Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2003.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
20 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.
Colby Swettberg’s $228K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby Swettberg | $228,274 | $217,351 | $199,135 | $175,000 | $168,882 | $153,169 |
| Kristin Howard | $186,824 | $183,898 | — | — | — | — |
| Alaina Rosenberry | $164,240 | $163,019 | $159,423 | $139,654 | $106,268 | — |
| Christina Haines | $158,218 | $136,404 | $129,712 | $124,173 | — | — |
| Barbara Best | — | — | — | — | $124,526 | $127,615 |
| Diana Meyers | $124,482 | $121,079 | $119,760 | $114,808 | — | — |
| Teyana Curran | $118,261 | $117,106 | $111,769 | $102,356 | — | — |
| Jim Ricciuti | $116,536 | $114,620 | $114,808 | $106,000 | $101,650 | — |
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
Empowers foster youth to thrive through mentoring and life skills development.
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Silver lining mentoring's community based mentoring program matches youth impacted by foster care in greater boston with trained volunteer mentors in one-to-one relationships. Mentors commit to spending time with their mentees in person in the community each month, offering consistent support, encouragement, and connection.
The silver lining institute expands silver lining mentoring's impact by providing training, consulting, and technical assistance to youth-serving organizations nationwide. The institute advances best practices in mentoring for youth impacted by foster care.
Learn & earn is silver lining mentoring's life skills and workforce readiness program for youth and young adults impacted by foster care. Participants engage in a structured curriculum with their mentors and SLM staff, focusing on financial literacy, career exploration, job readiness, and independent living skills.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.2M | $771K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $6.6M | $7.3M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $8.2M | $8.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $313K | $251K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $7.9M | $8.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $467K | $397K | $30K | $40K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.1M | $1.7M | $167K | $233K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $51K | $42K | $4K | $6K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $168K | $135K | $14K | $19K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $192K | $156K | $16K | $20K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $46K | $46K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $39K | $39K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $190K | $76K | $4K | $109K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $17K | $10K | $7K | $1K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $130K | $117K | $5K | $8K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $119K | $102K | $7K | $9K |
| TravelLn 17 | $29K | $19K | $725 | $9K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $29K | $26K | $1K | $2K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $145K | $132K | $1K | $12K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3.7M | $2.9M | $342K | $469K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $3.7M | $3.7M | −$5K | $8.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $3.1M | $3.5M | −$401K | $7.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $3.4M | $3.0M | $459K | $8.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $5.7M | $2.5M | $3.3M | $7.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $3.0M | $2.3M | $696K | $4.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $1.8M | $2.0M | −$165K | $3.5M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,691,975 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,691,975 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,696,994 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $8,344,269 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,092,909 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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