Chestnut Hill Center

Legal name: Chestnut Hill Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
043141919
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Chestnut Hill, MA, US
Phone
617-738-7348
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$544,216
Expenses
$851,516
Assets
$7,079,242
Liabilities
$28,343

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOSEPH G BILLMEIER (PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • JOSEPH G BILLMEIER (PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)
  • HENRY JP SMITH (DIRECTOR)
  • ANDREW P O'MEARA III (TREASURER,CLERK & DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Chestnut Hill Center helps high-school men develop the values, skills, and attitudes needed to be effective in college and later in life, and also provides Christian formation entrusted to Opus Dei. Sebago Leadership Camp helps boys in grades five through eight advance in the qualities essential to any man of character: a spirit of service coupled with a commitment to excellence. Campers learn about what it takes to be a leader and to grow in maturity in a fun and supportive atmosphere. The Camp is sponsored by Sebago Leadership Camp, Inc. Training for the counselors is conducted through the activities at Chestnut Hill Center. Counselors are selected from high school and college men who participate in activities at Chestnut Hill Center. Please go to sebagoleadershipcamp.com for information about the camp and dates for the upcoming camp. Related Links Arnold Hall Retreat and Workshops.

What it reported doing in 2024

Educational and religious programs for high school students, university students, professional men and others. In support of its exempt purposes the corporation houses up to twelve staff in its center who attend the programs of the center. Included in this number are priests of the roman catholic prelature of the holy cross and opus dei who provide pastoral support for the staff and those who attend activities at the center, conduct religious services in the chapel of the center and lead classes in christian doctrine and moral teachings.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 75
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 78.1%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 57.1%; rating input score 57; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -56.5%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.31; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.1% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 78.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 7 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $665K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.