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Gaamha

Gardner, MA · EIN 04-2437107 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Gaamha reported $14.9 million in revenue and $14.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $77.73 went to program services, $22.27 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 87.7% of the total. Government grants made up 86.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $248,551 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 152% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14M

For context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
77.7%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
22.3%11.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
87.7%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
86.5%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
10.6%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$248,551$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.73%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
36
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
5.76.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
9 of 11100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$6.3M expenses · 57.0% of program spending

Day services provided to intellectual/developmentally disabled individuals and individuals diagnosed with acquired brain injury, traumatic brain injury, and autism spectrum disorders. Services include a community based day program, center-based work, group supported employment, and individual supported employment. The day service program opened a new location in leminster, ma in july of 2025

$3.9M expenses · 35.1% of program spending

Residential treatment, outpaiten treatment, individual and family supportive housing, and perr-delivered support services for people ages 12 and up struggling with substance use and/or mental health disorders

$879K expenses · 7.9% of program spending

Transportation services are provided to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities to the day services program. In addition, transportation to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities to other day services programs and disabled and elderly to non-emergency medical appointments. The transportation services replaced two of the older vehicles with two wheelchair vehicles

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$223,882$0$24,669$248,551
VICE PRESIDENT
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$121,753$0$18,449$140,202
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$110,822$0$25,137$135,959

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Gaamha (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $346K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$15M$14M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$15M$14M77.7%$6.8M$248,551
FY2024 ⓘ$14M$13M77.0%$6.3M$313,169
FY2023 ⓘ$12M$10M79.6%$6.0M$173,657
FY2022 ⓘ$8.5M$8.3M79.8%$3.9M$169,115
FY2021 ⓘ$7.2M$6.1M74.0%$3.7M$177,492
FY2020 ⓘ$5.9M$5.8M75.1%$2.7M$146,723

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 9 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5270
  • Volunteers Part I, line 625

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
NEW ERA PAVING & EXCAVATING
Paving
$226,619
DELTA GROUP IT SOLUTIONS
It
$202,007

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Gaamha totaling $102 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Gaamha's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Gaamha, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Gaamha's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Gaamha reported that 77.7% of its $14.3 million in expenses went to program services, 22.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Gaamha pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Gaamha reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $248,551, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Gaamha get its money?

Of $14.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 87.7% came from contributions and grants (including 86.5% from government grants) and 10.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Gaamha a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 04-2437107 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202600439349300230 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531359349313113 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420939349301807 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320539349300912 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200109349300915 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110359349300436 · read the filing

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