Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1977.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
12 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.
Sean Rose’s $296K as President & CEO is at the 75th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Rose | $296,231 | $248,857 | $223,964 | $165,429 | $128,175 | — |
| Stacey Forrest | $268,052 | $196,218 | $192,950 | $101,342 | — | — |
| Meg Mulhern | $148,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ellen Murphy | $141,205 | $116,492 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Rodrigues | — | — | — | — | — | $133,038 |
| Katharine Vital | $124,972 | — | — | — | — | — |
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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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
Empowers individuals with disabilities to discover opportunities and live fulfilling lives.
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Residential servicesthrive community residences are a safe and nurturing environment for 42 adults with developmental or intellectual disabilities. Thrive empowers and encourages residents to be active and contributing members of their community.
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Social & recreationthrive adult social & recreation experiences for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities foster feelings of belonging, accomplishment, and connection.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
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By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $907K | $552K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $366K | $495K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.2M | $2.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.5M | $863K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $664K | $1.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $366K | $366K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $168K | $127K | $42K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $3.7M | $3.6M | $113K | $52K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $23K | $23K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $382K | $355K | $27K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $341K | $306K | $35K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $62K | $62K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $128K | $128K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $370K | $73K | $283K | $13K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $23K | $23K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $201K | $116K | $84K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $355K | $255K | $95K | $5K |
| TravelLn 17 | $11K | $11K | $15 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $51K | $31K | $20K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $6K | $6K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $407K | $392K | $15K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $77K | $45K | $32K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $6.7M | $5.5M | $1.1M | $112K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 26, 2026 | $11.5M | $11.9M | −$425K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 7, 2025 | $9.8M | $9.6M | $121K | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 3, 2024 | $7.5M | $7.7M | −$229K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 2, 2023 | $7.6M | $7.1M | $530K | $1.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 7, 2022 | $7.2M | $6.7M | $538K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 11, 2021 | $5.7M | $6.0M | −$342K | $664K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,242,123 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,242,123 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,703,991 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,093,494 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,230,940 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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