Sandcastle Clinical & Educational

Lewiston, MEUnknown exempt organizationEIN 01-0506743

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The mission of Sandcastle Clinical and Educational services is to provide a full range of Clinical and Educational services to individuals of all abilities, using a family-centered treatment approach in a safe and nurturing environment.

80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$564K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$564K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
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
$1.6M
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▼ -14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▼ -23%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$0
FY2024▲ +100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$209K
FY2021$49K
FY2022−$22K
FY2023−$79K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.2M Management & general 20% · $292K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $564K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$405,829Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$157,947Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephanie Gelinas$405,829$136,849$129,902$273,828$88,511
Charlene O'Clair$157,947$109,267—$150,609—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Offers clinical and educational services for all abilities, using a family-centered approach.

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3 program services account for $632K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Sandcastle's Early Childhood Education Center hosts four classrooms offering: Early childhood education and special education through preschool classes and pre-kindergarten classes. Our special education services are based on naturalistic teaching strategies, utilizing a heterogeneous classroom setting (children who have special needs…

$268Kprogram expense
02

Speech and language therapy services address different needs, including speech sounds (how an individual says sounds in different positions of words) and language (expressive, receptive and social language). Services also address: voice disorders, stuttering, and oral motor issues (swallowing, feeding).

$194Kprogram expense
03

Occupational therapy addresses fine motor skills such as handwriting, self-help skills such as dressing, visual perceptual skills, such as puzzle making and gross motor skills, such as climbing, jumping and bike riding to access the physical environment.

$170Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$362K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$292K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$362K
Government grantsLn 1e$353K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$687
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 561
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$521K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$0
Net assetsLn 32−$79K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$564K$474K$90K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$394K$312K$82K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$35K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$282K$237K$45K
Management feesLn 11a$9K$8K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$5K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$6K$9K
TravelLn 17$16$4$12
InterestLn 20$39K$29K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$24K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$5K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$31K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$20K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$292K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.5M$130K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.9M−$57K−$79K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$2.0M−$70K−$22K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$2.2M$257K$49K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$2.0M−$96K−$209K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,610,383 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,234 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$2,057
VIII-1e Government grants$352,925
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,621
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$361,603
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,229,934$1,229,934
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $687$687
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $12,925$12,925
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,235,168 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,612$1,610,383
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,480,074 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $473,571 · Management $90,205$563,776
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $312,210 · Management $82,283$394,493
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,002 · Management $6,667$41,669
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $237,243 · Management $45,189$282,432
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $7,569 · Management $1,892$9,461
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,160 · Management $1,290$6,450
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,243 · Management $1,081$4,324
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,734 · Management $8,602$14,336
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4 · Management $12$16
IX-20 InterestPrograms $29,227 · Management $9,743$38,970
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,400 · Management $8,133$32,533
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,534 · Management $6,801$11,335
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,738 · Management $19,516$50,254
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,890 · Management $10,135$30,025
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,188,525 · Management $291,549 · Fundraising $0$1,480,074
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $521,012$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,783$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $11,399$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,675$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,402,057$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,946,926$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $44,327$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,025,828$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$78,902$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$78,902$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,946,926$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,610,383
XI-2 Total expenses$1,480,074
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$130,309
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$78,902
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$51,407
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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