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← ASPIRE LIVING & LEARNING INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ASPIRE LIVING & LEARNING INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$89,198,716
Total expenses
$85,927,533
Contributions and grants received
$291,549
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$88,741,580
Investment income
$165,587
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$53,689,905
Total liabilities, end of year
$26,725,858
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$26,964,047
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$78,255,034
Management and general expenses
$7,370,867
Fundraising expenses
$301,632
Program service expenses (Part III)
$78,255,034

Program services were 91.1% 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)

    $240,361

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $51,188

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Services Fees

    total $87,933,247 · related or exempt $87,933,247

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ARPA and COVID-19 Funding

    total $645,665 · related or exempt $645,665

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Miscellaneous Revenue

    total $162,668 · related or exempt $162,668

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $348,131 · excluded $348,131

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

    other assets $182,544

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$182,544

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$182,544 · excluded -$182,544

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,494,805 · management and general $1,416,485 · fundraising $78,320

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $46,513,142 · program services $43,384,063 · management and general $3,035,915 · fundraising $93,164

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $699,243 · program services $609,204 · management and general $88,203 · fundraising $1,836

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $9,516,505 · program services $8,628,153 · management and general $866,910 · fundraising $21,442

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,552,308 · program services $3,221,841 · management and general $323,188 · fundraising $7,279

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $29,291 · program services $8,483 · management and general $20,808

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $110,418 · management and general $110,418

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $24,000 · program services $24,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $11,028,431 · program services $10,956,682 · management and general $54,490 · fundraising $17,259

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $437,219 · program services $240,881 · management and general $159,848 · fundraising $36,490

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $444,514 · program services $327,609 · management and general $104,762 · fundraising $12,143

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,298,811 · program services $654,154 · management and general $632,315 · fundraising $12,342

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,764,436 · program services $5,531,194 · management and general $227,599 · fundraising $5,643

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,867,789 · program services $1,670,687 · management and general $195,404 · fundraising $1,698

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $328,343 · program services $291,244 · management and general $36,994 · fundraising $105

  • 20 · Interest

    total $165,590 · program services $163,057 · management and general $2,333 · fundraising $200

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $703,325 · program services $635,371 · management and general $63,124 · fundraising $4,830

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $945,883 · program services $915,359 · management and general $29,725 · fundraising $799

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Expenses

    total $1,003,480 · program services $993,052 · management and general $2,346 · fundraising $8,082

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $383,804 · end of year $367,709

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $15,169,294 · end of year $15,882,104

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,567,723 · end of year $9,129,820

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $627,825 · end of year $672,804

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

    $19,560,699

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

    $8,403,990

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $10,868,893 · end of year $11,156,709

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $16,866,328 · end of year $16,059,311

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $428,477 · end of year $421,448

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,527,992 · end of year $6,592,320

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $3,451,771 · end of year $3,543,181

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $17,239,717 · end of year $16,590,357

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $23,595,839 · end of year $26,760,121

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $97,025 · end of year $203,926

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Aspire serves neurodiverse children and adults who are discovering their passions, unlocking potential, and thriving.

Activities or mission (Part I)

See Schedule O. Aspire provides treatment and support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, allowing them to live more fully and more independently in their communities. The Organization serves both the children and adult populations, offering a wide array of services to meet the needs and interests of the individuals served. Supports for children include foster care, educational services and behavioral services. Supports for adults include community based long-term/residential supports, day and employment support options and case management.

  • Supports for Adults - Community Based Long-term/Residential Supports:Aspire Living and Learning supports the residential needs of individuals living with intellectual/developmental disabilities and/or behavioral health concerns. Supports are wide ranging and community based. Aspire living and learning strives to provide excellent person-centered residential supports.

    Expenses $50,346,467 · Revenue $57,422,000

  • Supports for Adults - Day and Employment Support Options:Aspire Living & Learning supports adults who are interested in employment or other community-based opportunities for volunteering, civic engagement, socialization, education, etc. Through a person-centered approach, individuals receive the support necessary to reach their unique goals.

    Expenses $10,554,370 · Revenue $11,460,178

  • Supports for Children - Educational Services:Aspire Living & Learning educates children aged 3 to 22 to reach their full potential. Whether at one of Aspire's special education schools or through consultation services at public schools, children with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, developmental disabilities and/or behavior challenges receive highly individualized educational services, in a setting that best works for them to achieve their goals.

    Expenses $17,256,622 · Revenue $19,779,040

  • Supports for Adults - Case Management:Aspire Living & Learning provides service coordination to individuals who receive supports from other human service agencies, which involves the assessment of needed services and development of service plans to help the individual receive appropriate care, attain desired goals and build desired skills.

    Expenses $93,732 · Revenue $68,321

  • Supports for Children - Behavioral Services:Aspire Living & Learning provides behavioral services for children aged 1 to 22 to reach their full potential. Whether at home, in a center-based setting, or in the community, children with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, developmental disabilities and/or behavior challenges receive highly individualized clinical intervention, such as applied behavior analysis and other treatment modalities in the setting that best works for them to achieve their goals.

    Expenses $3,843 · Revenue $12,041

  • Supports for Children - Foster Care:Aspire Living & Learning provides services for a diverse group of young people in the foster care program. Children with developmental disabilities, behavioral challenges and/or physical limitations who are experiencing challenges within their biological families receive a stable, loving environment in which they can thrive. Aspire living & learning foster parents strive to have a permanent positive impact on the lives of the children they support, with ongoing professional training, coordination of services and community resources, and clinical services. In September 2022, the Organization's contract for the Permanency Services program ended with the Connecticut Department of Children and Families due to the state's implementation of a new service model. At that time, the program's services were transferred over to other agencies, which concluded the financial reporting of this functional area in the Organization's statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Heather Higdon

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katie Franco

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Emens-Butler

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Meehan

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ed Denmark

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Sheckley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larcina Carrington Wynn

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Arlene M Silva

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Feinstein

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John MacLeod

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Louis Giramma

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $331,619
    From this org
    $294,385
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,234
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $286,800
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $7,585
    Deferred
    $10,688
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,546
    Filer's total
    $331,619

  • Erica Hare

    Chief Finance and Strategy Officer

    Total calculated
    $240,724
    From this org
    $231,290
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,434
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $226,236
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $5,054
    Deferred
    $4,596
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,838
    Filer's total
    $240,724

  • Elizabeth Sellinger

    Chief of Children Services

    Total calculated
    $205,532
    From this org
    $171,640
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,892
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,150
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,490
    Deferred
    $3,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,492
    Filer's total
    $205,532

  • Rebecca Hamilton

    Chief of Adult Services

    Total calculated
    $195,625
    From this org
    $171,296
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,329
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,699
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $5,597
    Deferred
    $3,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,929
    Filer's total
    $195,625

  • Judith Parrish

    Chief People and Culture Officer

    Total calculated
    $201,220
    From this org
    $163,571
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,649
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,221
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,350
    Deferred
    $3,378
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,271
    Filer's total
    $201,220

  • Lisa Lauretano

    Sr Dir of Workplace Learning

    Total calculated
    $174,490
    From this org
    $159,290
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,200
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,897
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,393
    Deferred
    $4,177
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,023
    Filer's total
    $174,490

  • Lisa Mierek

    Sr Dir of Program Ops

    Total calculated
    $163,663
    From this org
    $149,730
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,933
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,298
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $432
    Deferred
    $2,900
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,033
    Filer's total
    $163,663

  • Linda Scala

    Director of People Team

    Total calculated
    $161,417
    From this org
    $144,227
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,190
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,554
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,673
    Deferred
    $3,117
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,073
    Filer's total
    $161,417

  • Lisa Riggi

    School Principal

    Total calculated
    $151,334
    From this org
    $148,434
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,900
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,196
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,238
    Deferred
    $2,900
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $151,334

  • Kathryn Cyr

    Sr Dir of Program Ops

    Total calculated
    $173,347
    From this org
    $136,915
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,432
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,628
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $287
    Deferred
    $2,891
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,541
    Filer's total
    $173,347

  • Sherry Lynn MacNeil

    Sr Dir of Service Impact

    Total calculated
    $158,685
    From this org
    $123,043
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,642
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,665
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $378
    Deferred
    $2,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,042
    Filer's total
    $158,685

  • Shawn Lewinson

    Former Chief People & Culture Officer

    Total calculated
    $145,595
    From this org
    $138,766
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,829
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $90,099
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $48,667
    Deferred
    $1,817
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,012
    Filer's total
    $145,595

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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a:
Shawn Lewinson, Former Chief People and Culture Officer received severance payment of $46,306.

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
12 December 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403479349301600

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