Ascentria Community Services INC

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Worcester, MA501(c)(3)Since 2001Human ServicesEIN 04-3566243Revenue $46.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSascentria.org11 Shattuck St, 01605-3650 · Worcester, MATax-exempt since Sep 1983Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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We are called to strengthen communities by empowering people to respond to life's challenges.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 365 volunteers and 664 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.8M a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 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
$134K
to officers and key staff · 0.3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.6M
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$46.0M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$42.5M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$9.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$46.0M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$33.2M
FY2021$33.6M
FY2022$40.7M
FY2023$39.7M
FY2024$42.1M
FY2025$46.0M
Expenses
$42.5M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$32.3M
FY2021$30.8M
FY2022$35.8M
FY2023$37.5M
FY2024$40.0M
FY2025$42.5M
Net assets
$9.0M
FY2025▲ +58%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$583K
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$12.7M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$9.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Sep 1983.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $36.3M Management & general 14% · $6.1M

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; $134K 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
Chief Community Services Officer
$133,837Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP/CFO/COO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Strategic Advancement
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief or Social Innovation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Technology Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Dir. of Treasury
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Clerk/Executive Assistant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Clerk/Executive Assistant
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie McCarthy’s $134K as Chief Community Services Officer is at the 12th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephanie McCarthy$133,837$107,669$100,351$108,806——
Ann Dancy—$123,722$109,403$123,989$113,633$110,779
Emmanuel K Mutangana——$100,345———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Empowering people to overcome life's challenges and build stronger communities.

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3 programs · $36.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Mental Health

Acs encourages people with developmental disabilities to live life on their own terms. We work closely with each individual, family and state departments, to develop a system of support to assist persons towards greater independence, work opportunities and participation in community activities.

$13.8Mprogram expense
02

Children and Family Services

Acs offers a continuum of community-based programs for families, children and teens at risk that provide safe residential environments and provide services that build and support strong and nurturing families.

$11.3Mprogram expense
03

Services for New Americans

To effectively facilitate the economic and social integration of refugees and immigrants into american society, we are committed to providing the highest quality services throughout the resettlement period, to fostering the self-sufficiency of refugee and immigrant families.

$11.3Mprogram 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$25K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $1.4M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,118
Unitemized GrantFY2023$468,457
Unitemized GrantFY2022$404,994
Unitemized GrantFY2021$519,774

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$46.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$628K
Money outPt IX
$42.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$36.3M
Managementcol C$6.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$9.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.5M
Total assetsLn 16$20.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$93K
Other incomeLn 4–11$628K
Total revenueLn 12$46.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.5M
SavingsLn 2$4.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$946K
Other assetsLn 15$6.2M
Total assetsLn 16$20.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.6M
Net assetsLn 32$9.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5664
VolunteersI 6365
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$7.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$863K$946K
Total assetsLn 16$14.3M$20.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.6M$11.6M
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M$9.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$23K$23K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$144K$144K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$18.0M$18.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$96K$96K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.6M$2.6M
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.4M$1.4M
Management feesLn 11a$6.0M$6.0M
Legal feesLn 11b$86K$86K
Accounting feesLn 11c$80K$80K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.6M$1.6M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$176K$176K
Office expensesLn 13$443K$443K
Information technologyLn 14$212K$212K
OccupancyLn 16$1.4M$1.4M
TravelLn 17$533K$533K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$73K$73K
InterestLn 20$31K$31K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$241K$241K
InsuranceLn 23$305K$305K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8.7M$8.7M
All other expensesLn 24e$221K$221K
Total functional expensesLn 25$42.5M$36.3M$6.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $46.0M$42.5M$3.6M$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $42.1M$40.0M$2.1M$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $39.7M$37.5M$2.2M$12.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $40.7M$35.8M$4.9M$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $33.6M$30.8M$2.8M$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $33.2M$32.3M$892K$583K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $46,015,594 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,699,669$2,904,246
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,087,568$42,390,710
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $33,751$92,702
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,285,901$627,936
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $42,106,889$46,015,594
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $468,457$23,118
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $20,314,966$22,330,351
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $19,180,134$20,102,767
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $39,963,557$42,456,236
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,143,332$3,559,358
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $46,015,594 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,904,246
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,425,808
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,904,246
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $42,390,710$42,390,710
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $92,702$92,702
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $627,936$627,936
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,018,646 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $92,702$46,015,594
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $42,456,236 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $23,118$23,118
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $143,736$143,736
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,034,270$18,034,270
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $96,151$96,151
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,639,802$2,639,802
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,416,392$1,416,392
IX-11a Management feesManagement $5,961,210$5,961,210
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $86,226$86,226
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $80,104$80,104
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,601,025$1,601,025
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $176,453$176,453
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $443,301$443,301
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $211,653$211,653
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,399,871$1,399,871
IX-17 TravelPrograms $532,782$532,782
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $72,592$72,592
IX-20 InterestPrograms $30,516$30,516
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $241,323$241,323
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $305,371$305,371
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,739,576$8,739,576
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $220,764$220,764
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $36,328,696 · Management $6,127,540 · Fundraising $0$42,456,236
Part X · Balance sheet $20,613,813 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $231,443$2,521,923
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,758,751$4,931,453
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,929,981$5,747,831
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $199,592$203,470
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $85,256$94,001
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $863,154$946,249
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,201,501$6,168,886
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,269,678$20,613,813
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,761,044$2,566,449
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,188,782$4,564,658
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,182,704$4,064,343
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,572,686$11,623,457
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,546,931$7,115,416
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,150,061$1,874,940
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,696,992$8,990,356
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,269,678$20,613,813
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,990,356 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$46,015,594
XI-2 Total expenses$42,456,236
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,559,358
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,696,992
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$265,994
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,990,356

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

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