3l Place INC FY2021 filing

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Somerville, MA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 26-4668957Revenue $549K in FY2021

On file with the IRS3lplace.org212 Holland St, 02144-2432 · Somerville, MATax-exempt since Oct 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To empower young adults with autism and other developmental disabilities to reach their individual potential, to follow their passion, and to live meaningful lives in the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ 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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $259K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$125K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$549K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$702K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$312K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$549K
FY2021▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$734K
FY2021$549K
FY2022$765K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$702K
FY2021▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$748K
FY2021$702K
FY2022$726K
FY2023$778K
FY2023$839K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$312K
FY2021▼ -33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$465K
FY2021$312K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$409K
FY2023$524K
FY2025$506K

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 Oct 2010.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $594K Management & general 12% · $83K Fundraising 4% · $26K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President an
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Meghan Montgomery’s $116K as Clinical Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2023FY2022
Meghan Montgomery$116,273$101,284$92,092$94,912
Cassy Wilson$102,257$88,875$83,822$83,374

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering young adults with autism to reach their potential and live meaningful lives.

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1 program · $594K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

3LPLACE offers services through our education and learning institute program. We seek through educational programming and community building to support adults with developmental disabilities to lead meaning full lives in their community.

$594Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$549K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$382K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$167K
Investment incomeLn 3$71
Money outPt IX
$702K
Ln 25
Programscol B$594K
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$312K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$158K
Total assetsLn 16$436K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$167K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$382K
Investment incomeLn 3$71
Total revenueLn 12$549K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$158K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$158K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$146K
Other assetsLn 15$84K
Total assetsLn 16$436K
LiabilitiesLn 26$125K
Net assetsLn 32$312K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$228K$158K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$168K$146K
Total assetsLn 16$570K$436K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K$125K
Net assetsLn 32$465K$312K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$472K$397K$50K$26K
Management feesLn 11a$42K$21K$20K$44
OccupancyLn 16$138K$138K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$51K$38K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$702K$594K$83K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.0M$125K$506K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $1.0M$778K$239K$409K 990 PDF
FY2022 $765K$726K$39K$365K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $549K$702K−$153K$312K 990 PDF
FY2020 $734K$748K−$15K$465K 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 $549,062 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $472,360$167,112
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $261,132$381,879
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $60$71
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $733,552$549,062
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $424,946$471,969
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $323,552$230,380
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $748,498$702,349
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,946−$153,287
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $549,062 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$167,112
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$167,112
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $381,879$381,879
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $71$71
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $381,950$549,062
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $702,349 across 4 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $396,594 · Management $49,740 · Fundraising $25,635$471,969
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $21,483 · Management $19,998 · Fundraising $44$41,525
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $137,532$137,532
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $38,254 · Management $13,069$51,323
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $593,863 · Management $82,807 · Fundraising $25,679$702,349
Part X · Balance sheet $436,387 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $227,507$157,953
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $61,873$48,236
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $168,441$146,332
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $111,822$83,866
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $569,643$436,387
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,981$27,396
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $95,720$97,336
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $104,701$124,732
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $431,609$311,655
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $464,942$311,655
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $569,643$436,387
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $311,655 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$549,062
XI-2 Total expenses$702,349
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$153,287
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$464,942
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$311,655

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

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