Empty Arms Bereavement Support INC

Tax-deductible

Northampton, MA501(c)(3)Since 2011Mental HealthEIN 45-2703619

Provide services related to loss of infant.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 6 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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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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $65K a year · 25% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $27K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$296K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$230K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$363K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$296K
FY2025▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$95K
FY2022$149K
FY2022$78K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$271K
FY2025$296K
Expenses
$230K
FY2025▲ +28%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$193K
FY2024$179K
FY2025$230K
Net assets
$363K
FY2025▲ +32%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$141K
FY2022$177K
FY2022$141K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$275K
FY2025$363K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2011.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $154K Management & general 23% · $52K Fundraising 10% · $23K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carol McMurrich’s $27K as Executive Director is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2095 $100K–1M mental health 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

NameFY2022FY2022
Carol McMurrich$27,202$36,821

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

Programs and updates

Supports families grieving pregnancy or infant loss through bedside care and support groups.

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1 program service account for $154K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Empty Arms continues to be a mission driven organization providing support for families who experience pregnancy or infant loss. In 2024 we served 61 families at the bedside and added 138 new people to our participant database. Our support groups served over 400 people.

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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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$296K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$230K
Ln 25
Programscol B$154K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$363K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K
Total assetsLn 16$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$122K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Total revenueLn 12$296K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$86K
SavingsLn 2$82K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$168K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$199K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$363K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$179K$168K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100K$199K
Total assetsLn 16$279K$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$275K$363K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$125K$113K$12K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$0$3K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$0$15K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$0$10K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$0$1K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$0$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$358$358
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$950$0
Information technologyLn 14$8K$4K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$0$6K$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$545$545$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$31K$0$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$230K$154K$52K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $296K$230K$66K$363K 990 PDF
FY2024 $271K$179K$91K$275K 990 PDF
FY2023 $231K$193K$38K$188K 990 PDF
FY2022 $149K$177K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $95K$141K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $295,594 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$121,680
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$156,657
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$278,337
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,220 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,220
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $14,037 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$14,037
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,257 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$295,594
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $229,562 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $113,251 · Management $11,604 · Fundraising $0$124,855
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $2,621 · Fundraising $0$2,621
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $14,814 · Fundraising $0$14,814
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,309 · Fundraising $0$10,309
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,350$2,350
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,120 · Fundraising $0$1,120
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Fundraising $2,059$2,059
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $358$358
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,171 · Management $950 · Fundraising $0$3,121
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,492 · Management $3,612$8,104
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $5,702 · Fundraising $0$5,702
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,985 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,985
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $545 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$545
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,734 · Fundraising $0$1,734
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,691 · Management $0 · Fundraising $18,194$48,885
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $154,493 · Management $52,466 · Fundraising $22,603$229,562
Part X · Balance sheet $367,240 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $87,490$85,936
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $91,357$82,431
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $100,245$198,873
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $279,092$367,240
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,240$4,240
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,240$4,240
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $274,852$363,000
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $279,092$367,240
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $363,000 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$295,594
XI-2 Total expenses$229,562
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$66,032
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$274,852
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$22,116
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$363,000

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