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Open Sky Community Services

Worcester, MA · EIN 04-2587863 · 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

Open Sky Community Services reported $84.9 million in revenue and $82.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.59 went to program services, $11.41 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 79.5% of the total. Government grants made up 73.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $458,558 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 54 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 2% 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 $83M

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 $85M

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)
88.6%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.4%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%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
79.5%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
73.0%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
19.3%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$458,558$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.55%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
546
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
6.16.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
20 of 20100.0%

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
$21M expenses · 28.5% of program spending · revenue $2.0M

Adult community clinical services (accs) are provided to adults with mental health challenges through residential group living environments and supported living services for individuals living in their own homes. Services are individualized, goal-oriented and incorporate evidence-based and best practice interventions. Each residential program offers individuals the opportunity to access diverse skill-building activities, treatment, counseling and supports in a highly structured therapeutic environment. Services for supported housing vary in intensity and frequency, ranging from high supports…

$21M expenses · 29.2% of program spending · revenue $1.1M

Dds residential services are provided for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities as well as acquired brain injury. Service goals include activities for daily living and social skills development. Community inclusion is a primary focus. Approximately 160 individuals were served in the residential programs

$5.4M expenses · 7.3% of program spending · revenue $4.8M

Shared living programs allow adults with disabilities to become part of a host family, with all of the benefits and responsibilities that sharing a life and a household entail. The host family helps the individual connect with the wider community and provides the necessary personal assistance and training. Adult foster care (afc) is a program that provides both financial support and practical assistance to families who are caring for a family member at home. Afc is also available to help support qualifying individuals placed in homes with caregivers who are not relatives

$26M 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
PRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer, 38.10 hrs/week
$420,501$0$38,057$458,558
EVP & CFOO
Officer, 37.70 hrs/week
$321,173$0$9,731$330,904
PSYCHIATRIST
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$264,804$0$10,582$275,386
VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$205,914$0$30,701$236,615
EVP & CHIEF QUALITY & COMPLIANCE OFFICER
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$180,070$0$29,004$209,074
EVP & CAO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$176,427$0$29,354$205,781
VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$159,376$0$27,563$186,939
VP OF ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL REPORTING
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$155,797$0$27,258$183,055

54 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Open Sky Community Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.2M (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$85M$83M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$85M$83M88.6%$42M$458,558
FY2024 ⓘ$113M$111M87.5%$40M$399,484
FY2023 ⓘ$119M$102M89.3%$37M$368,655
FY2022 ⓘ$96M$92M89.4%$19M$360,508
FY2021 ⓘ$85M$81M89.5%$18M$350,699
FY2020 ⓘ$83M$80M87.7%$15M$312,068

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–1b20 · 20 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 51,644
  • Volunteers Part I, line 639

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
MSG STAFFING INC
Temporary staffing
$2,134,208
ARBOR ASSOCIATES INC
Temporary staffing
$980,987
THRIVE NETWORKS
It consultant
$671,732
INTEGRATED PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTING PC
Psychiatry
$323,786
FIRST CHOICE LANDSCAPING INC
Landscaping
$249,933

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 13 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

13 private foundations reported grants to Open Sky Community Services totaling $95,213 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 Open Sky Community 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 Open Sky Community Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Open Sky Community Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Open Sky Community Services reported that 88.6% of its $82.6 million in expenses went to program services, 11.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Open Sky Community Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Open Sky Community Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $458,558, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Open Sky Community Services get its money?

Of $84.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 79.5% came from contributions and grants (including 73.0% from government grants) and 19.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Open Sky Community Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 04-2587863 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 202631319349301483 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531339349307673 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401079349301600 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330309349300658 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241229349300624 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141339349303069 · read the filing

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