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North Hill Needham Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Needham, MA EIN: 04-2716090 Website

North Hill Needham, inc. Is a mission-driven organization that provides housing and healthcare services to the elderly, and takes care of its residents for life even when their financial resources are depleted.

North Hill Needham Inc at a glance

In short: North Hill Needham Inc gave $21K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$21,000
-30.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,500
+4.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,500
Total assets
$269,716,796
+3.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who North Hill Needham Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Good Sherpherd Community Care: $15KGood Sherpherd Community Care$15KCharles River Regional Chamber: $6KCharles River Regional Chamber$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Good Sherpherd Community Care ($15K). Together the top 2 received $21K.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

NeedhamNewton

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2019 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2025) to $30K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $21K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Good Sherpherd Community Care Newton, MAEvent Sponsor$15,000
Charles River Regional Chamber Needham, MAEvent Sponsor$6,000
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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$269,716,796$57,153,415$56,446,772$21,0002$4,390,394
2024$261,567,649$51,032,089$55,199,321$30,0503$2,003,291
2023$250,849,770$47,522,022$50,375,968——$1,601,304
2022$218,215,357$46,801,004$44,840,321——$3,498,155
2021$216,688,073$40,163,548$44,017,494——$-877,108
2019$200,292,285$40,585,345$41,725,027——$2,103,111

About North Hill Needham Inc

Based on IRS filings

North Hill Needham Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Needham, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $269.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $21K. Net investment income was $4.4M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

North Hill Needham Inc is led by Joseph A. Frias, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 15 of 35 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joseph A. Frias

    President & CEO

    Director Healthcare Svsc & Executive Director → Executive Director, 2023

    Executive Director → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    36 hrs/week

    $142K (2019) → $347K (2025)

  • Susan Mellace

    Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Amy J. Reich Weil

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • David Hansen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Kevin T. Grimes

    Trustee

    Trustee → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Maurice Handel

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Patty Cusack

    Sales & Marketing Director

    Director of Marketing → Sales & Marketing Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $137K (2019) → $302K (2025)

  • Richard Davis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $600 (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Russell Corsini Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $800 (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Tina Vasconcelles

    Trustee

    Chair → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $3K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Walter Armstrong

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $800 (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Howard Rubin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $300 (2021) → $0 (2025)

  • Paul Grazewski

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $600 (2021) → $0 (2025)

  • Sarah Creed Schmidt

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2021) → $0 (2025)

  • Bethany Mercer

    Director of Operations

    Director Il Operations & Corp. Capital → Director of Operations, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $165K (2024) → $190K (2025)

  • Dana Finizio

    Director of Human Resources

    On filings since 2024

    30 hrs/week

    $136K (2024) → $150K (2025)

  • Harry Goodale

    Director of Facilities

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $168K (2024) → $176K (2025)

  • Milind Mahatme

    Director of Systems & Technology

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $187K (2025)

  • Francis Nemia

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gig Babson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Ragland MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Wantanabe

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sava Berhane

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Pingitore

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Barth

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Hoffmann CPA

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $600 (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Michelle Houlihan

    Clerk & Executive Assistant

    On filings since 2023

    39 hrs/week

    $64K (2024) → $91K (2025)

  • Patricia Paulin

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    39 hrs/week

    $116K (2024) → $179K (2025)

  • Ruth Kennedy

    Senior Sales Associate

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $135K (2023) → $227K (2025)

  • Carlos Andres Bonilla-Tejada

    Snf Administrator

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $142K (2024) → $187K (2025)

  • Karalyn Bere

    Vice President of Finance

    Director of Finance → Vice President of Finance, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    38 hrs/week

    $137K (2024) → $178K (2025)

  • Susan Downey

    Vice President of Healthcare & Corp Compliance

    Director Healthcare & Corporate Compliance → Vice President of Healthcare & Corp Compliance, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    36 hrs/week

    $172K (2024) → $196K (2025)

  • Laurette Joseph

    Rn Supervisor

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $143K (2025)

  • Linda McConchie

    Makreting Manager

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $158K (2025)

  • Tara Jones

    Sales Associate

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $210K (2025)

Former officers (26)
  • Former: George Peterman (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Ted Owens (2019–2024) — President & CEO
  • Former: Alice Rose (2021–2024) — Chief of Clinical Services
  • Former: Edny Pascal (2024) — Rn Supervisor
  • Former: Peter Rockett (2024) — CFO
  • Former: Suzanne Barth (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Edwin Reilly (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Harold Goodale (2019–2023) — Director of Facilities
  • Former: Wanda McClain (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Diane Buckley (2023) — Director of Resident Care
  • Former: David Maw (2019–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Sara Laware (2019–2022) — Director of Finance
  • Former: Gretchen Cook-Anderson (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Nicole Wong (2022) — Director of Nursing
  • Former: Christoph Hoffmann (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: David Dinwoodey (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Katherine Babson Jr. (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Ron Ruth (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Sarah Wilcox (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: E. Prather Palmer (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Darren Roy (2019) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Eddie Brown (2019) — Director of Human Resource
  • Former: Elliot Prather Palmer (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Gail Walcott (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael Price (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Rob Fallon (2019) — President & CEO

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

Joseph a Frias — President & CEO: $347KJoseph a FriasPresident & CEO$347KPatty Cusack — Sales and Marketing Director: $302KPatty CusackSales and Marketing Director$302KRuth Kennedy — Senior Sales Associate: $227KRuth KennedySenior Sales Associate$227KTara Jones — Sales Associate: $210KTara JonesSales Associate$210KSusan Downey — VP of Healthcare and Corp Compliance: $196KSusan DowneyVP of Healthcare and Corp…$196KBethany Mercer — Director of Operations: $190KBethany MercerDirector of Operations$190KCarlos Andres Bonilla-Tejada — SNF Administrator (Until 02/25): $187KCarlos Andres…SNF Administrator (Until 02/25)$187KMilind Mahatme — Director of Systems and Technology: $187KMilind MahatmeDirector of Systems and…$187KPatricia Paulin — Treasurer: $179KPatricia PaulinTreasurer$179KKaralyn Bere — VP of Finance: $178KKaralyn BereVP of Finance$178KHarry Goodale — Director of Facilities (Until 01/25): $176KHarry GoodaleDirector of Facilities (Until…$176KLinda McConchie — Makreting Manager: $158KLinda McConchieMakreting Manager$158KDana Finizio — Director of Human Resources: $150KDana FinizioDirector of Human Resources$150KLaurette Joseph — RN Supervisor: $143KLaurette JosephRN Supervisor$143KMichelle Houlihan — Clerk/Executive Assistant: $91KMichelle HoulihanClerk/Executive Assistant$91K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $347K, to Joseph a Frias (President & CEO). 15 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about North Hill Needham Inc

How much does North Hill Needham Inc give each year?

North Hill Needham Inc gave $21K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $30K across 3 grants.

How large is North Hill Needham Inc?

North Hill Needham Inc reported $269.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $57.2M.

What is North Hill Needham Inc?

North Hill Needham Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Needham, MA. It holds $269.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does North Hill Needham Inc operate?

North Hill Needham Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is North Hill Needham Inc's EIN?

North Hill Needham Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2716090. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 17, 2025)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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