To improve the health and well-being of individuals of all ages in the central and metrowest regions of massachusetts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 5 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $256K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$154K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $30.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$87K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
62%
Net assets
$31.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$341K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$445K
FY2023$695K
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$31.7M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30.6M
FY2021$32.0M
FY2022$25.9M
FY2023$27.7M
FY2024$28.8M
FY2025$31.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 1988.

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Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $1.1M Management & general 32% · $582K Fundraising 5% · $97K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $154K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$154,236Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelsa Zereski’s $154K as President is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 360 $1–10M medical research 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelsa Zereski$154,236$148,460$145,383$140,768$133,689$149,296

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

Improves health and well-being for all ages in Central and Metrowest Massachusetts.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Support of community health and wellness programs that improve the health status of the population, especially the youth and the economically DISADVANTAGED.SUPPORT community grants focused on youth mental health and behavioral health and helping individuals reach recovery from substance use disorder.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K
Grants paid · 317 grants · $5.3M · 2020–2025
Advocates INCMA · FY2025$50,000
Veterans INCMA · FY2025$30,000
Revive of the USA INCMA · FY2025$30,000
Gaamha INCMA · FY2025$30,000
Casa Project INCMA · FY2025$30,000
Abby Kelley Foster House INCMA · FY2025$30,000
Community Healthlink (chl)MA · FY2025$29,000
Senior Connections INCMA · FY2025$26,000
Riverside Community Care INCMA · FY2025$25,000
Rise Above FoundationMA · FY2025$25,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$865K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$582K
Fundraisingcol D$97K
Owns and owesPt X
$31.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$708K
Total assetsLn 16$31.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$865K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$178K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$129K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$708K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$708K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$30.8M
Other assetsLn 15$44K
Total assetsLn 16$31.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
Net assetsLn 32$31.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$461K$708K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$28.3M$30.8M
Total assetsLn 16$29.0M$31.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$119K$87K
Net assetsLn 32$28.8M$31.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.1M$1.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$335K$216K$120K
Investment management feesLn 11f$104K$104K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$146K$117K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$5K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$14K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$52K$52K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$38K
All other expensesLn 24e−$92K$5K−$97K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.1M$582K$97K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.8M$161K$31.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$1.7M$854K$28.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $695K$1.5M−$817K$27.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $445K$1.5M−$1.1M$25.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.4M$299K$32.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $341K$1.3M−$970K$30.6M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,965,392 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $108,985$864,857
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,344,745$1,134,349
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $57,505−$33,814
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,511,235$1,965,392
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000,000$1,125,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $340,373$335,296
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $316,827$343,910
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,657,200$1,804,206
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $854,035$161,186
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $1,965,392 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$177,675
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$687,182
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$864,857
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,005,241$1,005,241
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $129,108$129,108
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$33,814−$33,814
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $129,108 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $971,427$1,965,392
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,804,206 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,125,000$1,125,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $215,545 · Fundraising $119,751$335,296
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $103,589$103,589
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $117,393 · Fundraising $28,926$146,319
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,063 · Fundraising $30,749$35,812
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $14,399 · Fundraising $14,732$29,131
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $51,511$51,511
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,245$7,245
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $24,228$24,228
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $38,066$38,066
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $5,436 · Fundraising −$97,427−$91,991
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,125,000 · Management $582,475 · Fundraising $96,731$1,804,206
Part X · Balance sheet $31,779,497 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $461,448$707,772
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $143,159$176,099
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,761$11,499
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $28,263,293$30,840,235
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $87,169$43,892
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,966,830$31,779,497
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $72,921$86,953
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $45,661$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $118,582$86,953
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,847,478$31,692,544
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $770$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,848,248$31,692,544
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,966,830$31,779,497
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,692,544 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,965,392
XI-2 Total expenses$1,804,206
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$161,186
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,848,248
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,683,110
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,692,544

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