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Mystic Valley Aging Services

Malden, MA · EIN 04-2562646 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Mystic Valley Aging Services reported $133.9 million in revenue and $132.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.69 went to program services, $3.04 to management and general costs and $0.27 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 82.2% of the total. Government grants made up 81.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $296,043 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 21 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 70% 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 $133M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $134M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
96.7%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
3.0%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.3%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
82.2%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
81.4%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
17.3%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$296,043$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.22%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
216
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.76.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
13 of 13100.0%

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
$68M expenses · 52.7% of program spending

Community choices is a medicaid funded program designed to provide home care support for elders who are eligible for mass health coverage and at risk of placement in a long-term facility. The program provided services to 7,660 publicly sponsored clients in fy2025

$20M expenses · 15.4% of program spending · revenue $1.7M

State funded home care provides community-based services to low income, frail elders through third-party contracts, including case management. The program provided home care and case management services to 33,966 publicly sponsored clients in fy2025

$12M expenses · 9.3% of program spending

The enhanced community options program provides case management and community-based services to elders financially eligible for home care, financially ineligible for medicaid, and in immediate risk of nursing home placement. The program provided services to 8,354 publicly sponsored clients in fy2025

$29M all other programs (line 4d)

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, 35.00 hrs/week
$285,479$0$10,564$296,043
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 35.00 hrs/week
$230,648$0$53,247$283,895
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer, 35.00 hrs/week
$218,017$0$17,624$235,641
DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES
Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$200,716$0$10,487$211,203
Listed person
Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$168,542$0$40,131$208,673
IT MANAGER
Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$160,698$0$44,618$205,316
PROTECTIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR
Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$154,297$0$10,530$164,827
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$120,599$0$42,832$163,431

21 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mystic Valley Aging Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.6M (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$50M$100M$150M$200MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$134M$133M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$134M$133M96.7%$19M$296,043
FY2024 ⓘ$122M$120M96.7%$18M$299,064
FY2023 ⓘ$101M$102M96.9%$16M$263,459
FY2022 ⓘ$95M$92M97.0%$16M$345,888
FY2021 ⓘ$80M$78M96.9%$13M$310,401
FY2020 ⓘ$79M$78M96.6%$11M$294,519

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–1b13 · 13 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 5418
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6179

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
GREATER BOSTON PATIENT CARE
Homemaking/personal care
$4,516,765
GLOBAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES
Homemaking/personal care
$2,508,198
ALL AT HOME HEALTHCARE
Homemaking/personal care
$1,251,163
NATALE COMPANY & SAFETCARE
Adaptive housing services
$1,061,908
THE SCRUBBING BOARD
Laundry services
$994,998

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

21 private foundations reported grants to Mystic Valley Aging Services totaling $168K 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 Mystic Valley Aging Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Mystic Valley Aging Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Mystic Valley Aging Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mystic Valley Aging Services reported that 96.7% of its $132.6 million in expenses went to program services, 3.0% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mystic Valley Aging Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mystic Valley Aging Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $296,043, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mystic Valley Aging Services get its money?

Of $133.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 82.2% came from contributions and grants (including 81.4% from government grants) and 17.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mystic Valley Aging Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 04-2562646 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 202601189349301340 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541199349300749 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421369349309832 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341259349300824 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241369349308204 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111179349300631 · read the filing

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