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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BRATTLEBORO RETREAT.

Totals

Total revenue
$95,491,178
Total expenses
$94,402,622
Contributions and grants received
$228,600
Grants paid
$15,045
Program service revenue
$94,730,616
Investment income
$792,259
Other revenue
-$260,297
Total assets, end of year
$59,365,489
Total liabilities, end of year
$18,351,164
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$41,014,325
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$76,208,577
Management and general expenses
$18,158,045
Fundraising expenses
$36,000
Program service expenses (Part III)
$76,208,577

Program services were 80.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $110,310

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $118,290

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Patient Service Revenue

    total $148,773,913 · related or exempt $148,773,913

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $1,083,894 · related or exempt $835,996 · excluded $247,898

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MSO Revenue

    total $140,946 · related or exempt $140,946

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Contractual/Char. Adj.

    total -$55,268,137 · related or exempt -$55,268,137

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $759,738 · excluded $759,738

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $377,501

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $681,063

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$303,562

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$303,562 · excluded -$303,562

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,392,968

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

    securities $1,360,447

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $32,521

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $32,521 · excluded $32,521

  • 11a · Other revenue: Joint Venture Earnings

    total $43,265 · related or exempt $43,265

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $43,265

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $15,045 · program services $15,045

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,758,534 · program services $843,817 · management and general $914,717

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $41,597,908 · program services $34,352,934 · management and general $7,244,974

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $569,163 · program services $469,472 · management and general $99,691

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $7,424,453 · program services $6,050,562 · management and general $1,373,891

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,007,841 · program services $2,443,570 · management and general $564,271

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $97,045 · management and general $97,045

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $119,400 · management and general $119,400

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $36,072 · management and general $36,072

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $36,000 · fundraising $36,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $22,626 · management and general $22,626

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $23,145,564 · program services $20,312,128 · management and general $2,833,436

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $43,351 · program services $43,351

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $103,593 · program services $77,005 · management and general $26,588

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,703,435 · management and general $2,703,435

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,527,475 · program services $2,070,424 · management and general $457,051

  • 17 · Travel

    total $105,318 · program services $60,741 · management and general $44,577

  • 20 · Interest

    total $303,365 · program services $162,748 · management and general $140,617

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,149,862 · program services $1,181,067 · management and general $968,795

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,060,625 · program services $1,060,625

  • 24a · Other expenses: Provider Tax

    total $3,353,568 · program services $3,353,568

  • 24b · Other expenses: Miscellaneous Expenses

    total $1,858,184 · program services $1,361,737 · management and general $496,447

  • 24c · Other expenses: Medical Supplies

    total $1,208,692 · program services $1,207,645 · management and general $1,047

  • 24d · Other expenses: Meals

    total $1,155,503 · program services $1,142,138 · management and general $13,365

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,365 · end of year $1,065

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $18,695,115 · end of year $14,140,339

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,627,760 · end of year $5,156,247

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $124,527 · end of year $143,266

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,143,416 · end of year $1,366,102

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

    $69,628,537

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

    $49,222,421

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $20,806,402 · end of year $20,406,116

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,452,166 · end of year $7,456,926

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $646,338 · end of year $729,271

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $1,576,540 · end of year $1,096,214

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,337,779 · end of year $8,869,943

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $8,493,432 · end of year $10,526,680

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $7,776,603 · end of year $6,857,881

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $168,979 · end of year $68,732

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,064,228 · end of year $897,871

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $38,166,969 · end of year $39,750,576

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,741,197 · end of year $1,263,749

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Inspired by the courage of our patients, the Brattleboro Retreat is dedicated to children, adolescents and adults in their pursuit of recovery from mental illness and psychological trauma. We are committed to excellence in treatment, advocacy, education, research, and community service. We provide hope, healing, safety and privacy through a full continuum of medical and holistic services delivered by expert caregivers in a uniquely restorative Vermont setting.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Offering a continuum of care including Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization, Residential and Outpatient.

  • Offering a full continuum of care including inpatient and partial hospitalization, residential care for children, intensive outpatient services for adults, and traditional outpatient treatment for children, adolescents, and adults.Patient Days: Inpatient: 32,945, Partial: 5,053, Residential: 2,689, Outpatient: 25,181

    Expenses $76,208,577 · Grants $15,045 · Revenue $94,773,881

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Thomas Huebner

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Justin Johnson

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph Pyle

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Potter

    Assistant Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wichie Artu

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Catlin

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Judi Fox

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristan Outwater MD

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Drew Pate MD

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Turley

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Vieth MD

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Borys

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sara King

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Linda C Rossi

    Past CEO

    Total calculated
    $250,554
    From this org
    $248,441
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,113
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,267
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $79,174
    Deferred
    $2,113
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $250,554
  • Steven Cummings

    President/CEO

    Total calculated
    $385,217
    From this org
    $364,588
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,629
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $360,221
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,367
    Deferred
    $6,001
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,628
    Filer's total
    $385,217
  • Jill Meschke

    Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $278,946
    From this org
    $252,701
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,245
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $252,455
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $246
    Deferred
    $4,755
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,490
    Filer's total
    $278,946
  • Karl Jeffries

    Chief Medical Officer

    Total calculated
    $573,786
    From this org
    $523,619
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,167
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $457,635
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $65,984
    Deferred
    $10,350
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,817
    Filer's total
    $573,786
  • Amelia Shillingford

    VP Patient Care/CNO

    Total calculated
    $270,030
    From this org
    $246,765
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,265
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $246,550
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $215
    Deferred
    $7,618
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,647
    Filer's total
    $270,030
  • Lisa Lambert

    Medical Director of Inpatient Svcs.

    Total calculated
    $472,206
    From this org
    $461,691
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,515
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $448,549
    Bonus
    $12,400
    Other
    $742
    Deferred
    $10,350
    Nontaxable benefits
    $165
    Filer's total
    $472,206
  • Jarred C Zucker

    Staff Psychiatrist

    Total calculated
    $451,939
    From this org
    $409,938
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,001
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $398,979
    Bonus
    $10,680
    Other
    $279
    Deferred
    $10,350
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,651
    Filer's total
    $451,939
  • Elizabeth H Joseph

    Staff Psychiatrist

    Total calculated
    $338,155
    From this org
    $302,151
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,004
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $293,169
    Bonus
    $8,310
    Other
    $672
    Deferred
    $9,271
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,733
    Filer's total
    $338,155
  • Rachael E Kandath

    Staff Psychiatrist

    Total calculated
    $319,036
    From this org
    $295,987
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,049
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $287,571
    Bonus
    $8,160
    Other
    $256
    Deferred
    $9,003
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,046
    Filer's total
    $319,036
  • Lance B Thigpen

    Medical Director of Outpatient Svcs.

    Total calculated
    $326,282
    From this org
    $291,411
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,871
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $282,189
    Bonus
    $8,550
    Other
    $672
    Deferred
    $4,527
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,344
    Filer's total
    $326,282

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

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 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 1a
During calendar year 2024, Linda Rossi, Past CEO, and Karl Jeffries, Chief Medical Officer each received a housing allowance which is included as part of their taxable compensation.
Part I, Line 1b
The Board of Directors approved the housing allowances provided by the Organization.
Part I, Line 7
During 2024, Lisa Lambert, Jarred Zucker, Elizabeth Joseph, Rachael Kandath and Lance Thigpen were awarded bonuses based on performance and due to lack of pay raise in the calendar year.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • Vermont Collaborative Care LLC

    Related · Care Management Services · VT · 50% owned · share of income $82,933 · share of assets $757,814 · general or managing partner

    Directly controlled by Brattleboro Retreat

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
27 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513029349300016

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