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Sibling Connections INC FY2021 filing

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Boston, MA501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 26-1519159Revenue $283K in FY2021Latest return filed Sep 15, 2025

On file with the IRSsiblingconnections.orgBoston, 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.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$3K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$283K
+45% vs prior year
Spent
$217K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$181K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$283K
FY2021▲ +45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$283K
FY2022$158K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$279K
Expenses
$217K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$217K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$338K
Net assets
$181K
FY2021▲ +57%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$181K
FY2022$76K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$56K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending October 2021) · 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

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $181K Management & general 11% · $24K Fundraising 6% · $12K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 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
Savannah Kelleher
Board Member
$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 · $181K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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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.

$181Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$283K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$241K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Money outPt IX
$217K
Ln 25
Programscol B$181K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$181K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K
Total assetsLn 16$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$241K
Government grantsLn 1e$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$283K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$141K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$141K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$30K
Accounts receivableLn 4$14K
Total assetsLn 16$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$181K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K$141K
Total assetsLn 16$139K$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$115K$181K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$104K$89K$5K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$96$192
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$494$988
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K$213$425
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$65K$55K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$24K$392
Total functional expensesLn 25$217K$181K$24K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 15, 2025 $279K$338K−$58K$56K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 16, 2024 $225K$244K−$19K$92K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 15, 2023 $158K$263K−$105K$76K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 15, 2022 $283K$217K$66K$181K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 11, 2021 $195K$115K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $283,033 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $186,396$240,790
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,270$25,298
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,412$16,945
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $195,078$283,033
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $105,682$115,964
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,837$101,039
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $180,519$217,003
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,559$66,030
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 $283,033 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$24,078
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$216,712
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$240,790
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,298$25,298
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $16,945$16,945
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,298 · Excluded from tax $16,945$283,033
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $217,003 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $88,540 · Management $5,208 · Fundraising $10,417$104,165
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,631 · Management $96 · Fundraising $192$1,919
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,398 · Management $494 · Fundraising $988$9,880
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,612 · Management $213 · Fundraising $425$4,250
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,393$7,393
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,000 · Management $10,250$65,250
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,754 · Fundraising $392$24,146
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $180,935 · Management $23,654 · Fundraising $12,414$217,003
Part X · Balance sheet $183,951 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $88,812$140,605
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,213$29,695
X-4 Accounts receivable$13,651
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $139,025$183,951
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,974
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,078$2,974
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $89,947$180,977
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $114,947$180,977
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $139,025$183,951
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $180,977 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$283,033
XI-2 Total expenses$217,003
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$66,030
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$114,947
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$180,977

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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