Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,084,231

Total expenses

$1,182,679

Contributions and grants received

$615,173

Grants paid

$15,000

Program service revenue

$340,146

Investment income

$128,912

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$5,067,024

Total liabilities, end of year

$12,041

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$5,054,983

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,039,752

Management and general expenses

$142,927

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,039,752

Program services were 87.9% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• -ACCESSING HEALTHY FOODS IN NEEDHAM-THE FOOD PANTRY HELPS TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE FOR OVER 600 NEEDHAM RESIDENTS. THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE RESIDENTS OF NEEDHAM WHO ARE FEELING THE EFFECTS OF FOOD INSECURITY. AS THE NEED FOR FOOD HAS INCREASED SO HAS OUR COMMITMENT TO NOT JUST PROVIDING FOOD BUT OFFERING HEALTHY, FRESH FOOD THAT WILL GIVE OUR CUSTOMERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR WELLBEING THROUGH NUTRITIOUS MEALS. WE PROVIDE EVERYTHING FROM FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND LEAN PROTEINS TO CLEANING SUPPLIES AND TOILETRY ITEMS. OUR CUSTOMERS SHOP WITH US TWO TIMES A MONTH AND BENEFIT FROM OTHER PROGRAMS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THEIR NEEDS LIKE THE HOLIDAY GIFT PROGRAM AND THE BIRTHDAY PROGRAM.

  Expenses $499,272

• -ACCESSING TECHNOLOGY FOR ALL-IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AND THE RESULTING INCREASE IN SOCIAL ISOLATION, THE NEEDHAM COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL ON AGING FORMED A PARTNERSHIP TO EQUIP ADULTS IN NEEDHAM WITH FREE ELECTRONIC TABLETS AND TUTOR SUPPORTS TO HELP THEM LEARN HOW TO USE THE DEVICE. THE GOAL IS TO ALLOW RECIPIENTS TO ENGAGE IN SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND ON-LINE ORDERING OF ESSENTIALS LIKE PRESCRIPTIONS AND FOOD. A TEAM OF VOLUNTEER TUTORS ALONG WITH ONE FULL-TIME STAFF PERSON HELP RECIPIENTS FEEL COMFORTABLE USING THE DEVICE. AFTER A THOROUGH INTERVIEW PROCESS TO EVALUATE THE NEW USERS' INTERESTS, THE TABLET IS PERSONALIZED WITH APPS AND WEBSITES THAT THEY MIGHT FIND MOST HELPFUL. THROUGH A VARIETY OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FROM ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING TO GROUP CLASSES, NEW USERS ARE CONNECTING TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND DISCOVERING THE BENEFITS OF ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY.

  Expenses $70,812

• -FREE ENGLISH LEARNING FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN NEEDHAM-TRAINED ELL VOLUNTEERS HELP ADULT LEARNERS AT ALL LEVELS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. TUTORS HELP STUDENTS WHO ARE NEW TO THE US LEARN ENGLISH AND ADJUST TO THE CHALLENGES OF LIVING IN THEIR NEW CULTURE. SUCCESSFUL TUTORS ARE WELCOMING, PATIENT, FLEXIBLE AND ABLE TO WORK WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE. IN ADDITION, VOLUNTEERS SHOULD BE FLUENT ENGLISH SPEAKERS AND FAMILIAR WITH AMERICAN CULTURE. VOLUNTEERS ATTEND A FALL OR SPRING TRAINING SERIES THAT PREPARES THEM TO WORK WITH ELL LEARNERS. AFTER COMPLETING THE TRAINING, THE TUTORS ARE PLACED WITH A STUDENT WHOSE SCHEDULE MATCHES THEIR OWN. PAIRS THEN MEET REGULARLY ONCE A WEEK, FOCUSING ON THE STUDENT'S PARTICULAR NEEDS.

  Expenses $64,371

• THE COUNCIL OFFERS VARIOUS OTHER PROGRAMS WHICH SUPPORT PEOPLE IN NEEDHAM WHO HAVE UNDER-MET HEALTH, EDUCATION OR SOCIAL NEEDS.

  Expenses $405,297 · Grants $15,000 · Revenue $340,146

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Grants on this return

• NEEDHAM BOARD OF HEALTH

  $0

  REFERRAL SERVICES

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

6 May 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

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