STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

HOWARDCENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
HOWARDCENTER INC (EIN 03-0179433)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-13
IRS object ID
202601339349302575
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-13T09:57:44-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN010523282PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12211 Congress StAddressLine1Txt
CityPortlandCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN030179433EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HowardCenter IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHOWABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8024886900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1102 S Winooski AveAddressLine1Txt
CityBurlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05401ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSteven ManeelyPersonNm
Person TitleChief Financial OfficerPersonTitleTxt
Phone8024886900PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMelissa Magoon CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01712842PTIN
Phone2077752387PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Howard Center IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSandra McGuirePrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1102 S Winooski AveAddressLine1Txt
CityBurlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$144,239,419GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.howardcenter.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1884FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionHoward Center, Inc. helps people and communities thrive by providing supports and services to address mental health, substance use and developmental needs.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body18VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1628TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers75TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$17,587,797PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$16,922,686CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$118,094,800PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$123,189,111CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$357,148PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$534,625CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$3,016PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$28,337CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$136,036,729PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$140,618,085CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$41,305,540PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$44,031,805CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$136,150,241PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$142,419,326CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$113,512PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,801,241CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$52,936,974TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$53,675,635TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$21,506,349TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$23,920,713TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$31,430,625NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$29,754,922NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionHoward Center, Inc. helps people and communities thrive by providing supports and services to address mental health, substance use and developmental needs.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$81,675,239ExpenseAmt
Revenue$78,188,763RevenueAmt
DescMental Health Substance Use and Developmental Services provide a variety of short-term to long-term support services, treatment and care management to individuals who are experiencing the effects of mental illness, substance use disorders, or developmental disabilities. Emotional, psychological, or behavioral distress may be present regardless of diagnosis, situational stress, or life circumstances. Services include care management, supportive counseling, outpatient treatment, psychiatric care, residential care, harm reduction, medication management, and employment support. Services are provided with the goal of successfully integrating individuals into the community, honoring self-determination, and meeting the care needs clients identify.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$33,138,516ExpenseAmt
Revenue$31,723,930RevenueAmt
DescChild, Youth and Family Services provide prevention, screening, assessment, treatment, and education services and support to children and youth and their families with substance use, developmental disabilities, and mental health needs. Programs include counseling, school-based services, in-home work, therapeutic interventions, skills development, crisis intervention, hospital diversion, special education, and residential programs. These services provide individuals with tools and strategies to succeed at school, home and in the community and to assist families to improve functioning.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$13,859,918ExpenseAmt
Revenue$13,276,418RevenueAmt
DescIntegrated Services provide support to people in distress or acute crisis to determine level of care needs and additional service needs. Modalities include crisis response, outreach, telehealth and short-term stabilization for youth and adults. These programs provide screening, assessment, support, and care management to provide services in the least restrictive manner, avoid hospitalization and emergency department visits. These interventions also set up appropriate care to avoid any future crisis.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$128,673,673TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document147IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1628EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedureYes (1)WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Steven ManeelyBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8024886958PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1102 S Winooski AveAddressLine1Txt
CityBurlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05401ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
Kelly Deforge
Board President3.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Couture
Board Vice President3.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Heather Blackman
Board Secretary3.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
John McSoley
Board Treasurer3.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Josh Barlow
Board Member3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Yves Bradley
Board Member3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel Calder
Board Member3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Senator Thomas Chittenden
Board Member3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Katherine Connolly
Board Member3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux
Board Member3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Al Gobeille
Board Member3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steph Judkins
Board Member4.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amanda Peden
Board Member3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thato Ratsebe
Board Member3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mat Robitaille
Board Member3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rep Trevor Squirrell
Board Member3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gail Stevenson
Board Member3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen Tyler
Board Member3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Simha Ravven
Chief Medical Officer60.000.00Yes (X)$309,538$0$72,527
Sandra McGuire
Chief Executive Officer60.002.00Yes (X)$243,457$0$76,815
Beth Holden
Chief Client Services Officer60.000.00Yes (X)$161,913$0$64,295
Steven Maneely
Chief Financial Officer60.002.00Yes (X)$128,355$0$27,446
Jenny Shen
Staff Psychiatrist37.500.00$220,484$0$29,880Yes (X)
Michael Champ
Staff Psychiatrist30.000.00$206,229$0$6,864Yes (X)
Amanda Ng
Staff Psychiatrist20.000.00$177,251$0$10,875Yes (X)
Dharma Adhikari
Acute Res. Counselor Adult90.000.00$145,145$0$41,457Yes (X)
Robert J Stetzel
Senior Director of IT37.500.00$142,417$0$16,064Yes (X)
Robert Bick
Former Chief Executive Officer0.000.00$297,440$0$49,402Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,032,229TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$395,625TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K63IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
TLC Nursing Associates Inc
PO Box 2244So BurlingtonVT054072244Nursing Services$3,499,653
Upper Valley Services
c/o Aris Solutions 72 Main StreetWhite River JctVT05001Healthcare Services$611,308
Averhealth
2916 W Marshall StRichmondVA23230Healthcare Services$405,367
KMC Construction Inc
182 Hegeman Ave Suite 1ColchesterVT05446Construction Services$276,756
Latham Centers Inc
1646 Route 6ABrewsterMA02631Healthcare Services$244,831
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K20CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$112,500FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants$11,093,467GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$5,716,719AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$15,562NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$16,922,686TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Waiver Services812900$61,070,442$61,070,442
Patient Fees812900$52,938,218$52,938,218
Non-Medical Fees812900$5,186,567$5,186,567
Local & Other Revenue812900$3,993,884$3,993,884
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$123,189,111TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$339,232TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$339,232ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$185,112RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$213,449RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$28,337RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$28,337TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$28,337ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,603,278SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,407,885SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$195,393SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$195,393TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$195,393ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$140,618,085TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$123,189,111RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$506,288ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,084,346TotalAmt
Management And General$1,084,346ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,985,458TotalAmt
Program Services$62,338,506ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,388,425ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$258,527FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,433,505TotalAmt
Program Services$4,094,702ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$321,822ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,981FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,940,851TotalAmt
Program Services$18,189,576ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,614,259ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$137,016FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,943,361TotalAmt
Program Services$4,477,226ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$447,567ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,568FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$174,261TotalAmt
Program Services$55,307ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,954ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,458TotalAmt
Management And General$120,458ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,126TotalAmt
Management And General$40,126ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,612TotalAmt
Management And General$31,612ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,215,208TotalAmt
Program Services$27,847,729ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$367,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$136FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,586TotalAmt
Program Services$148,115ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,895ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$576FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,669,694TotalAmt
Program Services$2,332,861ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$327,379ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,454FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,182,119TotalAmt
Program Services$167,457ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,007,917ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,745FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,735,772TotalAmt
Program Services$3,688,349ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$47,423FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,388,607TotalAmt
Program Services$1,353,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,880ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$409FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,318,315TotalAmt
Program Services$562,810ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$755,505ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$807,941TotalAmt
Program Services$275,256ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$532,685ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Program Supplies$2,395,711$2,387,209$8,502
Food$419,586$419,586
Bad Debt$335,666$335,666
Other Expenses$5,143$5,143

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,419,326TotalAmt
Program Services$128,673,673ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,241,316ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$504,337FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,833BOYAmt
EOY$4,114EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,225,416BOYAmt
EOY$6,675,488EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,038,074BOYAmt
EOY$5,863,901EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,205,433BOYAmt
EOY$7,892,611EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,660,710BOYAmt
EOY$3,201,388EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$30,730,364LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$16,055,524LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,493,432BOYAmt
EOY$14,674,840EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,991,185BOYAmt
EOY$7,588,481EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,920,790BOYAmt
EOY$6,320,546EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,396,101BOYAmt
EOY$1,454,266EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,936,974BOYAmt
EOY$53,675,635EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,998,030BOYAmt
EOY$12,503,472EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$552,513BOYAmt
EOY$3,928,770EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,955,806BOYAmt
EOY$7,488,471EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,506,349BOYAmt
EOY$23,920,713EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,866,288BOYAmt
EOY$27,660,388EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,564,337BOYAmt
EOY$2,094,534EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,430,625BOYAmt
EOY$29,754,922EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,936,974BOYAmt
EOY$53,675,635EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,801,241ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$125,538NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,239,465CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,238,566CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,297,256CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,587,797CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,922,686CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$85,285,770TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,239,465CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,238,566CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,297,256CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,587,797CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,922,686CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$85,285,770TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$85,285,770PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$253,973CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$379,713CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$520,613CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$662,605CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$524,344CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,341,248TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$32,803CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$32,803TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$87,659,821TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$554,994,636GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.97290PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97690PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$40,126OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$40,126TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIn partnership with other Vermont Designated and Specialized Service Agencies, general advocacy for rate relief across all programming and especially our designated populations. Additionally, specific advocacy in support of Howard Center programs.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$889,579OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$889,579BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,079,049OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,191,611DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,887,438BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,560,393OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,863,913DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,696,480BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$201,343OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$201,343BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$14,674,840TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
457b Plan Liabilities$954,086
Lease Liabilities - Operating$6,506,757
Client Funds$27,628
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$7,488,471TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCentral America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedCaptive insurance company investmentTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Simha Ravven
Chief Medical Officer$309,311$0$0$0$227$0$28,045$0$44,482$0$382,065$0$0$0
Robert Bick
Former Chief Executive Officer$128,111$0$0$0$169,329$0$35,223$0$14,179$0$346,842$0$0$0
Sandra McGuire
Chief Executive Officer$242,995$0$0$0$462$0$32,703$0$44,112$0$320,272$0$0$0
Jenny Shen
Staff Psychiatrist$220,408$0$0$0$76$0$18,966$0$10,914$0$250,364$0$0$0
Beth Holden
Chief Client Services Officer$160,678$0$0$0$1,235$0$15,731$0$48,564$0$226,208$0$0$0
Michael Champ
Staff Psychiatrist$197,154$0$0$0$9,075$0$4,541$0$2,323$0$213,093$0$0$0
Amanda Ng
Staff Psychiatrist$164,367$0$0$0$12,884$0$8,858$0$2,017$0$188,126$0$0$0
Dharma Adhikari
Acute Res. Counselor Adult$99,294$0$0$0$45,851$0$12,801$0$28,656$0$186,602$0$0$0
Robert J Stetzel
Senior Director of IT$142,417$0$0$0$0$0$12,787$0$3,277$0$158,481$0$0$0
Steven Maneely
Chief Financial Officer$127,911$0$0$0$444$0$11,028$0$16,418$0$155,801$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 4aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRobert Bick, Former Chief Executive Officer, received $166,109 in severance pay in 2024.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA copy of the Form 990 is distributed annually to the Board Finance Committee members for review and acceptance and made available to the full Board for review prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBoard members read and sign off on the Conflicts of Interest Policy annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Line 15a: The Human Resources Committee is charged with working with the Board President and Chief Officer to recommend a Chief Executive Officer contract to the full Board of Directors for review and approval. The Chief Executive Officer contract outlines total compensation to include salary and benefits for the term of the contract. Line 15b: Salary Authority: The Chief Executive Officer or their designee has final authority for the assignment of salaries. The Chief Executive Officer is hired by the Board of Trustees who assigns their salary. Salary on Appointment: Chief Medical Officer, Chief Client Services Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief People and Culture Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, and Chief External Affairs Officer, are hired by the Chief Executive Officer who assigns appropriate salaries. All other individuals are hired according to their assigned pay scale. Individuals are typically hired at the minimum of the appropriate pay scale. Exceptions to this may be made by the Chief Executive Officer or designee as a result of prevailing market conditions or other factors as deemed relevant in the sole discretion of the Chief Executive Officer.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing documents are made available to the public through the maintenance of a public file available upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gContracted Services: Program service expenses 27,847,729. Management and general expenses 367,343. Fundraising expenses 136. Total expenses 28,215,208.
Form 990, Part X, Line 10; Land, Buildings and Equipment:Section 1.263(a)-3(n) Election: HowardCenter, Inc. 102 S. Winooski Ave. Burlington, VT 05401 EIN: 03-0179433 HowardCenter, Inc. is electing to capitalize repair and maintenance costs under Regulation Section 1.263(a)-3(n).

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEINEIN
Help is Here LLC
102 S Winooski AveBurlingtonVT05401Charitable support for Howard CenterVT$1,063,874$11,180,561HowardCenter
Mission 1888 LLC
102 S Winooski AveBurlingtonVT05401HousingVT$185,112$1,708,027HowardCenter861447978

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Arroway Inc
102 S Winooski AveBurlingtonVT05401043366294HousingVT501(c)(3)Line 10HowardCenterYes (1)
Pennington Group Inc
102 S Winooski AveBurlingtonVT05401030340655HousingVT501(c)(3)Line 10HowardCenterYes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Arroway Inc
D$242,530FMV
The Pennington Group Inc
D$255,973FMV