Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,076,695
- Total expenses
- $1,047,320
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,050,938
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $25,757
- Total assets, end of year
- $360,744
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $48,172
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $312,572
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $881,459
- Management and general expenses
- $95,022
- Fundraising expenses
- $70,839
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $881,459
Program services were 84.2% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$659,984
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$390,954
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$35,020
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$17,614
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $17,406 · excluded $17,406
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $8,351 · related or exempt $8,351
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11e · Other revenue, total
$8,351
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $93,305 · program services $56,916 · management and general $11,663 · fundraising $24,726
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $139,036 · program services $84,825 · management and general $17,437 · fundraising $36,774
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $15,090 · program services $8,779 · management and general $2,502 · fundraising $3,809
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $16,694 · program services $10,184 · management and general $2,091 · fundraising $4,419
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $24,308 · program services $1,250 · management and general $23,058
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11g · Fees: other
total $3,669 · program services $36 · management and general $3,633
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13 · Office expenses
total $10,433 · program services $5,327 · management and general $4,429 · fundraising $677
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16 · Occupancy
total $22,075 · management and general $22,075
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17 · Travel
total $5,981 · program services $5,228 · management and general $753
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23 · Insurance
total $2,289 · management and general $2,289
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPORT
total $703,113 · program services $703,113
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24b · Other expenses: OUTREACH
total $4,884 · program services $2,891 · management and general $1,559 · fundraising $434
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24c · Other expenses: PRINTING AND POSTAGE
total $4,778 · program services $1,781 · management and general $2,997
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24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $1,374 · program services $1,129 · management and general $245
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24e · All other expenses
total $291 · management and general $291
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $292,901 · end of year $299,167
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $18,902 · end of year $26,778
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,599 · end of year $1,850
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $32,949
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $15,555 · end of year $14,997
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $16,650
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $33,175
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $249,612 · end of year $168,099
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $33,585 · end of year $144,473
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
FOUNDED IN 2009, RISE ABOVE FOUNDATION, INC. PROVIDED MASSACHUSETTS CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WITH ACCESS TO ENRICHING ACTIVITIES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND EXPERIENCES. THE ORGANIZATION RESPONDS TO THE GROWING NEED TO GIVE YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROVIDE THEM WITH A SENSE OF NORMALCY, PROVIDE COMFORT AND BUILD SELF-ESTEEM. BY FUNDING INDIVIDUAL WISHES FOR REQUEST LIKE KARATE, LAPTOPS, PROM EXPENSES AND CLARINET LESSONS, RISE ABOVE PROVIDES POSITIVE EXPERIENCES FOR FOSTER CHILDREN. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS SERVED OVER 17,000 MASSACHUSETTS YOUTH, INCLUDING 2,800 IN THE LAST YEAR.
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FOUNDED IN 2009, RISE ABOVE FOUNDATION, INC. PROVIDED MASSACHUSETTS CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WITH ACCESS TO ENRICHING ACTIVITIES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND EXPERIENCES. THE ORGANIZATION RESPONDS TO THE GROWING NEED TO GIVE YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROVIDE THEM WITH A SENSE OF NORMALCY, PROVIDE COMFORT AND BUILD SELF-ESTEEM. BY FUNDING INDIVIDUAL WISHES FOR REQUESTS LIKE KARATE, LAPTOPS, PROM EXPENSES AND CLARINET LESSONS, RISE ABOVE PROVIDES POSITIVE EXPERIENCES FOR FOSTER CHILDREN. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS SERVED OVER 17,000 MASSACHUSETTS YOUTH, INCLUDING 2,800 IN THE LAST YEAR.
Expenses $881,459 · Revenue $8,351
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Wade SulzmanWADE SULZMAN
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Marcela BlueMARCELA BLUE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rachael BerryRACHAEL BERRY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jessica CoolidgeJESSICA COOLIDGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michelle CunhaMICHELLE CUNHA
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leo FerranteLEO FERRANTE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Grant HamiltonGRANT HAMILTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael HanscomMICHAEL HANSCOM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephen KnoxSTEPHEN KNOX
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anthony MansfieldANTHONY MANSFIELD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ashley NewhallASHLEY NEWHALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nick PelletierNICK PELLETIER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joshua HaltermanJOSHUA HALTERMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark ManeyMARK MANEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Allison GiangrandeALLISON GIANGRANDE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dan SatchwellDAN SATCHWELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sarah BaldigaSARAH BALDIGA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $93,305
- From this org
- $93,305
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 30
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533219349316478
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