Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc
Family services empowers, nurtures and supports children and families through life's challenges to help them reach their full potential.
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,571,372
- -0.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $8,516,219
- -5.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $61,494
- +98.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,451,616
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc funds
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2021) to $359K (2019). In 2021 it reported $40K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,571,372 | $8,516,219 | $8,451,616 | — | — | $61,494 |
| 2024 | $5,618,793 | $9,001,610 | $8,888,561 | — | — | $31,063 |
| 2023 | $6,000,212 | $8,563,803 | $7,713,832 | — | — | $17,788 |
| 2022 | $4,046,425 | $8,672,841 | $7,012,165 | — | — | $2,659 |
| 2021 | $2,429,203 | $5,929,552 | $5,985,325 | $40,000 | Total only | $2,946 |
| 2020 | $2,492,439 | $5,751,211 | $5,383,866 | $60,000 | Total only | $8,289 |
| 2019 | $2,171,840 | $5,888,593 | $5,748,701 | $358,646 | 3 | $11,483 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc
Based on IRS filings
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Lawrence, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $61K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc is led by Elizabeth Sweeney, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elizabeth Sweeney
CEO
Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$122K (2019) → $187K (2025)
Kurt Mittelstardt
President
Director → Vice President, 2020
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Desalvo
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tad Bickford
Director
Immediate Past President → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Desouza
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Henry Och
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Cieslik
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Beth Haut
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruze Berzin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Riley
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle McCaux
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Gallagher
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynne Capozzi
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Moynihan
CFO
Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$70K (2019) → $91K (2025)
Lori Howe
COO
Chief Operating Officer → COO, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$105K (2023) → $109K (2025)
Debby Briggs
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Sidell
Immediate Past President
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Shaw
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanne Q. Roberts
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vivian Vitale
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Ana S. Cabacoff (2019–2024) — Clinician
- Former: Kevin Reid (2019–2022) — Officer at Large
- Former: Carol Reid (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Richard Haak Jr. (2019–2021) — Officer at Large
- Former: Carlos Bielicki (2019) — Director
- Former: Judith Reghitto (2019) — Director
- Former: Kerin Pintzopoulos (2019) — Director
- Former: Louann Basillio (2019) — Director
- Former: Richard Blain (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $187K, to Elizabeth Sweeney (CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc
How large is Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc?
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc reported $5.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.5M.
What is Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc?
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Lawrence, MA. It holds $5.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc operate?
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc's EIN?
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2104054. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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