James L Maher Center
James L Maher Center reported $14.8 million in revenue and $14.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $86.46 went to program services, $13.54 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $143,841 (BS TEAM LEADER). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 39% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.5% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.5% | 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 | 3.2% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 96.3% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $143,841 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.99% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.2 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 1 of 7 | 100.0% |
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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseResidential programs - the organization operates group homes with four to nine residents per home to provide developmentally and/or physically disabled adults with a community based residential opportunity. Residences are supervised while at the residence. During the year, the number of beds involved totaled 47
Vocational programs - vocational programs are offered to give employment opportunities to adults who are disabled. These programs include work activities in janitorial, job placement, work incentive, and adult development
Garden center - the shop at the maher garden center is a warm, welcoming place that offers a vibrant array of plants, gifts, gardening accessories and supplies, and more. The garden center provides individual, one-on-one training to prepare people for jobs in horticulture. Volunteers from the uri master gardener program partner with our participants and staff to grow vegetables and flowers in our greenhouses, complementing garden projects at our ten supportive residences
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS TEAM LEADER Highest compensated employee, 85.00 hrs/week | $134,850 | $0 | $8,991 | $143,841 |
| BS TEAM LEADER Highest compensated employee, 77.00 hrs/week | $119,121 | $0 | $8,991 | $128,112 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $125,614 | $0 | $0 | $125,614 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from James L Maher Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $125K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b7 · 1 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 2Yes
- 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 5439
- Volunteers Part I, line 630
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to James L Maher Center totaling $21,911 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.
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Questions people ask
How much of James L Maher Center's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, James L Maher Center reported that 86.5% of its $14.6 million in expenses went to program services, 13.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does James L Maher Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation James L Maher Center reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $143,841, for the role of BS TEAM LEADER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does James L Maher Center get its money?
Of $14.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 3.2% came from contributions and grants (including 2.4% from government grants) and 96.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is James L Maher Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 05-0312798 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503219349328525 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202421659349300942 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312699349300421 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212789349301031 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133169349305153 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033049349300633 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 05-0312798: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.