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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ELIJA SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,233,253
Total expenses
$3,874,423
Contributions and grants received
$11,139
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,200,938
Investment income
$18,913
Other revenue
$2,263
Total assets, end of year
$8,128,591
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,440,698
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,687,893
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,153,335
Management and general expenses
$694,380
Fundraising expenses
$26,708
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,153,335

Program services were 81.4% 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

    $1,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,139

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION FEES

    total $3,619,815 · related or exempt $3,619,815

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICES

    total $581,123 · related or exempt $581,123

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $18,913 · excluded $18,913

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $26,708

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

    $1,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $26,708

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $2,263 · excluded $2,263

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,263

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $542,512 · program services $457,406 · management and general $80,850 · fundraising $4,256

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,918,130 · program services $1,617,225 · management and general $285,860 · fundraising $15,045

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $137,766 · program services $116,154 · management and general $20,532 · fundraising $1,080

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $146,722 · program services $123,705 · management and general $21,866 · fundraising $1,151

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,314 · management and general $7,314

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $27,140 · management and general $27,140

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $55,565 · program services $29,376 · management and general $26,189

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,642 · program services $12,642

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $41,534 · program services $5,205 · management and general $36,329

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $361,687 · program services $342,699 · management and general $15,888 · fundraising $3,100

  • 17 · Travel

    total $27,042 · program services $27,042

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,557 · program services $11,351 · fundraising $1,206

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,284 · program services $2,284

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $24,204 · program services $22,934 · management and general $1,063 · fundraising $207

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $110,638 · program services $49,790 · management and general $60,848

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

    total $278,479 · program services $206,935 · management and general $71,544

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $84,236 · program services $50,673 · management and general $33,563

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $77,614 · program services $73,303 · management and general $3,648 · fundraising $663

  • 24d · Other expenses: GRANTS AND DONATIONS

    total $2,355 · program services $2,355

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,002 · program services $2,256 · management and general $1,746

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $348,032 · end of year $192,346

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $285,275 · end of year $294,332

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $333,227 · end of year $311,426

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $674 · end of year $674

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

    $213,424

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

    $145,417

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $92,211 · end of year $68,007

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,120,783 · end of year $7,261,806

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $509,317 · end of year $434,859

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $313,726 · end of year $337,500

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $34,972 · end of year $23,360

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $993,124 · end of year $1,644,979

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,329,063 · end of year $5,687,893

Mission and programs · 2024

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 $3,153,335 · Revenue $4,200,938

As filed on the 2024 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/

    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
    $96,817
    From this org
    $94,788
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,029
    Hours/week
    40

  • DEBORA THIVIERGE

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $249,933
    From this org
    $235,653
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,280
    Hours/week
    32.25 + 17.75 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,653
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,280
    Filer's total
    $249,933

  • SUSAN WISNEWSKI

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $110,056
    From this org
    $110,056
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    25.8 + 14.2 related

  • KAREN CHIN

    DIRECTOR ESOP

    Total calculated
    $102,015
    From this org
    $102,015
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
2024
Filed
4 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600359349301615

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