The organization's mission is to provide leadership, resources, coordination of services, and advocacy for elderly people and their families/caregivers throughout central massachusetts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 20 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $95K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$673K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $41K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
68% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 68% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.6M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$5.2M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$879K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.6M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$5.6M
Expenses
$5.2M
FY2025▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$5.2M
Net assets
$879K
FY2025▲ +137%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$260K
FY2021$789K
FY2022$836K
FY2023$726K
FY2024$371K
FY2025$879K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1976.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $4.8M Management & general 6% · $308K Fundraising 0% · $3K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $673K 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 Di
$372,340Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Dire
$192,172Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$108,287Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Moses Dixon’s $372K as Executive Di is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 145 $1–10M social science 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Moses Dixon$372,340$314,145$279,361$141,379$144,614$53,570
Anne Schmitt$192,172$197,340$137,477$90,361$87,950$61,224
Ethan Belding$108,287—————
Larnese Cook—$103,137$100,128———

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 elderly people and their families with leadership, resources, and advocacy.

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3 programs · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization provides nutrition services and an incentive program for older individuals.

$2.4Mprogram expense
02

The organization provides grants for supportive services (E.G. Access, legal, in-home support) and senior centers.

$279Kprogram expense
03

The organization provides grants for grandparents raising grandchildren.

$185Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$41K
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Grants paid · 145 grants · $18.1M · 2019–2024
Tri-Valley INCMA · FY2024$416,031
Making Opportunity Count INCMA · FY2024$399,292
Community Legal Aid INCMA · FY2024$134,060
Tri-Valley INCMA · FY2024$97,772
Making Opportunity Count INCMA · FY2024$65,332
Tri-Valley INCMA · FY2024$53,564
Tri-Valley INCMA · FY2024$25,000
Tri-Valley INCMA · FY2024$21,900
Spanish American Center INCMA · FY2024$18,750
Jewish Family ServicesFY2024$15,704
Ma College of Pharmacy & Health SciMA · FY2024$11,365
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$5.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.8M
Managementcol C$308K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$879K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$854K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$5.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
SavingsLn 2$823K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$854K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$155K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$879K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$452K$854K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$140K$155K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$371K$879K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.5M$2.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$529K$472K$58K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$669K$596K$73K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$33K$27K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$400K$325K$76K
Payroll taxesLn 10$123K$100K$23K
Legal feesLn 11b$58K$49K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$11K$989$3K
Information technologyLn 14$33K$22K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$50K$38K$11K
TravelLn 17$38K$23K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$27K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$598K$580K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$8K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.2M$4.8M$308K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.6M$5.2M$496K$879K 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.7M$6.1M−$378K$371K 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.0M$6.1M−$120K$726K 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.7M$5.6M$71K$836K 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.9M$4.4M$511K$789K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.7M$3.7M−$11K$260K 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 $5,646,746 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,708,258$5,632,564
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,261$7,467
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,563$6,715
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,737,082$5,646,746
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,100,908$2,467,995
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,744,510$1,755,472
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,269,514$927,280
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,114,932$5,150,747
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$377,850$495,999
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $5,646,746 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,034,152
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$598,412
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,632,564
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,467$7,467
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,715$6,715
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,715 · Excluded from tax $7,467$5,646,746
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,150,747 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,467,995$2,467,995
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $471,668 · Management $57,688$529,356
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $596,462 · Management $72,951$669,413
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $26,818 · Management $6,243$33,061
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $324,772 · Management $75,610$400,382
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $99,983 · Management $23,277$123,260
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $48,556 · Management $9,326$57,882
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $37,585$37,585
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $36,767$36,767
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,878$19,878
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,523 · Management $989 · Fundraising $3,005$14,517
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,200 · Management $11,130$33,330
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,445 · Management $11,403$49,848
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,097 · Management $14,541$37,638
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,722 · Management $3,736$30,458
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $580,308 · Management $17,456$597,764
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,520 · Management $4,093$11,613
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,839,299 · Management $308,443 · Fundraising $3,005$5,150,747
Part X · Balance sheet $2,784,345 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,782$30,626
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $425,761$822,912
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,465,094$1,185,133
X-4 Accounts receivable$9,291
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $53,612$570,185
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $139,793$154,780
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $45,700$11,418
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,155,742$2,784,345
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,437,197$1,323,185
X-19 Deferred revenue$570,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $46,638$11,829
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,784,839$1,905,014
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $369,411$877,839
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,492$1,492
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $370,903$879,331
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,155,742$2,784,345
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $879,331 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,646,746
XI-2 Total expenses$5,150,747
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$495,999
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$370,903
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,429
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$879,331

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