To provide protection and advocacy services for persons with disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 26 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 $209K a year · 5% 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$781K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $1.5M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$676K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.0M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$4.6M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$5.0M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.8M

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 Nov 1981.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $4.0M Management & general 14% · $645K Fundraising 0% · $18K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $781K 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
$202,800Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$169,500Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Liti
$169,500Pt VII · Sec A
$121,000Pt VII · Sec A
Supervising
$118,460Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barbara L'Italien’s $203K as Executive Di is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Barbara L'Italien$202,800$205,400$195,000——
Richard Contente$169,500$165,750$157,750$151,000$141,500
Tatum Pritchard$169,500$165,750$157,750$163,068$114,000
Marlene Sallo————$165,000
Richard Glassman—$159,500$151,500$144,750$140,500
Amanda Gasparonis$121,000$117,000$109,000——
Thomas Murphy$118,460————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protects and advocates for people with disabilities.

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3 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Paidd-provided legal & advocacy services for persons with developmental disabilities.

$768Kprogram expense
02

Paimi-provided legal & advocacy services for persons with mental illness.

$550Kprogram expense
03

Patbi-provided sevices for improving and enhancing services for people with traumatic brain injuries in massachusetts.

$88Kprogram 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 4 funders$1.5M
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$478K
Investment incomeLn 3$78K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$645K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$676K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$478K
Investment incomeLn 3$78K
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$289K
SavingsLn 2$2.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
Other assetsLn 15$149K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$676K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 64
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$2.7M$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$676K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M$2.3M$364K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$47K$40K$6K$74
Other employee benefitsLn 9$910K$783K$125K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$217K$187K$30K$345
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$8K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K$103
Information technologyLn 14$55K$55K
OccupancyLn 16$303K$303K
TravelLn 17$24K$24K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$38K$36K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$308K$207K$101K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$14K$8K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$4.0M$645K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.0M$4.6M$382K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.7M$4.5M$154K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$4.1M$122K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$3.7M$205K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.4M$3.2M$183K$1.9M 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 $5,007,112 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,549,045$4,450,926
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,878$478,497
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $86,816$77,689
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,654,739$5,007,112
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,702,059$3,817,408
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $798,707$807,466
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,500,766$4,624,874
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $153,973$382,238
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,007,112 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,714,639
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,736,287
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,450,926
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $478,497$478,497
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $77,689$77,689
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $556,186$5,007,112
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,624,874 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,275,491 · Management $363,672 · Fundraising $4,189$2,643,352
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $40,373 · Management $6,453 · Fundraising $74$46,900
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $783,210 · Management $125,173 · Fundraising $1,442$909,825
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $187,086 · Management $29,900 · Fundraising $345$217,331
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,462 · Management $9,599$18,061
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,362 · Management $103$13,465
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $54,788$54,788
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $303,344$303,344
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,670$23,670
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $36,366 · Management $1,410$37,776
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,986$14,986
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $207,098 · Management $101,050$308,148
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,701 · Management $7,517 · Fundraising $12,010$33,228
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,961,937 · Management $644,877 · Fundraising $18,060$4,624,874
Part X · Balance sheet $3,462,781 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $195,091$289,174
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,513,295$2,802,575
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $267,956$208,982
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,458$12,789
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $415,234$149,261
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,406,034$3,462,781
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $517,589$457,871
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $484,167$218,394
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,001,756$676,265
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,055,384$1,098,096
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,348,894$1,688,420
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,404,278$2,786,516
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,406,034$3,462,781
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,786,516 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,007,112
XI-2 Total expenses$4,624,874
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$382,238
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,404,278
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,786,516

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