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← LEO INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LEO INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,936,820
Total expenses
$13,908,941
Contributions and grants received
$16,696,282
Grants paid
$4,166,140
Program service revenue
$59,867
Investment income
$199,761
Other revenue
-$19,090
Total assets, end of year
$24,242,226
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,448,894
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,793,332
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,196,483
Management and general expenses
$1,662,795
Fundraising expenses
$49,663
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,196,483

Program services were 87.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $24,886

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $15,339,860

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,331,536

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $71,519

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FOOD SERVICE

    total $25,360 · related or exempt $25,360

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PARENT FEES

    total $23,110 · related or exempt $23,110

  • 2c · Program service revenue: FISCAL AGENT FEES

    total $11,397 · related or exempt $11,397

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $199,761 · excluded $199,761

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $5,385

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $24,886

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $3,950

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $1,435 · excluded $1,435

  • 11a · Other revenue: LOSS ON WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM

    total -$20,525 · related or exempt -$20,525

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$20,525

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,166,140 · program services $4,166,140

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $402,257 · management and general $402,257

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,019,821 · program services $5,324,673 · management and general $695,148

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $258,442 · program services $217,722 · management and general $40,720

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $858,376 · program services $756,043 · management and general $102,333

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $586,458 · program services $505,964 · management and general $80,494

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $58,368 · management and general $58,368

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $36,000 · fundraising $36,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $12,028 · fundraising $12,028

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $86,000 · program services $68,875 · management and general $17,125

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $61,416 · program services $61,316 · management and general $100

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $243,549 · program services $182,833 · management and general $60,716

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $111,419 · program services $70,601 · management and general $40,818

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $439,638 · program services $366,392 · management and general $73,246

  • 17 · Travel

    total $66,618 · program services $57,657 · management and general $8,961

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $84,024 · program services $76,379 · management and general $7,645

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $155,156 · program services $146,843 · management and general $8,313

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $57,831 · program services $6,522 · management and general $51,309

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $105,454 · program services $104,876 · management and general $578

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $48,642 · program services $48,642

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND FEES

    total $45,117 · program services $33,171 · management and general $11,946

  • 24d · Other expenses: CAPITAL PROJECT EXPENSE

    total $1,635 · fundraising $1,635

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,552 · program services $1,834 · management and general $2,718

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,258,514 · end of year $3,709,275

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,346,722 · end of year $1,619,245

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,302,796 · end of year $774,253

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $160,607 · end of year $133,346

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $20,018,326

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,313,440

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,177,988 · end of year $17,704,886

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $407,138 · end of year $301,221

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,513,450 · end of year $2,524,673

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $947,313 · end of year $1,423,266

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    end of year $3,178,755

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $421,110 · end of year $322,200

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,271,911 · end of year $10,341,100

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,499,981 · end of year $6,452,232

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

LEO INC.'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE GREATER LYNN COMMUNITY THROUGH RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO THRIVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO STRENGTHEN THE GREATER LYNN COMMUNITY THROUGH RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO THRIVE.

  • EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SERVICES INCLUDE HEAD START (AGES 3-5) AND EARLY HEAD START (AGES 6 WEEKS-3 YEARS) SERVICES IN LYNN. EARLY HEAD START INCLUDES A HOME-BASED COMPONENT AND ALSO SERVES WOMEN WHO ARE PREGNANT, UP TO AND BEYOND DELIVERY. IN THE PAST YEAR, LEO HAD 450 CHILDREN ENROLLED IN ITS PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE BASED ON A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL READINESS CURRICULUM, NUTRITIONAL AND WELLNESS GOALS, HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, AND BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT.

    Expenses $6,869,988 · Grants $44 · Revenue $59,867

  • LEO INC. PROVIDES FUEL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE MASSACHUSETTS HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HEAP), WHICH PROTECTS ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS FROM THE HIGH COST OF HOME HEATING. ELIGIBILITY. BENEFITS ARE BASED ON FAMILY SIZE AND INCOME. ANNUALLY, LEO SERVES APPROXIMATELY 3,500 HOUSEHOLDS AND MORE THAN 7,500 INDIVIDUALS. THE MAJORITY OF HOUSEHOLDS SERVED INCLUDE A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 5, A RESIDENT AGE 60 OR OLDER, AND/OR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH DISABILITIES.

    Expenses $4,491,805 · Grants $4,042,272 · Revenue -$20,525

  • LEO'S COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM INCLUDES SERVICES TO STABILIZE INDIVIDUALS FACING FINANCIAL EMERGENCIES AS A RESULT OF POVERTY. WITHIN THIS PROGRAM, LEO'S VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) PROGRAM FILED 184 TAX RETURNS FOR 120 ELIGIBLE CLIENTS, WHO CLAIMED TAX CREDITS RESULTING IN $334,000 IN REFUNDS, MONEY THAT WAS REINVESTED INTO THE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $834,690 · Grants $123,824

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • James Low

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Posan Ung

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Chris Bendicksen

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kimberly Rowe-Cummings

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Eddie Gomez

    ASST CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Paola Colunga

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jacqueline Gallo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jane Lavioe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Nicole McClain

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Adriana Moschella

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Joyce M Reen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • James Higgs

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Diana Perez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Birgitta S Damon

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $224,443
    From this org
    $177,748
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,695
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,748
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,009
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,686
    Filer's total
    $224,443
  • Kara Murphy

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $168,300
    From this org
    $143,088
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,212
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,088
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,792
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,420
    Filer's total
    $168,300
  • Lilian Romero

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $161,919
    From this org
    $130,098
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,821
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,098
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,164
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,657
    Filer's total
    $161,919
  • Jennifer L Mauche

    DIRECTOR OF HR

    Total calculated
    $153,614
    From this org
    $115,886
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,728
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $115,886
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,221
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,507
    Filer's total
    $153,614
  • Bridget G Bertrand

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $149,807
    From this org
    $135,830
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,977
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lisa McFadden

    DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $140,985
    From this org
    $117,626
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,359
    Hours/week
    40
  • Marilyn Perry

    DIRECTOR OF NUTRITION & HEALTH

    Total calculated
    $135,316
    From this org
    $117,651
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,665
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
1 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202532169349301673

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