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Sibling Connections INC

Tax-deductible

Boston, MA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 26-1519159Revenue $279K in FY2024

On file with the IRSsiblingconnections.org89 South Street, 02111-2651 · Boston, MATax-exempt since Apr 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Sibling connections' mission is to support the creation of enduring family relationships and community Connections for sisters and brothers seperated by the foster care system in massachusetts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers and 4 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 12% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$279K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$338K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$56K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$279K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$283K
FY2022$158K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$279K
Expenses
$338K
FY2024▲ +38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$217K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$338K
Net assets
$56K
FY2024▼ -40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$181K
FY2022$76K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$56K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending October 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2008.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $249K Management & general 9% · $32K Fundraising 17% · $57K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Gregory Hegerich
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Jones
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Green
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Susan Janosky
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Phil Mastroianni
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joanna Neas
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adam Roy
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia Dantas’s $62K as Executive Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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.

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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

Connects siblings separated by foster care to build lasting family and community bonds.

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1 program · $249K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Sibling connections runs programming to bring siblings separated by foster care together by running various programming events including: sibling connections camp - massachusetts, sibling sundays, sibling connections weekend retreats and the organization's youth leadership program.

$249Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Greater Lowell Community Foundation INCFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$279K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$197K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Money outPt IX
$338K
Ln 25
Programscol B$249K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$57K
Owns and owesPt X
$56K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K
Total assetsLn 16$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$197K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Total revenueLn 12$279K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17K
Total assetsLn 16$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$56K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$100K$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$92K$56K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$59K$53K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$17K$919$919
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$54K$6K$48K
Office expensesLn 13$44K$29K$10K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$97K$85K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$65K
Total functional expensesLn 25$338K$249K$32K$57K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $279K$338K−$58K$56K 990 PDF
FY2023 $225K$244K−$19K$92K 990 PDF
FY2022 $158K$263K−$105K$76K 990 PDF
FY2021 $283K$217K$66K$181K 990 PDF
FY2020 $195K$115K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $279,105 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $168,438$197,282
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $34,633$52,986
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,934$28,837
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $225,005$279,105
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $62,531$77,477
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $181,203$260,076
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $243,734$337,553
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,729−$58,448
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $279,105 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$197,282
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$197,282
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $52,986$52,986
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $28,837$28,837
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,986 · Excluded from tax $28,837$279,105
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $337,553 across 6 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $53,195 · Management $2,955 · Fundraising $2,955$59,105
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,534 · Management $919 · Fundraising $919$18,372
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,500 · Fundraising $48,000$54,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,212 · Management $9,526 · Fundraising $4,765$43,503
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $84,586 · Management $12,000$96,586
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,487$65,487
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $249,014 · Management $31,900 · Fundraising $56,639$337,553
Part X · Balance sheet $75,278 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $74,960$16,969
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $21,934$43,808
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,451$13,501
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $100,345$75,278
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,996$19,653
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,996$19,653
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $67,349$55,625
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $92,349$55,625
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $100,345$75,278
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,625 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$279,105
XI-2 Total expenses$337,553
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$58,448
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$92,349
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$21,724
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,625

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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