Green Chimneys School for Little Folk

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
141462234
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Brewster, NY, USA
Phone
8452792995
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Residential Mental Health Treatment

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$25,671,647
Expenses
$21,110,328
Assets
$64,652,399
Liabilities
$9,185,402

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

Leadership & pay

34 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KRISTIN DIONNE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • CHARANJIT SINGH (VICE PRESIDENT - MIS)
  • WAYNE CUTLER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • WILLIAM FASANO (PRESIDENT)
  • MARK LESCAULT (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • KRISTIN DIONNE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $287,814 total reported compensation
  • TARA MCCARTHY (PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER): $261,667 total reported compensation
  • TIMOTHY SILVA (PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER): $260,217 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Green chimneys school for little folk is a facility for the delivery of special education & other services to children with special needs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Education a special education school in brewster, New York, serving 102 residential students approximately 110-day students from local and regional school districts. The clearpool day school program is a full-year school program with a capacity for 40 students. The day school programs at brewster and clearpool are sometimes referred to as the "therapeutic day school." this program incorporates academic, behavioral, and emotional support in a comprehensive learning environment to help each child achieve new skills and confidence and return to his or her home school district with the best chance of success.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 92% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.7%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.8%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.06; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.3%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.7% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $21.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $288K · 34 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.5M reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.