Sunrise Opportunities FY2021 filing

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Machias, ME501(c)(3)Since 1957Mental HealthEIN 01-0407276Revenue $10.6M in FY2021

On file with the IRSsun-rise.tvPo Box 88, 04654-0088 · Machias, METax-exempt since Jun 1987Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide living and work environments in which people with disabilities can thrive, enjoy a high quality of life and reach their own personal goals. Sunrise Opportunities has created residential & work programs & mental health services to meet these needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$123K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $444K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$123K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $1.3M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.6M
Spent
$8.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$10.6M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$10.6M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$10.4M
FY2025$10.9M
Expenses
$8.0M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$9.5M
FY2023$9.8M
FY2024$10.4M
FY2025$11.2M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$2.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1987.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $7.2M Management & general 10% · $834K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $123K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$123,011Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Michaud’s $154K as Executive Director is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 746 $10–100M mental health nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Thomas Michaud$154,422$148,530$110,981$124,300$123,011

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports people with disabilities to thrive in homes, jobs, and life.

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3 programs · $4.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Residential Treatment Programs

for people with severe and persistant mental illness. 20 adults with severe and persistant mental illmness received round the clock, clinically supervised, personal support in a home-like and safe residential environment which included their own private bedroom and a daily treatment program tailored to their specific needs.

$2.6Mprogram expense
02

Home Support Programs

support approximatly 20 adults with intellectual disabilities. Individuals receive clinically supervised support services delivered in their own homes (or in small agency supported homes) designed to help recipients improve and maintain their ability to live as independently as possible.

$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Childrens Services

services approximately 40 children with significant intellectual, emotional or behavioral disabilities. Providing home and community based treatment, rehabilitative and commmunity support or child day treatment programs. Services include counseling, therapy, teaching, socialization and applied behavioral analysis.

$919Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$1.3M
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $262K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$179,014
Unitemized GrantFY2020$83,324

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$8.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.2M
Managementcol C$834K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$10.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$4.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$205K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5165
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$181K$205K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$83K$83K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$123K$123K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.5M$4.1M$352K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$93K$81K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$617K$539K$78K
Payroll taxesLn 10$367K$314K$53K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$190K$187K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$7K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$487K$388K$98K
TravelLn 17$43K$43K$556
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$74K$74K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$12K$34K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$293K$235K$58K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.0M$7.2M$834K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.9M$11.2M−$270K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.4M$10.4M$39K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.5M$9.8M−$343K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.6M$9.5M$170K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $10.6M$8.0M$2.6M$3.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $10,627,751 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $966,550$3,431,432
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,660,217$7,180,268
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $677$7,104
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,406$8,947
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,637,850$10,627,751
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $99,384$83,324
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,875,086$5,649,482
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,352,499$2,271,058
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,326,969$8,003,864
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $310,881$2,623,887
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $10,627,751 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,384,009
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,047,423
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,431,432
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,153,268 · Unrelated business $27,000$7,180,268
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,584$2,584
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $4,520$4,520
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,947$8,947
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,166,735 · Unrelated business $27,000 · Excluded from tax $2,584$10,627,751
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,003,864 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $83,324$83,324
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $123,011$123,011
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,098,571 · Management $351,829$4,450,400
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $80,900 · Management $11,666$92,566
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $538,988 · Management $77,731$616,719
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $313,855 · Management $52,931$366,786
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,022$2,022
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,185$20,185
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $187,169 · Management $2,633$189,802
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,469 · Management $1,054$8,523
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $388,378 · Management $98,306$486,684
IX-17 TravelPrograms $42,776 · Management $556$43,332
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,128$2,128
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $73,588$73,588
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,149 · Management $33,600$45,749
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,103,077 · Management $2,661$1,105,738
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $235,090 · Management $58,217$293,307
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,169,484 · Management $834,380 · Fundraising $0$8,003,864
Part X · Balance sheet $5,223,601 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,722,075$4,133,822
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,118,092$884,481
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $181,086$205,298
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,045,143$5,223,601
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $935,428$606,287
X-25 Other liabilities$848,214
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,962,324$1,516,895
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,082,819$3,706,706
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,082,819$3,706,706
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,045,143$5,223,601
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,706,706 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,627,751
XI-2 Total expenses$8,003,864
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,623,887
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,082,819
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,706,706

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