Florida · Nonprofit
THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC
THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC (Florida) receives grants from 66 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,858,502 to it, the largest being Prime Time Palm Beach County Inc ($657,576). 47 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $17M
- Funders on record
- 66
- Grants received
- $6.9M
- Net assets
- $19M
What The Arc of Palm Beach County Inc does
Mission
The arc of palm beach county envisions a community where every person feels welcome, connected and accepted. The arc is changing the conversation around disabilities by defying definitions, inspiring possibilities and improving the lives of the people (see schedule o)we serve, their families, and our community. In order to accomplish this mission, the arc operates programs throughout palm beach county which deliver services to individuals with developmental disabilities from infancy through adulthood, as well as to families in need of support.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Early intervention programs:trained specialists provide developmental interventions in the child's natural setting and across various community based settings. Services can range from six months to five years. Provides in-home services to families of children between birth to five years of age who have demonstrated mild delays in development. Additionally, programs provide developmental services in local pediatricians' offices to improve health, development and emotional wellness of children up to age three. Further, the program provides short-term, developmental services to children up to age 5, focusing on parent education and support. For the year, reporting early intervention programs provided services to over 2,700 families throughout palm beach county
$4,192,970 spentof which $800 as grants25% of program spendingResidential services:provides community-based homes for adults with developmental disabilities. These homes are designed to help adults over the age of 21 learn to live on their own by acquiring new skills which enhance their quality of life and help them achieve their highest level of independence. The arc currently operates the following residences:1. Eleanor trachtenberg residence (including tenzer apartments)2. Poney martin residence3. Sipporta residence4. Bickel residence5. Amy's residence6. Jb's ranch7. Babbette wolffcurrently all homes have reached resident capacity with no vacancies.
$4,170,573 spentof which $603 as grants$3,294,160 earned by the program24% of program spendingAdult day training (adt) provides structured daytime programs for adults (age 18+) with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The program focused on skill-building in the areas of self-help and life skills. It promotes social interactions, community inclusion and independence. Services are provided across two campuses in palm beach county.for the year, reporting service delivery model was streamlined and uniformed across campuses; thus, allowing for the integration of a classroom based approached to teaching and engaging with clients.
$2,722,177 spentof which $24,883 as grants16% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$5,983,638 spentof which $31,820 as grants$1,995,452 earned by the program35% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $17,069,358.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $8.0M to $26M (+227%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 80% · 2018 78% · 2019 65% · 2020 75% · 2021 69% · 2022 68% · 2023 64% · 2024 39% · 2025 48%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
68% of THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Pamela Payne
CEO
Board chair
Kurt Gehring
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 14 funders to 32 funders, grant income rose $245k → $943k.
8 of 66 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 12% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $8.4M from 3 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest United Way of Palm Beach County Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC raised.
From the IRS filings of THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 66 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 10% of grant income, and it takes 7 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 7 funders to its left
43% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 34% · 2018 35% · 2019 27% · 2020 16% · 2021 29% · 2022 29% · 2023 17% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
53% of THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 71% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
82% of THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC's grant income comes from Florida funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $822k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC has grown faster than half of the 2,396 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $21k on record — $10k federal, $11k state.
- National Endowment for the Arts$10k
- REFUNDS - GENERAL $11k
- FEES - GENERAL - COMMODITIES $14
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
92% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- Seagull Industries for the Disabled Inc · exempt
- Palm Beach Habilitation Center Inc · exempt
- Housing Corporation of the Palm Beach County Arc Inc · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC?
- THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC (Florida) receives grants from 66 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,858,502 to it, the largest being Prime Time Palm Beach County Inc ($657,576). 47 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC have?
- IRS filings report 66 organizations giving $6,858,502 in grants to THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC, 47 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC?
- Prime Time Palm Beach County Inc is the largest funder on record, with $657,576 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 66 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing