Element Care INC FY2020 filing

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Provide healthcare and social services to frail participants in the northshore, merrimack valley, and brighton communities by keeping them at home with dignity and respect.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.6M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.2M a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$2.6M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16.8M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$96.1M
Spent
$88.7M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$55.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$96.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$96.1M
FY2021$102.1M
FY2022$107.1M
FY2023$110.0M
FY2024$116.0M
FY2025$123.5M
Expenses
$88.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$88.7M
FY2021$89.4M
FY2022$96.3M
FY2023$106.0M
FY2024$119.4M
FY2025$129.6M
Net assets
$55.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$55.4M
FY2021$71.0M
FY2022$81.4M
FY2023$86.7M
FY2024$82.1M
FY2025$76.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Sep 1995.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $76.3M Management & general 14% · $12.4M

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

18 people listed on the 990; $2.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$413,468Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Dir/Physician
$314,802Pt VII · Sec A
Physician
$252,656Pt VII · Sec A
$247,162Pt VII · Sec A
Physician
$241,741Pt VII · Sec A
$239,996Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Information Officer
$228,279Pt VII · Sec A
$222,030Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Wakefield’s $431K as CEO (until Oct 24) is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Wakefield$431,117$430,977$630,134$451,680$418,680$413,468
Joanna Duby$195,167$359,772$352,851$340,426$341,494$314,802
Soumya Chandrasekaran$267,076$303,586$280,976$277,912$266,412$247,162
John Coolong$298,109$271,317$261,277$251,892$242,181$228,279
Dorina Omari$295,593$297,060$281,720$274,803$271,866$252,656
Tao Liu$251,884$237,808$287,237$278,933$264,965$241,741
Eric Reines$268,356—————
Cinthia Coleman$265,016$267,731$254,565$243,457$241,155$222,030

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides health and social services to elders north of Boston, enabling them to stay in their homes.

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1 program · $76.3M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Element care, inc. Is a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (pace) which enables eligible seniors to remain in their own communities. The pace model provides one stop comprehensive health and social services for its participants.

$76.3Mprogram expense

Funders

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 1 funder$12K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $2.3M · 2020–2024

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$96.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$95.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$897K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$88.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$76.3M
Managementcol C$12.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$55.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37.3M
Total assetsLn 16$72.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$95.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$897K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Gains on assetsLn 7$306K
Total revenueLn 12$96.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23.1M
SavingsLn 2$14.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$37.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$19.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.7M
Other assetsLn 15$106K
Total assetsLn 16$72.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.8M
Net assetsLn 32$55.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5316
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26.3M$37.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.8M$19.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.5M$13.7M
Total assetsLn 16$64.1M$72.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.5M$16.8M
Net assetsLn 32$47.7M$55.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.7M$1.7M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22.9M$17.4M$5.6M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.0M$3.1M$983K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.9M$1.3M$596K
Legal feesLn 11b$47K$47K
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$42K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$487K$12K$475K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$138K$138K
Office expensesLn 13$719K$436K$283K
Information technologyLn 14$1.2M$1.2M
OccupancyLn 16$2.1M$1.9M$192K
TravelLn 17$130K$67K$62K
InterestLn 20$197K$197K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.0M$1.9M$162K
InsuranceLn 23$341K$341K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33.8M$33.8M
All other expensesLn 24e$16.9M$16.5M$396K
Total functional expensesLn 25$88.7M$76.3M$12.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $123.5M$129.6M−$6.1M$76.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $116.0M$119.4M−$3.4M$82.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 25, 2024 $110.0M$106.0M$4.0M$86.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 27, 2023 $107.1M$96.3M$10.8M$81.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 2, 2022 $102.1M$89.4M$12.7M$71.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 31, 2021 $96.1M$88.7M$7.4M$55.4M 990 PDF

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 $96,125,136 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $88,330,283$95,207,370
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $925,809$896,580
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,186$21,186
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $89,277,278$96,125,136
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $30,711,696$30,599,762
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $60,764,065$58,092,289
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $91,475,761$88,692,051
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,198,483$7,433,085
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $96,125,136 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $95,207,370$95,207,370
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $590,942$590,942
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $21,186$21,186
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $305,638$305,638
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $95,207,370 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $917,766$96,125,136
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $88,692,051 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,676,968$1,676,968
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,382,341 · Management $5,563,758$22,946,099
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,065,139 · Management $983,005$4,048,144
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,332,813 · Management $595,738$1,928,551
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $47,405$47,405
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $41,625$41,625
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,096 · Management $475,184$487,280
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $138,405$138,405
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $435,679 · Management $282,914$718,593
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,239,994$1,239,994
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,921,583 · Management $191,504$2,113,087
IX-17 TravelPrograms $67,451 · Management $62,411$129,862
IX-20 InterestManagement $196,894$196,894
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,850,676 · Management $162,447$2,013,123
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $340,888$340,888
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,768,087$33,768,087
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,460,962 · Management $396,084$16,857,046
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $76,296,827 · Management $12,395,224 · Fundraising $0$88,692,051
Part X · Balance sheet $72,193,292 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,211,235$23,062,031
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,080,592$14,227,269
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,112,214$1,091,973
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $459,238$383,935
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,461,181$13,675,805
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $18,753,689$19,645,888
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $56,391$106,391
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $64,134,540$72,193,292
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,523,533$9,494,473
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$3,125,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,473,486$16,832,921
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $47,661,054$55,360,371
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $47,661,054$55,360,371
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $64,134,540$72,193,292
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,360,371 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$96,125,136
XI-2 Total expenses$88,692,051
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,433,085
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$47,661,054
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$266,232
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,360,371

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