & Strategy | since 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 January 2026iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn D Brown | Executive Director | 37.5 | $186k | $6k | |
| Kathleen O'brien | VP of Finance | 37.5 | $131k | $15k | |
| Nancy Specht Turo | CFO | 37.5 | $123k | $31k | |
| Armanda King | Director of HR | 37.5 | $118k | $31k | |
| Rebeccah Frank | Director Head Start/Early | 37.5 | $112k | $30k | |
| Todd Goehle | VP of Operations & Strateg | 37.5 | $103k | $3k | |
| Mitayah Donerlson | Board Member | 0.42 | $0 | ||
| Pastor Phyllis Lee-Williams | Board Member | 0.04 | $0 | ||
| Jason J Wallace | Board Member | 0.54 | $0 | ||
| Steve Hodgens | Board Member | 0.29 | $0 | ||
| Patricia Usherwood Fitzpatrick | Board Member | 0.56 | $0 | ||
| Eric Jt Caballero | Board Member | 0.37 | $0 | ||
| Hon Nicholas J Demartino | Board Member | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Edward Perry | Board Member | 0.31 | $0 | ||
| Christopher Montgomery | Board Member | 0.52 | $0 | ||
| Tysha Martin | Board Member | 0.52 | $0 | ||
| Michael Laflair | Board Member | 0.15 | $0 | ||
| Judge James H Cecile | President | 1.75 | $0 | ||
| Shirley Copes | 2nd Vice President | 0.21 | $0 | ||
| Robert T Tackman | Treasurer | 1.48 | $0 | ||
| Paula Freedman | 1st Vice President | 0.52 | $0 | ||
| Erich W Shafer | Secretary | 0.54 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Peoples Equal Action and Community Effort Inc
- EIN
- 166095039
- Address
- 217 S Salina St Ste 200, Syracuse, NY, 13202-1370
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Helping people in the community realize their potential for becoming self-sufficient. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P200 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1968
- Principal officer
- Carolyn Brown (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1971
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2026
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsEdward Perry
≥7years on the filingsEric JT Caballero
≥7years on the filingsJason J Wallace
≥7years on the filingsPastor Phyllis Lee-Williams
Latest return
year to 31 January 2026iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 January 2026. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $9.6m
- Total liabilities
- $4.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $5.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $26.2m
- Program service revenue
- $323k
- Employees
- 419
- Volunteers
- 1,948
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 | $25.1m | $25.4m | Deficit $284k |
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.Peoples Equal Action And Community Effort, 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
- 26 March 1968
- Registered agent
- Peoples Equal Action And Community Effort, Inc. (city and state not held)