Sciboston INC EIN 04-3189607

Sciboston INC FY2021 filing

EIN  04-3189607 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Woburn, MA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowering individuals with spinal cord injuries through support and inspiration.
Leadership
Heather Wood · Executive Di · $29K
Money in and out
$174K revenue, $183K expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency

Empowering individuals with spinal cord injuries through support and inspiration. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $174K in revenue, $183K in expenses, and $420K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$174K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$183K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$420K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$8K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
27.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$174K
FY2021
Expenses
$183K
FY2021
Total assets
$424K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2021
Total revenue
$174K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$183K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$420K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$8K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$424K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $160K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Sci&u

An online self-management portal for spinal cord injuries the chapter is collaborating with the university of toronto to develop an online self-management program for spinal cord injury

$71Kprogram expense
02

Peer Visitation Program

The association coordinates a program to visit individuals who have recently suffered spinal cord injuries. There were 550 peer visitations during the fiscal year.

$51Kprogram expense
03

Early intervention programs to individuals with spinal cord injuries, their families, health care & rehabilitation professionals. There were approximately 1,120 volunteer hours served during the fiscal year.

$38Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSciboston INC
EINHdr · item D04-3189607
Principal addressHdr · item CWoburn, MA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sciboston.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 1957

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$29,297Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Molly Sebo’s $90K as Executive Di is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2164 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021
Molly Sebo$89,954
Heather Wood$27,808$29,297

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$174K
Investment income$394
Total revenueLn 12$174K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.04
Program services87%$160K
Management & general8%$15K
Fundraising4%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$183K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$416K
Total assetsLn 16$424K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$420K
Months of cash on handcomputed27.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $416K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $183K · Less non-cash grants $783 · Cash operating expenses/yr $182K
27.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $160K · Total expenses $183K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $15K · Total expenses $183K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $183K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $8K · Solicited contributions $174K
$0.05 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $174K · Total revenue $174K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $174K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $174K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $394 · Total revenue $174K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $183K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $174K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $420K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $174K · Expenses $183K
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $424K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $420K · Total assets $424K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $424K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Heather Wood · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $29K · Total expenses $183K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $142K · Total expenses $183K
77%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Accounting fee ratio 6%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $100 · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$100

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$410K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$715K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$354K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$230K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$174K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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