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← NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$134,865,429
Total expenses
$134,116,141
Contributions and grants received
$3,147,615
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$131,592,777
Investment income
$351,636
Other revenue
-$226,599
Total assets, end of year
$94,081,681
Total liabilities, end of year
$14,739,838
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$79,341,843
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$122,068,793
Management and general expenses
$10,885,029
Fundraising expenses
$1,162,319
Program service expenses (Part III)
$122,068,793

Program services were 91.0% 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

    $1,350,862

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,796,753

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $208,620

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $121,681,271 · related or exempt $121,681,271

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONSULTING

    total $8,845,506 · related or exempt $8,845,506

  • 2c · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $918,834 · related or exempt $918,834

  • 2d · Program service revenue: WORKSHOP REVENUE

    total $147,166 · related or exempt $147,166

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $372,500 · excluded $372,500

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,464,320 · other assets $40,059

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,482,579 · other assets $42,664

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$18,259 · other assets -$2,605

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$20,864 · excluded -$20,864

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $125,023

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

    $1,350,862

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $462,674

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$337,651 · excluded -$337,651

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $111,052 · related or exempt $111,052

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $111,052

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,522,892 · management and general $1,258,913 · fundraising $263,979

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $89,192,209 · program services $85,513,176 · management and general $3,209,424 · fundraising $469,609

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,783,637 · program services $2,577,577 · management and general $181,768 · fundraising $24,292

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $10,606,142 · program services $9,981,859 · management and general $565,371 · fundraising $58,912

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,018,282 · program services $4,646,802 · management and general $327,686 · fundraising $43,794

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $449,847 · program services $48,979 · management and general $400,868

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $161,711 · program services $7,875 · management and general $153,836

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $110,000 · management and general $110,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $12,460 · management and general $12,460

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,217,877 · program services $1,808,153 · management and general $370,739 · fundraising $38,985

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,697,102 · program services $6,673,782 · management and general $840,855 · fundraising $182,465

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $8,191,138 · program services $5,625,510 · management and general $2,564,740 · fundraising $888

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,562,568 · program services $3,204,476 · management and general $327,676 · fundraising $30,416

  • 20 · Interest

    total $155,219 · program services $64,363 · management and general $43,840 · fundraising $47,016

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,435,057 · program services $1,916,241 · management and general $516,853 · fundraising $1,963

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $28,269,597 · end of year $30,844,758

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $719,324 · end of year $753,448

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,445,859 · end of year $5,482,565

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,520,739 · end of year $8,078,800

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,251,358 · end of year $1,335,724

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

    $82,700,129

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

    $41,568,974

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $42,721,156 · end of year $41,131,155

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,150,053 · end of year $3,904,859

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,914,250 · end of year $2,550,372

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,158,679 · end of year $12,565,793

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $214,035 · end of year $483,473

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,122,785 · end of year $1,690,572

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $72,145,607 · end of year $73,921,060

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,351,230 · end of year $5,420,783

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE NECC EXISTS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ACROSS NEW ENGLAND AND AROUND THE WORLD. THROUGH DIRECT-CARE SERVICES, EDUCATION, PARENT TRAINING, RESEARCH, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND A PATENTED TECHNOLOGY, NECC IS HELPING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN LEARN AND THRIVE, WHILE ALSO PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING A FULL RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS TO MORE THAN 1,500 CHILDREN WITH AUTISM WORLDWIDE.

  • THE SEVERE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SERVES STUDENTS AGE 6 THROUGH 22 FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THIS PROGRAM OPERATES 365 DAYS/YEAR AND IS DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WITH THE MOST SEVERE CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS, INCLUDING SELF-INJURY. THESE STUDENTS RESIDE IN SPECIALLY DESIGNED GROUP HOMES WHICH ARE STAFFED WITH 1:1 (SOMETIMES 2:1) STAFF/STUDENT RATIO THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND NIGHT. INSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED BOTH IN THE RESIDENCE AND THE SCHOOL BY A TEAM OF TEACHERS, SPECIALISTS AND CLINICIANS WHO WORK ACROSS BOTH SETTINGS. THE GOAL FOR THESE STUDENTS IS TO DECREASE DANGEROUS AND SEVERE BEHAVIORS AND INCREASE THEIR ABILITY TO FUNCTION AND COMMUNICATE INDEPENDENTLY SO THAT THEY MAY MOVE TO A LESS RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE.

    Expenses $58,443,256 · Revenue $39,359,113

  • NECC OPERATES THE MOHAMMED BIN RASHID CENTER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION IN ABU DHABI, UAE, UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ABU DHABI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE. THE CENTER IN ABU DHABI REPLICATES ALL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AT THE NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN IN MASSACHUSETTS, INCLUDING EARLY ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION, PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMING, TREATMENT AND EDUCATION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AGE 3 AND OLDER, FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND A RESEARCH PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE BEST CLINICAL PRACTICES.

    Expenses $35,945,036 · Revenue $40,918,285

  • NECC'S INTERMEDIATE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM RUNS 365 DAYS/YEAR AND SERVES STUDENTS WITH SELF-INJURY AND OTHER CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS THAT MAKE IT UNSAFE FOR THEM TO LIVE WITH THEIR FAMILIES. THESE STUDENTS LIVE IN GROUP HOMES NEAR THE SOUTHBOROUGH CAMPUS AND ARE STAFFED 1:1 THROUGHOUT THEIR DAY. STUDENTS IN THE INTERMEDIATE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM ATTEND THE DAY SCHOOL WHERE THEY WORK ON LIFE SKILLS, ACADEMICS, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE, SOCIAL SKILLS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND THERAPY, AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS. THEY RECEIVE INCREASED CLINICAL AND EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISION.

    Expenses $12,555,203 · Revenue $9,921,505

  • THE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SERVES CHILDREN AGE 3-22 FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO REQUIRE A HIGHLY STRUCTURED, 24-HOUR SETTING TO MAKE EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS. STUDENTS LIVE IN GROUP HOMES WITH OTHER STUDENTS OF THE SAME GENDER AND AGE RANGE. THEY PARTICIPATE IN SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION FOR ACADEMICS, SOCIAL SKILLS, COMMUNICATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION. WHILE IN THE RESIDENCE, STUDENTS FOCUS ON INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, LEISURE, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.NECC OPERATES A LIMITED ADULT PROGRAM FOR FORMER NECC STUDENTS WHO HAVE GRADUATED THE PROGRAM BUT ARE NOT ABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE ADULT PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORTS TO HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS DEVELOP SKILLS TO HELP THEM INTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY AND WORKFORCE.NECC OPERATES A VAST CONSULTING PRACTICE, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS (AN ONLINE PLATFORM CALLED ABAPLUS), CLASSROOM EVALUATIONS AND CONSULTATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL STUDENT EVALUATIONS AND CONSULTATIONS. NECC HAS CONSULTING PRACTICES IN 8 COUNTRIES. IN ADDITION, NECC RUNS PRIVATE PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES, OFFERING APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING A FULL RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.THROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICES (PSS), NECC OPERATES PARTNER CLASSROOMS IN DOZENS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND. THIS MODEL TAKES THE EXPERIENCE OF NECC RESEARCH AND USES THE METHODOLOGY OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS SO THAT STUDENTS WITH AUTISM CAN REMAIN IN THEIR DISTRICT WITH THEIR PEERS, WHILE RECEIVING THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE. THROUGH THIS MODEL, SKILLS ARE ADDRESSED IN 1:1 INSTRUCTION, SMALL GROUP SESSIONS AND INCLUSION PERIODS TO ENSURE THE ACQUISITION, GENERALIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NEW SKILLS.NECC DEVELOPED A PATENTED TECHNOLOGY, THE ACE ABA SOFTWARE SYSTEM, TO DELIVER THE CURRICULUM USED AT THE CENTER THROUGH ANY DEVICE WITH AN INTERNET CONNECTION. THE APP CONTAINS MORE THAN 2,200 SKILLS AND IS CURRENTLY BEING USED BY MORE THAN 13,000 LEARNERS WITH AUTISM AROUND THE WORLD.NECC RUNS AN INTENSIVE INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (IIP) FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, AGE 3-22. THE SCHOOL IS OPEN YEAR-ROUND AND STUDENTS IN THE IIP RECEIVE A CONTINUUM OF INTENSIVE 1:1 INSTRUCTION. COMMUNICATION SKILLS, SOCIAL SKILLS, PRE-ACADEMIC AND ACADEMIC SKILLS, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, LEISURE, ART, MUSIC AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING ARE ALL PART OF THE PROGRAM THAT IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE EACH CHILD FOR INCLUSION WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THE IIP STRIVES TO TREAT EACH STUDENT WITH A TAILORED PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS, STRENGTHS AND ABILITIES TO BRING THEM TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL.

    Expenses $15,125,298 · Revenue $41,504,926

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jessica Sassi

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $521,649
    From this org
    $490,883
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,766
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $454,883
    Bonus
    $36,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,766
    Filer's total
    $521,649

  • L Vincent Strully Jr

    FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $365,838
    From this org
    $294,886
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $70,952
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $294,886
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $70,952
    Filer's total
    $365,838

  • Elizabeth Wetherbee Klein

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stella Adu-Gyamfi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Kim

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Dudley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stuart M Rose

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ben Niedermeyer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Neal J Faulkner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Saul

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katherine Foster

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Castellani

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Pacheco

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Harry M Hutson Jr

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael S Downey

    EVP & CFO/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $485,762
    From this org
    $451,657
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,105
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $410,047
    Bonus
    $41,610
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,105
    Filer's total
    $485,762

  • Jared T Bouzan

    CDO & CLERK

    Total calculated
    $292,947
    From this org
    $259,331
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,616
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,135
    Bonus
    $24,196
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,616
    Filer's total
    $292,947

  • Darryl Agostinelli

    CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $551,155
    From this org
    $513,725
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,430
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $503,725
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,430
    Filer's total
    $551,155

  • Zbigniew Mastylo

    PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER - ACE

    Total calculated
    $268,340
    From this org
    $263,126
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,214
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $250,626
    Bonus
    $12,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,214
    Filer's total
    $268,340

  • Joseph Garbiel

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $253,166
    From this org
    $248,214
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,952
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,214
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,952
    Filer's total
    $253,166

  • Heather Morrison

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - SOUTHBOROUGH

    Total calculated
    $216,733
    From this org
    $204,651
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,082
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,651
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,082
    Filer's total
    $216,733

  • Darcie Stawinski

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $219,891
    From this org
    $196,988
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,903
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,988
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,903
    Filer's total
    $219,891

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 committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
FOR ANY STAFF LISTED IN THE 990 AS AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE, KEY EMPLOYEE OR HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE, RECOMMENDED BONUS AMOUNTS ARE FORMULATED BY THE CEO AND CFO BASED UPON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE COMPARED TO GOALS AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE. THE RECOMMENDED BONUS AMOUNTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHICH EITHER APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATION OR ADJUSTS THE RECOMMENDED BONUS AMOUNTS. THE BONUS AMOUNTS ARE THEN PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL.

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
2024
Filed
10 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543189349302744

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