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Providing specialized educational programs and services to the children and youth who are a special part of our journey together.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 02-0347622) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$230K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 0.5% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
91% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$230K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.6 mo
of spending, in cash
0.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$461K
27% of total assets
Liabilities are 27% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
11 of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$9.4M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$9.4M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.4M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$7.9M
FY2024$8.5M
FY2025$9.4M
Expenses
$9.4M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$7.9M
FY2024$8.7M
FY2025$9.4M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1986.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $8.6M Management & general 9% · $883K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $230K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$126,340Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$103,213Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Helen Rist Executive Director$126,340$122,718$117,185$120,000——
Kevin Murphy————$122,004$125,397
Jessica Gervais$103,213—————

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

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3 programs · $3.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Our occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants provide direct and consultative services to a wide range of students in member and non-member districts. As related service providers, we support students in their educational environment to improve functional independence in daily activities of academic, sensory motor…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 02-0347622) · Dispute this line
$1.3Mprogram expense
02

The licensed speech-language pathologists and certified speech-language specialists of strafford learning center not only provide services within our own programs, but also extend their experience to local schools within our member and non-member districts.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 02-0347622) · Dispute this line
$1.2Mprogram expense
03

Rochester learning academy (rla) is a special education program serving students with disabilities in grades 6-12. Rla is approved to serve male and female students with identified disabilities in the areas of specific language impairment (sli), traumatic brain injury (tbi), other health impairment (ohi), emotional disturbance (ed)…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 02-0347622) · Dispute this line
$1.0Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$85K
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Money outPt IX
$9.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.6M
Managementcol C$883K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$434K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$461K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$85K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Total revenueLn 12$9.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$358K
SavingsLn 2$75K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$434K
Accounts receivableLn 4$250K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$15K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$545K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$114K
Other assetsLn 15$339K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$461K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5119
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$457K$434K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$107K$114K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$579K$545K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$645K$461K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$173K$160K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.3M$5.8M$478K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$260K$232K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.5M$1.4M$98K
Payroll taxesLn 10$473K$436K$37K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Investment management feesLn 11f$376$376
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$296K$245K$51K
TravelLn 17$44K$40K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$34K$34K
InsuranceLn 23$103K$91K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$246K$169K$77K
All other expensesLn 24e$42K$22K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.4M$8.6M$883K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 2, 2026 $9.4M$9.4M−$77K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 29, 2025 $8.5M$8.7M−$188K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 23, 2024 $7.9M$7.9M$92K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 4, 2023 $6.9M$6.8M$113K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $6.5M$6.5M$16K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 12, 2021 $6.6M$6.3M$267K$1.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $9,360,290 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,056$84,616
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,434,920$9,226,495
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,918$49,179
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $80,914$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,534,808$9,360,290
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,753,797$8,641,380
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $968,705$796,401
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,722,502$9,437,781
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$187,694−$77,491
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $9,360,290 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,161,050 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$81,214
VIII-1d Related organizations$3,402
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$84,616
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,065,445$6,065,445
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $49,179$49,179
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,275,674 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9,360,290
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,437,781 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $159,588 · Management $13,786$173,374
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,773,437 · Management $477,567$6,251,004
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $232,202 · Management $27,842$260,044
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,386,371 · Management $97,525$1,483,896
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $436,339 · Management $36,723$473,062
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,045$1,045
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,125$28,125
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $376$376
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,562$1,562
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $245,201 · Management $50,972$296,173
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,200 · Management $4,014$44,214
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $33,606$33,606
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $90,505 · Management $12,561$103,066
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $168,967 · Management $77,352$246,319
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,780 · Management $20,135$41,915
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,554,590 · Management $883,191 · Fundraising $0$9,437,781
Part X · Balance sheet $1,696,063 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $384,579$358,258
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $72,813$75,480
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $270,258$249,653
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,842$14,832
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $578,722$545,116
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $107,481$113,575
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $527,889$339,149
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,957,584$1,696,063
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $113,761$118,243
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,789$3,789
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $527,889$339,149
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $645,439$461,181
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,285,625$1,208,832
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $26,520$26,050
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,312,145$1,234,882
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,957,584$1,696,063
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,234,882 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,360,290
XI-2 Total expenses$9,437,781
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$77,491
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,312,145
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$228
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,234,882

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