Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Oct 2022.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
75 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
7 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Susan Strong’s $38K as Clerk is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $100K–1M youth development 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.
See Choices INC 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 15aNo
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed
Programs and updates
Helps teens with addiction and mental health issues build a supportive recovery community.
Questions for Choices INC
Your first name shows with your question. Choices INC answers here, for everyone.
The alternative peer group (APG) is a recovery support service for adolescents experiencing sud and co-occurring disorders. Positive recovering peers support recovery by reinforcing recovery and prosocial behaviors. One of the first lessons peer role models teach new adolescents is how to have fun in recovery.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 88-3618712) · Dispute this lineThe positive alternatives to student suspension (pass program) is an effective early-intervention model and acts as a lever for referral to services that address the mounting adolescent substance use and mental health crisis. Choices pass program is the 4th pass program to open in massachusetts.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 88-3618712) · Dispute this lineThe education and recovery academy (ERA) is a flexible, creative program that affords adolescents struggling with substance use and co-occurring disorders, the opportunity to to prepare and take the hiset or GED, or to enroll in one of 2 massachusetts diploma granting virtual high schools, while gaining both academic and psycho-social…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 88-3618712) · 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 FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $128 | $550K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $128 | $756K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $756K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $128 | $128 |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $94K | $72K | $7K | $15K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $83K | $62K | $12K | $8K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $8K | $6K | $1K | $798 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $10K | $10K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $32K | $32K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $132K | $132K | $276 | $184 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $1K | $891 | $178 | $119 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $14K | $4K | $7K | $4K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $1K | $255 | $170 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $27K | $20K | $4K | $3K |
| TravelLn 17 | $9K | $7K | $1K | $907 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $33K | $33K | $268 | $398 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $449K | $338K | $47K | $63K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 3, 2024 | $449K | $449K | $0 | $128 | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $448,576 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $448,576 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $448,576 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $756,416 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $128 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2023 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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