Education of handicapped children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$307K 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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FY2021 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $208K a year · 2% 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$307K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.2M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$8.1M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.2M
FY2021▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$8.2M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$11.0M
FY2024$13.2M
FY2025$14.3M
Expenses
$8.1M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.1M
FY2021$8.1M
FY2022$9.2M
FY2023$10.7M
FY2024$13.1M
FY2025$14.1M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Jul 1994.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $7.1M Management & general 11% · $880K Fundraising 1% · $87K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $307K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director/Principal
$179,879Pt VII · Sec A
$127,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Wendy McNeill$137,699$123,500$134,361$191,000$179,879$167,000
Ron Lieberman$164,838$142,875————
Janet Blanchard$161,788$142,500————
M Freeman-Fordi——$133,650$135,100$127,500$124,500
Theresa Petrov$120,484—————
Linda McCabe$118,530$116,017————
Jennifer Sansone$110,828$105,452————
Emily Perkins$107,783$100,623————

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

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Educates children with disabilities to help them thrive.

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1 program · $7.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The school provides educational and related services to children with learning disabilities

$7.1Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$132K
Investment incomeLn 3$458
Money outPt IX
$8.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.1M
Managementcol C$880K
Fundraisingcol D$87K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$132K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$458
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$8.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.1M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$100K
Other assetsLn 15$32K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5209
VolunteersI 686
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$65K$100K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$968K$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$307K$307K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.3M$4.0M$249K$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$426K$396K$27K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$578K$535K$38K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$440K$381K$55K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$109K$109K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$32K
Information technologyLn 14$188K$188K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$371K$334K$37K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$1.2M
All other expensesLn 24e$84K$36K$6K$43K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.1M$7.1M$880K$87K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $14.3M$14.1M$203K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.2M$13.1M$179K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.0M$10.7M$294K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.4M$9.2M$193K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $8.2M$8.1M$153K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.3M$7.1M$228K$1.2M 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 $8,210,243 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $150,735$131,599
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,175,678$8,078,186
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $772$458
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,327,185$8,210,243
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,305,988$6,002,871
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,793,565$2,054,458
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,099,553$8,057,329
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $227,632$152,914
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $8,210,243 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$131,599
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$131,599
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,078,186$8,078,186
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $458$458
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,078,644$8,210,243
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,057,329 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 staffManagement $307,379$307,379
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,970,187 · Management $248,810 · Fundraising $32,800$4,251,797
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $396,051 · Management $26,580 · Fundraising $3,215$425,846
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $534,946 · Management $37,966 · Fundraising $4,952$577,864
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $381,467 · Management $55,180 · Fundraising $3,338$439,985
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,168$9,168
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $109,100$109,100
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $8,174$8,174
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $32,199$32,199
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $187,988$187,988
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $334,005 · Management $37,169$371,174
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,401$2,401
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,650$27,650
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,358$27,358
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,194,849$1,194,849
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $36,086 · Management $5,775 · Fundraising $42,536$84,397
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,090,587 · Management $879,901 · Fundraising $86,841$8,057,329
Part X · Balance sheet $2,508,155 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,546,117$2,088,871
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $411,281$163,211
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $112,907$124,329
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $64,618$99,694
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $32,050$32,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,166,973$2,508,155
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $499,408$643,068
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $468,732$513,340
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $968,140$1,156,408
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,198,833$1,351,747
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,166,973$2,508,155
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,351,747 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,210,243
XI-2 Total expenses$8,057,329
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$152,914
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,198,833
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,351,747

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