To provide human Services, community employment, developmental skills to persons with Autism and other developmental disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 45 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $459K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$238K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $66
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$318K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.2M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.2M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.2M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2025▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$4.0M
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$5.8M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1972.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $3.3M Management & general 16% · $643K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $238K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$168,231Pt VII · Sec A
Emeritus Ed
$70,022Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sheela Smith$168,231$153,174$155,577$145,693$137,340
Joel Smith$70,022$68,613$72,419$73,627$68,649

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

Offers human services, job training, and life skills for people with autism and developmental disabilities.

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2 programs · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provides community employment and awareness, vocational and developmental skills, to young adults and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities in central and eastern massachusetts. Transportation services are also provided.

$3.0Mprogram expense
02

Day habilitation program offers alternatives to people who need a more structured approach to day programming.

$353Kprogram expense

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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 2 funders$66

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$430K
Investment incomeLn 3$137K
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$643K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$395K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$430K
Investment incomeLn 3$137K
Gains on assetsLn 7$56K
Total revenueLn 12$4.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$316K
SavingsLn 2$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$395K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
VolunteersI 66
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$436K$395K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$301K$318K
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M$5.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$326K$250K$77K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.6M$261K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K$214
Other employee benefitsLn 9$490K$398K$92K
Payroll taxesLn 10$225K$189K$35K
Legal feesLn 11b$22K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$41K
Investment management feesLn 11f$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$32K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$115K$98K$17K
TravelLn 17$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$198K$177K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$165K$155K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$351K$329K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$10K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$3.3M$643K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.2M$4.0M$212K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.0M$3.3M$717K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.3M$3.1M$190K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$2.9M$302K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.4M$2.6M$872K$4.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,164,404 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,492,920$3,596,604
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $469,946$430,308
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50,295$137,492
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,013,161$4,164,404
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 $2,408,219$2,953,991
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $888,067$997,978
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,296,286$3,951,969
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $716,875$212,435
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $4,164,404 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,588,622
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,982
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,596,604
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $430,308$430,308
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $81,264$81,264
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $56,228$56,228
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $430,308 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $137,492$4,164,404
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,951,969 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $249,523 · Management $76,899$326,422
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,648,609 · Management $260,599$1,909,208
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,566 · Management $214$3,780
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $398,286 · Management $91,501$489,787
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $189,438 · Management $35,356$224,794
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $22,322$22,322
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,685$40,685
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $12,070$12,070
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $32,171 · Management $6,637$38,808
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $15,872$15,872
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $97,785 · Management $17,267$115,052
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,161$20,161
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $176,785 · Management $21,130$197,915
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $154,525 · Management $10,497$165,022
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $328,586 · Management $22,448$351,034
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,734 · Management $9,303$19,037
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,309,169 · Management $642,800 · Fundraising $0$3,951,969
Part X · Balance sheet $6,117,948 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $377,321$315,634
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $58,948$78,983
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $475,836$394,192
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $42,445$54,505
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,682,706$2,459,710
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,152,776$2,814,924
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,790,032$6,117,948
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $301,200$317,926
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $301,200$317,926
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,488,832$5,800,022
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,488,832$5,800,022
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,790,032$6,117,948
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,800,022 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,164,404
XI-2 Total expenses$3,951,969
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$212,435
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,488,832
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$98,755
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,800,022

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