Troubled Waters INC: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 83-1319383)

Robert O Cox’s $126K as Executive Di is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Robert O Cox	$126,334	$103,189	$71,115

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches culinary skills to aid addiction recovery and promote self-sufficiency.

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2 programs · $423K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

To create a positive environment of recovery from addiction. The organization facilitates meetings to assist in addiction treatment using guidelines set forth by alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous and other treatment based groups.

$385Kprogram expense

02

The organization provides a training program for persons in early recovery in their "club kitchen- and will make food items that will be available at meetings while providing basic cafeteria style food preparation, including certification, in state required "serve safe" programs sponsored by the organization.

$38Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2023

Greater Lowell Community Foundation INCFY2023$50K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

Grants paid · 2 grants · $188K · 2023–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$114,631

Unitemized GrantFY2023$73,285

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$575K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$530K

Other incomeLn 4–11$45K

Money outPt IX

$556K

Ln 25

Programscol B$442K

Managementcol C$114K

Owns and owesPt X

$30K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K

Total assetsLn 16$30K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$530K

Government grantsLn 1e$414K

Other incomeLn 4–11$45K

Total revenueLn 12$575K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$7K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K

Total assetsLn 16$30K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$30K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 515

VolunteersI 66

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$11K	$7K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c		$23K
Total assetsLn 16	$11K	$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$11K	$30K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$71K		$71K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$257K	$257K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$30K	$30K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$38K	$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K		$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$16K	$2K	$14K
OccupancyLn 16	$90K	$81K	$9K
TravelLn 17	$664	$664
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$14K	$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$5K	$5K
InsuranceLn 23	$9K		$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$20K	$14K	$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$556K	$442K	$114K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025	$1.3M	$1.2M	$136K	$301K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024	$972K	$837K	$135K	$165K	990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 30, 2023	$575K	$556K	$19K	$30K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2022	$142K			$11K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021	$162K			$37K	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 $575,090 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $159,901$529,601

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$17,818$45,489

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $142,083$575,090

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$358,349

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $177,541$197,279

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $177,541$555,628

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$35,458$19,462

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $575,090 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$414,428

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$115,173

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$529,601

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$4,696−$4,696

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $50,185$50,185

VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $45,489$575,090

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $555,628 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $71,115$71,115

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $257,496$257,496

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,738$29,738

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,188$2,188

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,965$37,965

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,500$2,500

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,049 · Management $13,899$15,948

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $81,080 · Management $9,009$90,089

IX-17 TravelPrograms $664$664

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,989$13,989

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,694$4,694

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,375$9,375

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,900 · Management $5,967$19,867

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $441,575 · Management $114,053 · Fundraising $0$555,628

Part X · Balance sheet $30,218 assets, 7 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,756$7,305

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$22,913

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,756$30,218

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,756$30,218

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,756$30,218

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,756$30,218

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $30,218 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$575,090

XI-2 Total expenses$555,628

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,462

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,756

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$30,218

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