To provide housing & healthcare services to residents for life regardless of their ability to pay.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 22 volunteers and 500 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.6M a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.9M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $92.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $7K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$312.2M
116% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 116% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$57.2M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$56.4M
To programs
71%
Net assets
−$42.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$57.2M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$40.2M
FY2022$46.8M
FY2023$47.5M
FY2024$51.0M
FY2025$57.2M
Expenses
$56.4M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$44.0M
FY2022$44.8M
FY2023$50.4M
FY2024$55.2M
FY2025$56.4M
Net assets
−$42.5M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$46.9M
FY2022−$43.5M
FY2023−$50.4M
FY2024−$43.9M
FY2025−$42.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 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 Feb 1983.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $40.2M Management & general 29% · $16.2M

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

35 people listed on the 990; $2.9M 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
President & CEO
$346,927Pt VII · Sec A
Sales and Marketing Director
$301,699Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Sales Associate
$227,161Pt VII · Sec A
Sales Associate
$210,458Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Healthcare and Corp Compliance
$195,712Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$190,020Pt VII · Sec A
Snf Administrator (until 02/25)
$187,442Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Systems and Technology
$187,084Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph a Frias’s $347K as President & CEO is at the 84th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Joseph a Frias$346,927————
Patty Cusack$301,699$230,561$192,249$187,726$181,919
Joseph Frias—$232,287$179,629$174,820$166,428
Ruth Kennedy$227,161$164,932$135,017——
Tara Jones$210,458————
David Maw———$206,009$185,871
Susan Downey$195,712$171,816———
Bethany Mercer$190,020$165,430———

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

Offers lifelong housing and healthcare to all residents, regardless of their ability to pay.

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1 program · $40.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

North hill needham, inc. Is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt continuing care retirement community governed by a board of trustees comprised of citizens from surrounding local communities. North hill needham, inc. Began its tradition of leadership in 1984 offering new senior living opportunities and introducing lifecare to massachusetts.

$40.2Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$7K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $105K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$35,294
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,550
Charles River Regional ChamberFY2023$5,050

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$57.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$498K
Money outPt IX
$56.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$40.2M
Managementcol C$16.2M
Owns and owesPt X
−$42.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.8M
Total assetsLn 16$269.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$312.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A15
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$498K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.5M
Total revenueLn 12$57.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$560
SavingsLn 2$9.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$92.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$129.6M
Other assetsLn 15$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$269.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$312.2M
Net assetsLn 32−$42.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5500
VolunteersI 622
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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$7.8M$9.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$86.6M$92.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$126.8M$129.6M
Total assetsLn 16$261.6M$269.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$305.5M$312.2M
Net assetsLn 32−$43.9M−$42.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$30K$30K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$35K$35K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.2M$2.2M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19.9M$14.0M$5.8M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$521K$366K$155K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.4M$1.8M$568K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.9M$1.5M$435K
Legal feesLn 11b$224K$224K
Accounting feesLn 11c$112K$112K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$1K$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f$102K$102K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.6M$2.9M$646K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$122K$122K
Office expensesLn 13$3.3M$1.5M$1.9M
Information technologyLn 14$560K$560K
OccupancyLn 16$3.3M$1.9M$1.4M
TravelLn 17$70K$30K$39K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$47K$19K$28K
InterestLn 20$1.6M$1.6M$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9.3M$8.3M$1.0M
InsuranceLn 23$836K$8K$828K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.2M$3.3M$1.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$1.0M$640K$395K
Total functional expensesLn 25$56.4M$40.2M$16.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $57.2M$56.4M$707K−$42.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $51.0M$55.2M−$4.2M−$43.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $47.5M$50.4M−$2.9M−$50.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $46.8M$44.8M$2.0M−$43.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $40.2M$44.0M−$3.9M−$46.9M 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 $57,153,415 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,275$13,125
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $48,498,379$52,251,568
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,003,291$4,390,394
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $517,144$498,328
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $51,032,089$57,153,415
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $59,260$65,749
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $25,833,223$26,914,189
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,306,838$29,466,834
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $55,199,321$56,446,772
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,167,232$706,643
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $57,153,415 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $158,402 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,125
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,125
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $52,251,568$52,251,568
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $19,028 · Excluded from tax $1,872,941$1,891,969
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $101,364$101,364
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,498,425$2,498,425
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $238,562$238,562
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,251,568 · Unrelated business $19,028 · Excluded from tax $4,869,694$57,153,415
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $56,446,772 across 23 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,455$30,455
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $35,294$35,294
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,219,983$2,219,983
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,048,913 · Management $5,806,024$19,854,937
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $365,833 · Management $154,914$520,747
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,830,959 · Management $568,247$2,399,206
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,484,732 · Management $434,584$1,919,316
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $224,051$224,051
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $112,328$112,328
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $1,340$1,340
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $101,602$101,602
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,937,555 · Management $645,612$3,583,167
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $122,447$122,447
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,465,940 · Management $1,859,038$3,324,978
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $559,503$559,503
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,930,900 · Management $1,377,066$3,307,966
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,283 · Management $39,481$69,764
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,100 · Management $27,830$46,930
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,606,816 · Management $6,961$1,613,777
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,289,968 · Management $1,041,733$9,331,701
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,029 · Management $828,425$836,454
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,294,993 · Management $1,900,619$5,195,612
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $639,974 · Management $395,240$1,035,214
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $40,239,727 · Management $16,207,045 · Fundraising $0$56,446,772
Part X · Balance sheet $269,716,796 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500$560
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,790,142$9,752,705
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,716,991$1,340,528
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $500,865$479,625
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,560,112$893,863
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $126,831,034$129,572,511
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $81,028,364$86,974,248
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,569,279$5,846,747
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $32,545,000$32,100,484
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,025,362$2,755,525
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $261,567,649$269,716,796
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,154,158$4,874,149
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $45,428,728$50,599,184
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $46,436,079$44,505,217
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $206,886,947$208,132,554
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $305,470,803$312,210,793
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$43,903,154−$42,493,997
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$43,903,154−$42,493,997
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $261,567,649$269,716,796
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$42,493,997 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$57,153,415
XI-2 Total expenses$56,446,772
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$706,643
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$43,903,154
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,611,643
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$909,129
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$42,493,997

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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