Becket Academy

Public charity · Grantmaker Orford, NH EIN: 02-0511096

Operation of youth and adult foster care in several states including Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Florida. Operation of community-based group homes for intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and mental health (MH) populations in Massachusetts.

Becket Academy at a glance

Total assets
$24,015,032
-44.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$58,041,034
-15.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,522,190
+278.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$52,685,309
-15.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Becket Academy funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Orford

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $750K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mountain Valley Treatment Center Orford, NHGeneral Support$750,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$24,015,032$58,041,034$52,685,309——$1,522,190
2024$43,494,298$68,269,681$62,013,719——$402,197
2023$64,517,239$75,957,778$64,014,385——$64,066
2022$39,812,230$60,348,647$58,058,956——$72,446
2021$33,976,889$54,457,446$50,314,957$750,0001$31,195
2020$30,204,978$47,286,639$45,892,724——$5,175

About Becket Academy

Based on IRS filings

Becket Academy is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Orford, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.5M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Becket Academy is led by Jay T Wolter, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 9 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jay T Wolter

    President

    President → President & CFO, 2021

    President & CFO → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    19 hrs/week

    $158K (2020) → $290K (2025)

  • Jennifer Cordaro

    Executive Director

    Program Director → Executive Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $162K (2021) → $323K (2025)

  • James L Reagan

    Trustee

    Past Trustee → Trustee, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $15K (2021) → $0 (2025)

  • Tammy Olsen

    Director of Business System Administrator

    Controller → Director of Business System Administrator, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    $149K (2020) → $111K (2025)

  • Joan Wolter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Dowd

    Trustee

    Past Trustee → Trustee, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Chobanian

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Olivia Peros

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cameron Brown

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Eve

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Roswell

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Chabot

    Chief Legal & Emp. Aff. Officer

    Secretary, Chief Legal & Employment Affairs Officer → Secretary, Chief Legal & Emp. Affairs Officer, 2023

    Secretary, Chief Legal & Emp. Affairs Officer → Chief Legal & Emp. Aff. Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    19 hrs/week

    $192K (2020) → $138K (2025)

  • Justin Gifford

    Vice President - Me Residential

    Vice President → Executive Director, 2023

    Executive Director → Vice President - Me Residential, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    $192K (2020) → $125K (2025)

  • Mark Tecca

    Vice President of Finance

    Chief Financial Planning Officer → Treasurer & Chief Reporting Officer, 2023

    Treasurer & Chief Reporting Officer → Vice President of Finance, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    19 hrs/week

    $146K (2020) → $128K (2025)

  • Daniel Elliot

    Controller

    Accounting Manager → Controller, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    20 hrs/week

    $161K (2023) → $102K (2025)

  • Jeri-Lynn McFarlin

    Associate Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $162K (2025)

  • Meredith Fogg

    Nurse Trainer

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    $120K (2025)

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Lisa D'Innocenzo (2022–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Kenneth Guthrie (2023–2024) — Chief Human Resource Officer
  • Former: Laura Eve-Cowles (2023–2024) — Director of Procurement & Safety Management
  • Former: William Laughlin (2023–2024) — CEO - Mvtc
  • Former: Brad Ulmer (2020–2023) — CEO - Mss
  • Former: Dave Eve (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Bryant Patten (2021–2022) — Chief Technology Officer
  • Former: Cam Brown (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Fred French (2022) — Program Director
  • Former: Jim Reagan (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Bernie Marvin (2020–2021) — Past Trustee
  • Former: Lorraine Wargo (2020–2021) — Past Trustee
  • Former: Shaun Quimby (2021) — Clinical Director
  • Former: Nathan Peterson (2020) — Executive Director
  • Former: Stephen Tuck (2020) — Director of Quality Assura

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Jennifer Cordaro — Executive Director: $323KJennifer CordaroExecutive Director$323KJay Wolter — President: $290KJay WolterPresident$290KJeri-Lynn McFarlin — Associate Executive Director: $162KJeri-Lynn McFarlinAssociate Executive Director$162KDavid Chabot — Chief Legal & Emp. Aff. Officer: $138KDavid ChabotChief Legal & Emp. Aff. Officer$138KMark Tecca — VP of Finance: $128KMark TeccaVP of Finance$128KJustin Gifford — Vice President - ME Residential: $125KJustin GiffordVice President - ME Residential$125KMeredith Fogg — Nurse Trainer: $120KMeredith FoggNurse Trainer$120KTammy Olsen — Dir of Business System Admin.: $111KTammy OlsenDir of Business System Admin.$111KDaniel Elliot — Controller: $102KDaniel ElliotController$102K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $323K, to Jennifer Cordaro (Executive Director). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Becket Academy

How large is Becket Academy?

Becket Academy reported $24.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $58.0M.

What is Becket Academy?

Becket Academy is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Orford, NH. It holds $24.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Becket Academy operate?

Becket Academy has awarded grants in New Hampshire.

What is Becket Academy's EIN?

Becket Academy's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0511096. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 20, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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