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We Can Corporation

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Harwich Port, MA501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 31-1777179Revenue $1.7M in FY2024Latest return filed Oct 7, 2025

On file with the IRSwecancenter.orgHarwich Port, MATax-exempt since Nov 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We Can Corporation, recognizing that every community member's well-being contributes to that of the whole community, supports cape cod women in life transitions with services that bring increased opportunity, self-sufficiency, and stability. We Can furthers women's development through: - goal setting and guidance through mentoring - assisting with transitions such as divorce, career change, job loss, illness, retirement, isolation and personal loss - providing resources for information and referrals

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 239 volunteers and 9 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $583K a year · 35% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$146K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 71% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $135K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$154K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$995K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$719K
FY2021$873K
FY2022$977K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2001.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.2M Management & general 12% · $173K Fundraising 10% · $149K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $146K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lisa Guyon
Executive Director
$146,393Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Katie Hartley
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Myra Killeen
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Laurie Maul
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Guyon’s $146K as Executive Director is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Guyon$146,393$141,066$131,178$127,945$130,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers women in life transitions with guidance, resources, and support for greater opportunity and stability.

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2 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Telephone and in-house mentoring support system for women in transition, including free legal clinics, career assessments, and referral services.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Pathmakers Program

A mentoring program which empowers women in transition by offering one-on-one mentor relationships, peer support, and community building.

$117Kprogram 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
Cape Cod Foundation INCFY2025$85K
Womens Foundation of Massachusetts INCFY2025$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$135K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$170K
Investment incomeLn 3$145K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$173K
Fundraisingcol D$149K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$53K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$368K
Investment incomeLn 3$145K
Other incomeLn 4–11$170K
Gains on assetsLn 7$35K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$501K
SavingsLn 2$544K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$83K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$32K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$577K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M
Other assetsLn 15$125K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6239
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$53K
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$14K
Share of the $614K endowmentSch D 1g2.3%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$614K$565K$477K$395K$249K
Given inLn 1b$102$7K$159K$131K$30K
SpentLn 1d–1f$17K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$594K$577K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$163K$154K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M$4.6M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$146K$124K$7K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$623K$530K$31K$62K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$148K$125K$7K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$61K$4K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Investment management feesLn 11f$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$68K$29K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$63K$45K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$38K$31K$2K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$23K$20K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$119K$101K$6K$12K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K$40K$2K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$9K$2K$975
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$48K$24K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$4K$11$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$173K$149K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 7, 2025 $1.7M$1.5M$162K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 15, 2024 $1.8M$1.3M$498K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 26, 2023 $2.6M$977K$1.6M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 3, 2022 $1.3M$873K$396K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 31, 2021 $995K$719K$276K$1.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,653,379 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,560,818$1,338,529
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $90,488$144,762
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $146,708$170,088
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,798,014$1,653,379
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $951,330$988,774
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $348,918$502,668
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,300,248$1,491,442
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $497,766$161,937
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,653,379 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$368,497
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$970,032
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$52,678
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,338,529
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $109,376$109,376
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $35,386$35,386
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $170,088$170,088
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,386 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $279,464$1,653,379
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,491,442 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $124,434 · Management $7,320 · Fundraising $14,639$146,393
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $529,764 · Management $31,162 · Fundraising $62,326$623,252
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $125,469 · Management $7,380 · Fundraising $14,761$147,610
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $60,791 · Management $3,576 · Fundraising $7,152$71,519
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,189$29,189
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $14,114$14,114
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,794 · Management $38,797$67,591
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $44,626 · Fundraising $18,131$62,757
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,700 · Management $1,693 · Fundraising $5,299$37,692
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,678 · Management $1,157 · Fundraising $2,315$23,150
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $101,177 · Management $5,952 · Fundraising $11,903$119,032
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,081$4,081
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,445$3,445
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,173 · Management $2,365 · Fundraising $4,726$47,264
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,785 · Management $1,985 · Fundraising $975$11,745
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,453 · Management $23,893 · Fundraising $3,117$75,463
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,544 · Management $11 · Fundraising $3,590$7,145
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,169,833 · Management $172,675 · Fundraising $148,934$1,491,442
Part X · Balance sheet $4,750,535 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $839,032$500,993
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $866,438$543,540
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $333,542$83,173
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $30,753$31,934
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $594,225$577,452
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,727,142$2,888,288
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $147,433$125,155
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,538,565$4,750,535
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,644$45,356
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $140,555$108,483
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $163,199$153,839
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,831,417$4,221,318
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $543,949$375,378
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,375,366$4,596,696
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,538,565$4,750,535
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,596,696 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,653,379
XI-2 Total expenses$1,491,442
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$161,937
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,375,366
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$59,393
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,596,696

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

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