Provides comprehensive educational and therapeutic services to children with and without special needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 237 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
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $38.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.1 months of spending in cash, plus $38.2M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $39K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$40.9M
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$25.6M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$28.1M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$35.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$25.6M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$20.1M
FY2021$21.8M
FY2022$21.0M
FY2023$22.2M
FY2024$24.1M
FY2025$25.6M
Expenses
$28.1M
FY2025▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$19.4M
FY2021$17.6M
FY2022$18.7M
FY2023$21.0M
FY2024$22.4M
FY2025$28.1M
Net assets
$35.4M
FY2025▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$32.0M
FY2021$39.5M
FY2022$37.9M
FY2023$42.1M
FY2024$45.9M
FY2025$35.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1949.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $21.7M Management & general 20% · $5.7M Fundraising 3% · $728K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $1.9M 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
President
$756,324Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Business Officer
$364,861Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$166,351Pt VII · Sec A
Director of School Age Program
$153,100Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$139,949Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Human Resources
$138,216Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Business Operation
$120,839Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Director Early Childhood
$107,005Pt VII · Sec A

John M Kelly’s $756K as President is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2901 $10–100M health care 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
John M Kelly$756,324$848,847$448,539$1,725,927$319,500$314,423
Denise Parent$364,861$331,400$337,904$353,206$260,000$250,000
Nazik Fernandes$166,351$143,520$144,864$132,025$136,356$126,308
Margaret Knowlton$153,100$138,289$143,008$132,304$137,546$124,556
Susan Keller———$151,930$115,385—
Joseph Macedo————$146,644$134,808
Casey Ferrara—$136,695$142,123$130,575$135,676$118,317
Lori Sousa$139,949$127,820$137,538———

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 comprehensive educational and therapeutic services to children of all abilities, from prenatal to school age, in inclusive early childhood and development programs.

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1 program · $21.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Each year meeting street serves approximately 5,000 children of all abilities in a variety of inclusive settings. Our early childhood services team works with children from prenatal to kindergarten across a variety of programs, including early head start (program supports parents' efforts to fulfill their parental roles and move families…

$21.7Mprogram 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 4 funders$39K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $3.7M · 2024–2024
Ms Support Corporation IIRI · FY2024$3,696,562

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$25.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$28.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$21.7M
Managementcol C$5.7M
Fundraisingcol D$728K
Owns and owesPt X
$35.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$76.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$214K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.4M
Gains on assetsLn 7$207K
Total revenueLn 12$25.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$225K
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$235K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$38.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.3M
Other assetsLn 15$14.6M
Total assetsLn 16$76.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40.9M
Net assetsLn 32$35.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5237
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$2.5M$235K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$38.8M$38.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.2M$10.3M
Total assetsLn 16$76.3M$76.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40.1M$40.9M
Net assetsLn 32$36.2M$35.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.7M$3.7M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M$1.2M$287K$24K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12.1M$9.8M$2.1M$208K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$809K$391K$411K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.9M$2.6M$237K$46K
Payroll taxesLn 10$937K$790K$130K$17K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$47K$43K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$99K$87K$11K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$42K$42K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$892K$217K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$2K$23K$862
Office expensesLn 13$579K$521K$48K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$536K$260K$36K$240K
TravelLn 17$127K$111K$14K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$127K$74K$53K
InterestLn 20$1.2M$10K$1.2M$179
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.3M$487K$765K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$67K$59K$7K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$922K$694K$149K$79K
All other expensesLn 24e$53K$3K$233$50K
Total functional expensesLn 25$28.1M$21.7M$5.7M$728K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $25.6M$28.1M−$2.5M$35.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $24.1M$22.4M$1.7M$45.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $22.2M$21.0M$1.2M$42.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $21.0M$18.7M$2.4M$37.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $21.8M$17.6M$4.2M$39.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $20.1M$19.4M$722K$32.0M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $25,603,919 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,368,544$5,528,129
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,644,995$17,635,577
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,006,027$1,036,452
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,081,736$1,403,761
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $24,101,302$25,603,919
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$3,696,562
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $16,797,044$18,187,670
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,584,554$6,216,297
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $22,381,598$28,100,529
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,719,704−$2,496,610
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $25,603,919 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$213,983
VIII-1e Government grants$4,028,412
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,285,734
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,528,129
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,635,577$17,635,577
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $829,256$829,256
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $593,500$593,500
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $207,196$207,196
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$25,884−$25,884
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $836,145$836,145
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,471,722 · Excluded from tax $1,604,068$25,603,919
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $28,100,529 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,696,562$3,696,562
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,155,795 · Management $287,425 · Fundraising $24,082$1,467,302
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,827,534 · Management $2,057,941 · Fundraising $207,993$12,093,468
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $391,016 · Management $410,722 · Fundraising $6,798$808,536
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,598,150 · Management $237,039 · Fundraising $45,906$2,881,095
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $790,178 · Management $130,278 · Fundraising $16,813$937,269
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $42,915 · Management $3,212 · Fundraising $1,047$47,174
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $87,424 · Management $11,295$98,719
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $41,743$41,743
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $891,723 · Management $217,023 · Fundraising $32,984$1,141,730
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,155 · Management $22,795 · Fundraising $862$25,812
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $520,537 · Management $47,960 · Fundraising $10,763$579,260
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $259,719 · Management $35,924 · Fundraising $240,233$535,876
IX-17 TravelPrograms $111,499 · Management $13,776 · Fundraising $2,057$127,332
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $74,040 · Management $52,809$126,849
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,910 · Management $1,178,635 · Fundraising $179$1,188,724
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $487,378 · Management $764,802 · Fundraising $8,808$1,260,988
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $58,879 · Management $7,211 · Fundraising $1,058$67,148
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $694,289 · Management $148,833 · Fundraising $78,773$921,895
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,200 · Management $233 · Fundraising $49,614$53,047
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $21,702,903 · Management $5,669,656 · Fundraising $727,970$28,100,529
Part X · Balance sheet $76,335,731 assets, 24 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $10,557,248; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $754,210$224,953
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,748,513$10,118
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $749,388$43,153
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,881,736$1,990,536
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $202,287$289,592
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,178,786$10,332,173
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $26,075,998$25,491,088
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $12,749,800$12,749,800
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,123,129$14,647,070
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $76,282,338$76,335,731
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,919,527$2,154,814
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $20,268,447$19,067,680
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,918,406$19,718,994
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,106,380$40,941,488
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $35,708,941$34,819,791
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $467,017$574,452
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $36,175,958$35,394,243
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $76,282,338$76,335,731
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,394,243 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$25,603,919
XI-2 Total expenses$28,100,529
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,496,610
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$36,175,958
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,714,895
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,394,243

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