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← SWEETSER

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SWEETSER.

Totals

Total revenue
$50,198,492
Total expenses
$48,460,166
Contributions and grants received
$5,588,616
Grants paid
$7,870
Program service revenue
$42,306,413
Investment income
$2,271,083
Other revenue
$32,380
Total assets, end of year
$48,757,089
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,548,486
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$42,208,603
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$38,926,429
Management and general expenses
$9,136,095
Fundraising expenses
$397,642
Program service expenses (Part III)
$38,926,429

Program services were 80.3% 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

    $22,960

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,921,319

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $644,337

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $57,963

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Revenue

    total $42,306,413 · related or exempt $42,306,413

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,169,903 · excluded $1,169,903

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $91,956

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $62,212

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $29,744

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $29,744 · excluded $29,744

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $22,981,767

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

    securities $21,880,587

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,101,180

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,101,180 · excluded $1,101,180

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $294,187

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

    $22,960

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $71,026

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $223,161 · excluded $223,161

  • 11a · Other revenue: Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

    total -$220,525 · excluded -$220,525

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$220,525

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $7,870 · program services $7,870

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $590,330 · management and general $590,330

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $24,745,261 · program services $20,146,351 · management and general $4,428,093 · fundraising $170,817

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $470,016 · program services $389,017 · management and general $78,057 · fundraising $2,942

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,663,313 · program services $3,109,408 · management and general $529,753 · fundraising $24,152

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,875,557 · program services $1,499,485 · management and general $363,947 · fundraising $12,125

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $88,361 · management and general $88,361

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $85,856 · management and general $85,856

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,655,257 · program services $9,221,417 · management and general $1,355,494 · fundraising $78,346

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,470,141 · program services $995,008 · management and general $387,690 · fundraising $87,443

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,713,619 · program services $1,284,448 · management and general $421,498 · fundraising $7,673

  • 17 · Travel

    total $279,214 · program services $233,614 · management and general $45,261 · fundraising $339

  • 20 · Interest

    total $81,491 · program services $41,718 · management and general $35,059 · fundraising $4,714

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,171,920 · program services $721,359 · management and general $446,120 · fundraising $4,441

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $610,575 · program services $478,817 · management and general $127,963 · fundraising $3,795

  • 24a · Other expenses: Service Provider Taxes

    total $480,011 · program services $480,011

  • 24b · Other expenses: Special Assistance

    total $453,854 · program services $300,623 · management and general $152,376 · fundraising $855

  • 24c · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $17,520 · program services $17,283 · management and general $237

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,996,929 · end of year $255,039

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $465,742 · end of year $4,910,166

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $495,060 · end of year $961,296

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,674,285 · end of year $4,451,566

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $40,200 · end of year $37,600

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $445,749 · end of year $528,928

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

    $37,158,681

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

    $27,695,940

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,666,914 · end of year $9,462,741

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $23,186,356 · end of year $23,797,609

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $161,196 · end of year $182,109

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $2,324,304 · end of year $1,717,936

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,326,279 · end of year $2,452,099

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,325,362 · end of year $4,364,016

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $681,933 · end of year $488,064

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $3,205,908 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $416,813 · end of year $393,321

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,786,331 · end of year $1,303,085

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,608,439 · end of year $27,730,363

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,758,228 · end of year $14,478,240

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Sweetser is a behavioral health nonprofit that provides evidence-based treatment, support and hope through a statewide network of community-based mental health, recovery, and educational services.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Programs treat a wide range of psychiatric, emotional, educational, family and behavioral issues.

  • Sweetser's caring and compassionate professionals connect 14,000 children, adults, and family members with the mental health, recovery, and educational services they need and deserve. The Organization's roots are founded in residential care for children dating back to 1828. Nationally recognized and accredited, Sweetser meets individuals where they are at as the largest provider of mobile crisis in the state of Maine. Learn more about Sweetser's statewide network of care by calling the Promise Line at 1-800-434-3000, emailing [email protected], or by visiting www.sweetser.org.

    Expenses $38,926,429 · Grants $7,870 · Revenue $42,306,413

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mr Craig Alie

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ms Anna-Marie DiPasquale

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ms Diane H Donaldson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ms Michelle R LaChapelle

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ms Joyce McCreight

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mr Steven McGrath

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mr Gregory R Prince

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ms Brynn K Riley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Margaret A Shepp

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ms Ludmila Tutunaru

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ms Jessica Demers

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mr James A Nylund

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mr Michele Del Tergo

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mr William J Zafirson

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ms Jayne Van Bramer

    CEO & Board Member

    Total calculated
    $339,681
    From this org
    $336,133
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,548
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $250,079
    Bonus
    $65,000
    Other
    $21,054
    Deferred
    $1,899
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,649
    Filer's total
    $339,681

  • Ms Mary Turgeon

    Past Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mr Joseph Purington

    Past Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mr John P McAnuff

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $250,647
    From this org
    $220,315
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,332
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,084
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $15,231
    Deferred
    $5,065
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,267
    Filer's total
    $250,647

  • Dr Marc I Kaplan

    Medical Director

    Total calculated
    $294,899
    From this org
    $259,417
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,482
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $252,885
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,532
    Deferred
    $8,056
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,426
    Filer's total
    $294,899

  • Ms Rose Giacchino

    Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $147,673
    From this org
    $130,562
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,111
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ms Sonya Hawkins

    Nurse Practitioner - Adult

    Total calculated
    $148,073
    From this org
    $120,591
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,482
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ms Holly Hall

    Chief Human Resources Officer

    Total calculated
    $138,303
    From this org
    $117,302
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,001
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ms Wendi McMath-Dubois

    Past Director Residential Services

    Total calculated
    $137,547
    From this org
    $118,978
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,569
    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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 7
Jayne Van Bramer - CEO and John McAnuff - CFO, received $65,000 and $30,000, respectively, as a bonus for successful completion of strategic plan goals during 2023. Rose Giacchino recieved a $5,000 bonus for successful implementation/conversion of accounting software to NetSuite for Sweetser. Sonya Hawkins, Nurse Practitioner - Adult, received $6,000 as a retention bonus during 2023.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540459349301474

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