Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1984.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
16 people listed on the 990; $814K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Sow | $287,500 | $287,000 | $287,000 | $300,000 | $256,110 | $29,801 |
| Thomas Dente | — | — | — | — | — | $233,549 |
| Christopher Proulx | $214,670 | $211,804 | $211,560 | $181,333 | $213,383 | $211,383 |
| Cynthia Smith | $168,371 | $147,056 | $145,819 | $131,054 | $131,277 | — |
| Elizabeth Spader | — | — | — | — | — | $150,533 |
| Kim Kucinskas | $148,084 | $146,223 | $145,885 | $121,588 | $109,181 | — |
| Michael Culligan | — | — | — | — | — | $126,873 |
| Amanda Hinkel-Mauceri | $119,582 | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
See Humentum executive salaries →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
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Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-1312495) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $895K | $653K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $2.5M | $2.9M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $448K | $361K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5.2M | $5.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3.3M | $3.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.9M | $2.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $545K | $348K | $155K | $42K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.5M | $1.6M | $703K | $190K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $98K | $62K | $28K | $8K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $217K | $138K | $62K | $17K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $183K | $117K | $52K | $14K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $18K | $18K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $36K | $36K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $21K | $21K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.9M | $1.6M | $308K | $5K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $145K | $793 | $144K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2.9M | $2.6M | $363K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $223K | $223K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $8K | $6K | $3K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $120K | $30K | $90K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $279K | $205K | $74K | $392 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $9.2M | $6.6M | $2.3M | $275K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 20, 2026 | $7.8M | $8.3M | −$567K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 24, 2025 | $9.5M | $9.6M | −$108K | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 8, 2024 | $10.9M | $10.7M | $227K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2023 | $9.7M | $10.4M | −$628K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 6, 2022 | $9.2M | $9.2M | −$17K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 12, 2021 | $7.8M | $8.1M | −$303K | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $9,185,900 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,185,900 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,202,612 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $5,784,362 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,201,805 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2021 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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