The organizations exempt purpose is to connect and empower those impacted by borderline personality disorder (BPD), to raise awareness about BPD and to support, educate and advocate for better mental health care and a meaningful recovery.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 8 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 16% 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
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $85K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39
0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$293K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$280K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$362K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$293K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$296K
FY2022$222K
FY2023$316K
FY2024$301K
FY2025$293K
Expenses
$280K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$115K
FY2022$205K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$283K
FY2025$280K
Net assets
$362K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$128K
FY2021$308K
FY2022$325K
FY2023$331K
FY2024$349K
FY2025$362K

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 May 2016.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $158K Management & general 27% · $76K Fundraising 17% · $47K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director - 2025
$84,286Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Director
$24,323Pt VII · Sec A
Board Co-Chair
$10,920Pt VII · Sec A
Governance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paula Tusiani-Eng’s $84K as Executive Director - 2025 is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Paula Tusiani-Eng$84,286$65,468$79,419
Kimberly Gradisher$24,323——
Sara Rosenberg$10,920——

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

Supports, educates, and advocates for people impacted by Borderline Personality Disorder.

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2 programs · $158K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Borderline personality disorder peer support groups, run by people with lived personal experience of BPD for social support and the sharing of recovery-oriented coping strategies. The goals and outcomes reported include people feeling less alone, increased access to recovery resources, and more hopeful about recovery.

$158Kprogram expense
02

Accomplished by

1. BPD Peer Online Support Group Programs and a Closed BPD Facebook Group that helps people feel less alone and more connected to a community that promotes healing and recovery. 2. Creating materials in print, videos and social media communications from a lived experience perspective of BPD to diminish stigma, promote positive recovery…

Pt IX · col B

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
$293K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Other incomeLn 4–11$693
Investment incomeLn 3$101
Money outPt IX
$280K
Ln 25
Programscol B$158K
Managementcol C$76K
Fundraisingcol D$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$362K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$353K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$101
Other incomeLn 4–11$693
Total revenueLn 12$293K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$114K
SavingsLn 2$239K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$353K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39
Net assetsLn 32$362K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$346K$353K
Total assetsLn 16$351K$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$39
Net assetsLn 32$349K$362K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$67K$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$121K$61K$38K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$10K$6K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$9K$2K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$1K$520
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$773$483
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$500$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$13
Total functional expensesLn 25$280K$158K$76K$47K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $293K$280K$13K$362K 990 PDF
FY2024 $301K$283K$18K$349K 990 PDF
FY2023 $316K$311K$5K$331K 990 PDF
FY2022 $222K$205K$17K$325K 990 PDF
FY2021 $296K$115K$180K$308K 990 PDF
FY2020 $111K$128K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $293,371 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $300,644$292,577
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $101$101
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $667$693
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $301,412$293,371
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $192,235$204,924
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $91,201$75,084
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $283,436$280,008
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,976$13,363
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $293,371 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$14,896
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$277,681
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$292,577
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $101$101
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $693$693
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $794 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$293,371
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $280,008 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,429 · Management $8,429 · Fundraising $8,428$84,286
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,577 · Management $38,154 · Fundraising $21,907$120,638
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,410 · Management $6,058 · Fundraising $7,832$24,300
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,021 · Management $2,171 · Fundraising $7,493$18,685
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,640 · Management $1,040 · Fundraising $520$5,200
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,832 · Management $773 · Fundraising $483$5,088
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $500 · Management $19,110$19,610
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,188 · Fundraising $13$2,201
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $157,597 · Management $75,735 · Fundraising $46,676$280,008
Part X · Balance sheet $362,352 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,099$114,362
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $264,471$238,501
X-4 Accounts receivable$4,141
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,317$5,348
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $350,887$362,352
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,937$39
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,937$39
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $333,950$362,313
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $348,950$362,313
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $350,887$362,352
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $362,313 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$293,371
XI-2 Total expenses$280,008
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,363
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$348,950
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$362,313

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