Beaverbrook Step INC

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Beaverbrook Step, INC. Is a private, not-for-profit organization which provides community-based residential, day and support services to adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities in eastern massachusetts. The organization assists with the access, training and opportunities necessary to fully experience the benefits of community living. The organization strives to enhance the quality of life of individuals, while also fulfilling our responsibility to help our communities understand and appreciate the talents of all of its members.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers and 451 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
Download 990
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
90% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.4 mo
of spending, in cash
2.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.5M
34% of total assets
Liabilities are 34% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$30.1M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$28.9M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$14.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$30.1M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$18.7M
FY2021$24.1M
FY2022$23.5M
FY2023$24.6M
FY2024$25.3M
FY2025$30.1M
Expenses
$28.9M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$18.6M
FY2021$20.7M
FY2022$22.2M
FY2023$23.4M
FY2024$25.2M
FY2025$28.9M
Net assets
$14.5M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.2M
FY2021$10.6M
FY2022$11.9M
FY2023$13.2M
FY2024$13.3M
FY2025$14.5M

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 Feb 1974.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $25.9M Management & general 10% · $3.0M

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

18 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$163,629Pt VII · Sec A
Interim CFO
$151,489Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director
$131,568Pt VII · Sec A
CFO (until 11/11/24)
$131,458Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director
$127,771Pt VII · Sec A
Staff Advocate
$125,897Pt VII · Sec A
Staff Advocate
$123,290Pt VII · Sec A
Staff Advocate
$120,171Pt VII · Sec A

Virginia a Connolly’s $164K as Executive Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Virginia a Connolly$163,629$153,876$161,807$156,034$164,237$152,926
John Sannella$151,489$140,617$133,000$59,567——
Jessica a Kirwan$131,568$117,266$120,313$109,843——
Michael Bent$131,458—————
Richard Currier$127,771$117,877$116,353$102,276$107,449—
Sunday Sserenkuma—$127,592————
Margaret Wilson————$127,567$112,326
Sunday Sserunkuma$125,897—————

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

Supports adults with disabilities through community-based living, training, and opportunities.

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3 programs · $25.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Residential Services

Beaverbrook step supported over 100 individuals enabling training, education, skill building, medical and psychiatric treatment, recreation, relationship building and community integration in over 25 settings. Additionally, beaverbrook step ensured that individuals were able to participate in their communities as valued members.

$19.5Mprogram expense
02

Day Services

Beaverbrook step supported over 80 individuals in acquiring and maintaining employment, participating in recreational and cultural events in the community, volunteering at libraries and museums, building skills leading to enhanced day-time pursuits and creating opportunities for friendships and independence.

$3.8Mprogram expense
03

In-Home Supports

Beaverbrook step provided supports to over 35 individuals who live in various residential settings. These individuals required services of more than 7 HRS/WK but less than 24 HRS/DAY. Qualified-staff assisted individuals with community inclusion, financial management, benefit entitlements, self-advocacy, recreation, nutrition…

$2.5Mprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$30.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K
Money outPt IX
$28.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$25.9M
Managementcol C$3.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$14.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.9M
Total assetsLn 16$22.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$44K
Total revenueLn 12$30.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.8M
SavingsLn 2$111K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.9M
Accounts receivableLn 4$4.3M
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$62K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$46K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.4M
Other assetsLn 15$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$22.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.5M
Net assetsLn 32$14.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5451
VolunteersI 618
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$7.6M$5.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.6M$8.4M
Total assetsLn 16$22.4M$22.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.2M$7.5M
Net assetsLn 32$13.3M$14.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$383K$10K$373K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19.5M$18.4M$1.1M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.7M$1.5M$213K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.7M$1.5M$198K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$72K$72K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$837K$443K$394K
Office expensesLn 13$59K$32K$27K
OccupancyLn 16$1.5M$1.3M$286K
InterestLn 20$229K$228K$779
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$737K$715K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$177K$169K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.7M$114K
All other expensesLn 24e$266K$117K$148K
Total functional expensesLn 25$28.9M$25.9M$3.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 16, 2026 $30.1M$28.9M$1.2M$14.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 $25.3M$25.2M$107K$13.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 13, 2024 $24.6M$23.4M$1.3M$13.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $23.5M$22.2M$1.3M$11.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $24.1M$20.7M$3.4M$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 3, 2021 $18.7M$18.6M$91K$7.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $30,084,785 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $54,155$28,228
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,289,751$29,993,674
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,295$61,392
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,139$1,491
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $25,348,340$30,084,785
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 $19,535,733$23,179,588
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,705,564$5,695,763
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $25,241,297$28,875,351
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $107,043$1,209,434
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 $30,084,785 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $20,138 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$28,228
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,228
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,975,027$29,975,027
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,730$17,730
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $43,662$43,662
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,993,674 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $62,883$30,084,785
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $28,875,351 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $10,430 · Management $372,702$383,132
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,367,039 · Management $1,094,905$19,461,944
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,460,577 · Management $213,085$1,673,662
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,462,698 · Management $198,152$1,660,850
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,650$5,650
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $71,531$71,531
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $443,173 · Management $394,039$837,212
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,912 · Management $26,674$58,586
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,263,657 · Management $285,646$1,549,303
IX-20 InterestPrograms $228,430 · Management $779$229,209
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $714,694 · Management $21,831$736,525
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $168,780 · Management $8,136$176,916
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,651,009 · Management $114,276$1,765,285
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $117,460 · Management $148,086$265,546
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,919,859 · Management $2,955,492 · Fundraising $0$28,875,351
Part X · Balance sheet $22,020,393 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,520,028$5,781,629
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,068,088$111,389
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,618,615$4,275,296
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $62,440$62,440
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $34,046$46,238
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,585,609$8,433,889
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,551,150$3,309,512
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,439,976$22,020,393
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,503,539$1,504,442
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $4,619$4,016
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $4,285,215$2,902,959
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,358,272$3,111,781
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,151,645$7,523,198
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,288,331$14,497,195
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,288,331$14,497,195
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,439,976$22,020,393
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,497,195 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$30,084,785
XI-2 Total expenses$28,875,351
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,209,434
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,288,331
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$570
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,497,195

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