Carlisle Communications INC

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Carlisle, MA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 23-7246801Revenue $308K in FY2025

On file with the IRScarlislemosquito.org662a Bedford Rd, 01741-1773 · Carlisle, MATax-exempt since Apr 1973Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Educational & Civic Community Service

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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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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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $100K a year · 29% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 79% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $16K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$308K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$275K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$531K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$308K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$212K
FY2021$223K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$296K
FY2025$308K
Expenses
$275K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$214K
FY2021$216K
FY2023$227K
FY2024$269K
FY2025$275K
Net assets
$531K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$122K
FY2021$130K
FY2023$471K
FY2024$498K
FY2025$531K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1973.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $251K Management & general 7% · $20K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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; $87K 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
Director
$25,569Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$17,967Pt VII · Sec A
$16,421Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$15,888Pt VII · Sec A
$4,047Pt VII · Sec A
$3,012Pt VII · Sec A
$2,751Pt VII · Sec A
$1,731Pt VII · Sec A

Betsy Fell’s $26K as Director is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2021
Betsy Fell$25,569$27,084$23,798$21,765$25,372
Sarah Hart$17,967$14,668$13,062$15,275$13,955
Juliana Kaminome$16,421$11,917$10,642$2,992—
Wanda Avril$15,888$11,474$9,622$10,318$4,529
Ann Quenin—$13,639$12,888$10,821$10,092
Susan Mills————$11,939
Penny Zezima———$7,809$8,964
Susan Emmons————$4,500

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 15aNo

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1 program · $251K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Printing and publishing of weekly town newspaper delivered for free of charge to all town residents.

$251Kprogram 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
GE FoundationFY2024$125
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$16K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$308K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$168K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$275K
Ln 25
Programscol B$251K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$531K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$499K
Total assetsLn 16$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Government grantsLn 1e$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$168K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Total revenueLn 12$308K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$86K
SavingsLn 2$413K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$499K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Total assetsLn 16$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$531K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$469K$499K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$500K$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$498K$531K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$26K$16K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$166K$166K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$27K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$275K$251K$20K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $308K$275K$33K$531K 990 PDF
FY2024 $296K$269K$27K$498K 990 PDF
FY2023 $568K$227K$341K$471K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $212K$214K−$2K$122K 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 $308,493 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $118,134$124,484
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $163,261$168,288
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,478$15,721
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $295,873$308,493
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $32,338$28,676
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $237,032$246,431
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $269,370$275,107
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,503$33,386
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $308,493 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,750
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$122,734
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$124,484
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,980 · Unrelated business $166,308$168,288
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,721$15,721
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,980 · Unrelated business $166,308 · Excluded from tax $15,721$308,493
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $275,107 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,397 · Management $9,913$26,310
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,136 · Management $1,230$2,366
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,085$3,085
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,618$3,618
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,911$12,911
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,275$22,275
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,048$6,048
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,107$2,107
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $166,223$166,223
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,619 · Fundraising $3,545$30,164
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $251,286 · Management $20,276 · Fundraising $3,545$275,107
Part X · Balance sheet $532,581 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $468,503$86,432
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$412,833
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,723$15,904
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,871
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,907$13,541
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $500,133$532,581
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,059$1,542
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,480$1,542
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $497,653$531,039
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $497,653$531,039
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $500,133$532,581
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $531,039 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$308,493
XI-2 Total expenses$275,107
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,386
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$497,653
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$531,039

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