Active Retirement Community Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker South Setauket, NY EIN: 31-1631439

Jefferson's ferry is committed to serving older adults by providing an active lifestyle within an all-inclusive lifecare retirement community. The lifecare concept promotes dignity, privacy, individuality and independence for each resident. This is accomplished through a caring environment with concerned staff providing security and peace of mind through a focus on resident service.

Active Retirement Community Inc at a glance

In short: Active Retirement Community Inc gave $18K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $9K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$18,000
-45.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
-60.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$9,000
+36.4% vs 2023
Median grant
$9,000
Total assets
$212,429,077
+2.8% vs 2023
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

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Who Active Retirement Community Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Staller Center for the Arts: $10KStaller Center for the Arts$10KJTM Foundation: $8KJTM Foundation$8K

The largest 2024 recipient was Staller Center for the Arts ($10K). Together the top 2 received $18K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Stony BrookPort JeffersonEast SetauketNew YorkSetauket

How Active Retirement Community Inc gives

  • Giving fell 42% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K3 grants2020 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 5 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2024) to $33K (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $18K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Staller Center for the Arts Stony Brook, NYProgram Support$10,000
JTM Foundation Port Jefferson, NYProgram Support$8,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$212,429,077$47,345,672$44,714,504$18,0002$4,044,584
2023$206,557,458$39,771,277$41,195,313$33,0005$1,069,405
2022$201,502,362$34,003,204$36,310,382$26,5004$577,989
2021$204,676,750$34,139,621$32,336,105$31,0002$1,279,397
2020$197,999,170$32,116,333$31,562,721$26,5003$2,049,771

About Active Retirement Community Inc

Based on IRS filings

Active Retirement Community Inc is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in South Setauket, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $212.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $4.0M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Active Retirement Community Inc is led by Robert Caulfield, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2020; 7 of 16 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Robert Caulfield

    Chief Executive Officer

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $521K (2020) → $723K (2024)

  • Gloria Snyder

    Chair

    Member → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Comerford

    Vice President of Health Services

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $242K (2020) → $307K (2024)

  • Brian Amtmann

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $280K (2020) → $329K (2024)

  • Christopher Adamo

    Vice President of Hospitality Services

    Vice President Hospitality Services → Vice President of Hospitality Services, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $217K (2020) → $242K (2024)

  • Linda Kolakowski

    Vice President of Resident Services

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $176K (2020) → $182K (2024)

  • Michele Berti

    Vice President of Human Resources

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $145K (2020) → $202K (2024)

  • Elissa Gargone

    Vice President of Marketing

    On filings since 2021

    50 hrs/week

    $141K (2021) → $215K (2024)

  • Debra Engelhardt

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Danowski

    Vice Chair

    Member → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Sini

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Kubasek

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wayne Shattes

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth Roberts

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lawrence Davidow Esq.

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Darwell

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Valerie Cartright (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Vincent P. Basilice (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Vivian M. Viloria-Fisher (2020–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Frederick Bohonan (2020–2021) — Director of It
  • Former: Theresa Carson (2020–2021) — Md Coordinator
  • Former: George F. Rice (2020) — Member to October
  • Former: Richelle Rugolo (2020) — Director of Nursing

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Robert Caulfield — Chief Executive Officer: $723KRobert CaulfieldChief Executive Officer$723KBrian Amtmann — Chief Financial Officer: $329KBrian AmtmannChief Financial Officer$329KAnthony Comerford — VP of Health Services: $307KAnthony ComerfordVP of Health Services$307KChristopher Adamo — VP of Hospitality Services: $242KChristopher AdamoVP of Hospitality Services$242KElissa Gargone — VP of Marketing: $215KElissa GargoneVP of Marketing$215KMichele Berti — VP of Human Resources: $202KMichele BertiVP of Human Resources$202KLinda Kolakowski — VP of Resident Services: $182KLinda KolakowskiVP of Resident Services$182K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $723K, to Robert Caulfield (Chief Executive Officer). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Active Retirement Community Inc

How much does Active Retirement Community Inc give each year?

Active Retirement Community Inc gave $18K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $33K across 5 grants.

How large is Active Retirement Community Inc?

Active Retirement Community Inc reported $212.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $47.3M.

What is Active Retirement Community Inc?

Active Retirement Community Inc is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in South Setauket, NY. It holds $212.4M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Active Retirement Community Inc operate?

Active Retirement Community Inc has awarded grants in New York.

What is Active Retirement Community Inc's EIN?

Active Retirement Community Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1631439. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 19, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 14, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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