← FAMILY SERVICES OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FAMILY SERVICES OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $8,516,219
Total expenses: $8,451,616
Contributions and grants received: $7,819,740
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $562,897
Investment income: $61,494
Other revenue: $72,088
Total assets, end of year: $5,571,372
Total liabilities, end of year: $863,282
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $4,708,090
Program services expenses (Part IX): $7,298,191
Management and general expenses: $914,784
Fundraising expenses: $238,641
Program service expenses (Part III): $7,298,191

Program services were 86.4% 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.

1a · Federated campaigns

$60,000
1c · Fundraising events

$354,284
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$5,599,063
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,806,393
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$520,837
2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

total $562,897 · related or exempt $562,897
3 · Investment income

total $23,512 · excluded $23,512
6a · Gross rents

real property $35,518
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $35,518
6d · Net rental income or loss

total $35,518 · excluded $35,518
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $51,850
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $13,868
7c · Gain or loss

securities $37,982
7d · Net gain or loss

total $37,982 · excluded $37,982
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$85,473
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$354,284
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$85,473
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $0
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

total $36,570 · excluded $36,570
11e · Other revenue, total

$36,570

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $314,197 · management and general $265,611 · fundraising $48,586
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $4,721,713 · program services $4,282,566 · management and general $314,730 · fundraising $124,417
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $129,466 · program services $117,650 · management and general $11,816
9 · Other employee benefits

total $331,561 · program services $257,901 · management and general $73,660
10 · Payroll taxes

total $438,604 · program services $360,829 · management and general $77,775
11b · Fees: legal

total $6,000 · program services $6,000
11c · Fees: accounting

total $37,307 · management and general $37,307
11g · Fees: other

total $410,442 · program services $397,276 · management and general $3,831 · fundraising $9,335
13 · Office expenses

total $97,886 · program services $87,394 · management and general $3,178 · fundraising $7,314
14 · Information technology

total $134,535 · program services $128,330 · management and general $1,006 · fundraising $5,199
16 · Occupancy

total $410,788 · program services $363,659 · management and general $47,129
17 · Travel

total $117,793 · program services $113,784 · management and general $2,808 · fundraising $1,201
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $100,571 · program services $84,887 · management and general $3,273 · fundraising $12,411
20 · Interest

total $4,814 · management and general $502 · fundraising $4,312
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $83,830 · program services $68,290 · management and general $15,540
23 · Insurance

total $76,043 · program services $62,480 · management and general $13,563
24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

total $878,456 · program services $870,043 · fundraising $8,413
24b · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO

total $66,414 · program services $51,702 · management and general $310 · fundraising $14,402
24c · Other expenses: LICENSES AND FEES

total $66,196 · program services $20,400 · management and general $42,745 · fundraising $3,051
24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

total $25,000 · program services $25,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $494,918 · end of year $624,081
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $140,000 · end of year $149,416
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $1,127,588 · end of year $908,302
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $57,642 · end of year $87,088
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $48,818 · end of year $48,457
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$3,765,124
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$1,022,305
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $2,826,649 · end of year $2,742,819
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $484,836 · end of year $543,693
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $438,342 · end of year $467,516
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $449,323 · end of year $389,566
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $6,262 · end of year $12,129
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $105,544 · end of year $0
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $431,498 · end of year $461,587
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $3,737,022 · end of year $3,859,470
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $889,144 · end of year $848,620

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FAMILY SERVICES EMPOWERS, NURTURES AND SUPPORTS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH LIFE'S CHALLENGES TO HELP THEM REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

CRISIS SERVICES: PROVIDES 988 LIFELINE CRISIS HOTLINE, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, POSTVENTION VISITS AND TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE FREQUENT CONTACT WITH HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS.

Expenses $1,760,379
FISCAL SPONSORSHIPLAWRENCE/METHUEN COMMUNITY COALITION: PROVIDES RESIDENTS WITH ACCESS TO SERVICES THAT FOSTER AND PRESERVE THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE PREVENTION OF CHILD MALTREATMENT, DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.UNCOMMON THREADS: PROVIDES USED CLOTHING AND VOLUNTEER STYLISTS TO IMPROVE THE SELF-ESTEEM AND JOB READINESS OF WOMEN WHO ARE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS, DISABLED WOMEN, WOMEN IN RECOVERY, FEMALE VETERANS AND LOW-INCOME WOMEN.ONE WISH PROJECT: PROVIDES BIRTHDAY EXPERIENCES TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG TEENS LIVING IN SHELTERS.BROTHERS IN ARMS: PROVIDES A VOLUNTEER-BASED MEN'S SUPPORT GROUPINSPIRED VIBES: PROVIDES COACHING AND MINDFULNESS TOOLS TO SUPPORT MEN AND WOMEN IN NEED

Expenses $2,102,529 · Revenue $230,497
FAMILY SERVICES: PROVIDES GROUP CLASSES AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO PARENTS SEEKING TO RAISE HEALTHY CHILDREN. SERVICES INCLUDE THOSE TARGETED TO TEEN PARENTS, FATHERS, AND OTHER VULNERABLE FAMILIES.

Expenses $1,123,292
CLINICAL SERVICES: FAMILY SERVICES OPERATES A STATE-LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COUPLES. CLINICAL SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE THERAPEUTIC MENTORING.YOUTH SERVICES: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING AS WELL AS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR AT-RISK YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 12-18.FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER: PROVIDES ASSESSMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT PLANNING, PARENTING CLASSES, PEER TO PEER SUPPORT GROUPS, LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS, CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACTIVITIES TO FAMILIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR FAMILIES RAISING ADOLESCENTS. ELDER SERVICES: PROVIDES DIRECT OUTREACH TO ELDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, CONDUCT PROGRAMS IN LONG-TERM CARE, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND GRIEF COUNSELING.

Expenses $2,311,991 · Revenue $332,400

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

Listed in Part VII

JAMES CIESLIK

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DAVID DESOUZA

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MARY BETH HAUT

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
HENRY OCH

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JOHN RILEY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
STEPHEN DESALVO

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
TAD BICKFORD

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
BRUZE BERZIN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
LYNNE CAPOZZI

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MICHELLE MCCAUX

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DAN GALLAGHER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JOANNE Q ROBERTS

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
GREGORY SHAW

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
VIVIAN VITALE

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DEBBY BRIGGS

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
KURT MITTELSTARDT

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
GARY SIDELL

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ELIZABETH SWEENEY

CEO

Total calculated

$195,277

From this org

$187,076

From related orgs

$0

Other

$8,201

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$187,076

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$8,201

Filer's total

$195,277
LINDA MOYNIHAN

CFO

Total calculated

$98,683

From this org

$91,154

From related orgs

$0

Other

$7,529

Hours/week

40
LORI HOWE

COO

Total calculated

$112,206

From this org

$108,568

From related orgs

$0

Other

$3,638

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

2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
3 · Written employment contract
3 · Compensation survey or study
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 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD PERFORMS A THOUROUGH REVIEW OF CEO COMPENSATION THAT INCLUDES A SALARY COMPARISON WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS OF OTHER SIMILAR AGENCIES OF OUR SIZE, REGION, ETC. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THEN DISCUSSES A SALARY INCREASE AS A COMMITTEE.

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: 2024
Filed: 13 March 2026
IRS schema version: 2024v5.5
Source object: 202640759349300959

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