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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ELIJA SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,157,690
Total expenses
$3,670,928
Contributions and grants received
$3,875
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,035,099
Investment income
$4,970
Other revenue
$113,746
Total assets, end of year
$7,180,202
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,851,139
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,329,063
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,114,180
Management and general expenses
$521,282
Fundraising expenses
$35,466
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,114,180

Program services were 84.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,875

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION FEES

    total $3,428,808 · related or exempt $3,428,808

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICES

    total $606,291 · related or exempt $606,291

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,970 · excluded $4,970

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $113,746 · related or exempt $113,746

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $113,746

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $262,459 · program services $102,156 · management and general $140,386 · fundraising $19,917

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,147,525 · program services $1,950,638 · management and general $188,499 · fundraising $8,388

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $141,998 · program services $120,952 · management and general $19,378 · fundraising $1,668

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $188,103 · program services $160,224 · management and general $25,670 · fundraising $2,209

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $92,083 · program services $61,748 · management and general $30,335

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,678 · program services $3,678

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $41,424 · program services $21,069 · management and general $20,355

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $367,689 · program services $349,006 · management and general $15,633 · fundraising $3,050

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,193 · program services $12,193

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,328 · program services $2,328

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $27,288 · program services $25,856 · management and general $1,198 · fundraising $234

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $68,862 · program services $479 · management and general $68,383

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES, LICENSES, AND FEE

    total $166,732 · program services $162,911 · management and general $3,821

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $96,941 · program services $96,941

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRANSPORTATION

    total $25,026 · program services $25,026

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $16,516 · program services $15,480 · management and general $1,036

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,083 · program services $3,495 · management and general $6,588

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $566,750 · end of year $348,032

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $285,275

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $349,685 · end of year $333,227

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $56,519 · end of year $674

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

    $213,424

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

    $121,213

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $119,499 · end of year $92,211

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,637,984 · end of year $6,120,783

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $370,473 · end of year $509,317

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $471,887 · end of year $313,726

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $49,173 · end of year $34,972

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,001,907 · end of year $993,124

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,836,997 · end of year $5,329,063

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO CREATE HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, THEIR FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE UTILIZING THE MOST EFFECTIVE, SCIENTIFICALLY-VALIDATED EDUCATIONAL AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS AVAILABLE. WE VALUE THE INDIVIDUALITY OF OUR STUDENTS AND DESIGN EACH PROGRAM ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF EACH CHILD IN ORDER TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE AND TRUE SENSE OF WELL BEING. WE BELIEVE THAT EACH CHILD HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH AND THE RIGHT TO THIS CARE AND SUPPORT.

  • THE ELIJA SCHOOL PROVIDES A CONTINUOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM, CREATING APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME CONTRIBUTING AND INTERACTIVE MEMBERS OF THEIR MAINSTREAM COMMUNITIES. THE SCHOOL SERVES INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH DISTINCTIVE QUALITY IN EDUCATION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES. THE SCHOOL USES THE BEST CLINICAL PRACTICES AND BELIEVES EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO EFFECTIVE TREATMENT; IT IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE MOST EFFECTIVE INDIVIDUALIZED INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR EACH CHILD AND TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY IN TEACHING AND LEARNING THAT CAN POSSIBLY BE ACHIEVED.

    Expenses $3,114,180 · Revenue $4,035,099

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

Listed in Part VII

  • MICHAEL GIANGREGORIO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related

  • JOANN SCANLON

    BOARD MEMBER (RESIGNED 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related

  • VINCENZA POLITO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related

  • SUZANNE LETSO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related

  • MELISSA NEGRIN-WIENER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related

  • MONICA HOWARD

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $118,242
    From this org
    $101,519
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,723
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $101,519
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,318
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,405
    Filer's total
    $118,242

  • CAROLYN VARAJAO

    CFO (RESIGNED 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $132,906
    From this org
    $79,299
    From related orgs
    $43,636
    Other
    $9,971
    Hours/week
    32.25 + 17.75 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $79,299 + $43,636 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,235 + $3,431 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $197 + $108 related
    Filer's total
    $85,731 + $47,175 related

  • DEBORA THIVIERGE

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $248,668
    From this org
    $152,008
    From related orgs
    $83,645
    Other
    $13,015
    Hours/week
    32.25 + 17.75 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,008 + $83,645 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,453 + $4,562 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $160,461 + $88,207 related

  • SUSAN WISNEWSKI

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $14,721
    From this org
    $9,496
    From related orgs
    $5,225
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    25.8 + 14.2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $9,496 + $5,225 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $9,496 + $5,225 related

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE BOARD REVIEWS SALARIES OF TOP OFFICIALS FOR OTHER COMPARABLE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THEY THEN DISCUSS COMPENSATION PACKAGES AND VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO APPROVE.

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
18 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500789349301670

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