Northeast Arc Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Danvers, MA EIN: 04-2232416

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Northeast Arc Inc at a glance

Total assets
$57,862,511
+18.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$91,198,068
+22.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,183,002
+55.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$85,255,120
+15.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Northeast Arc Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Danvers

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $70K (2022) to $146K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $146K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
North Shore Heritage Associates Danvers, MAReal Estate$145,730
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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$57,862,511$91,198,068$85,255,120——$1,183,002
2024$48,943,412$74,682,410$73,657,530$145,7301$762,877
2023$47,868,150$73,354,887$70,042,732$91,0631$1,724,023
2022$41,713,065$230,351,912$216,373,959$70,0001$82,533
2021$46,648,679$321,200,975$317,867,430——$198,692
2020$45,711,039$308,698,239$306,598,565——$494,926
2019$44,150,332$279,718,834$277,250,074——$230,715

About Northeast Arc Inc

Based on IRS filings

Northeast Arc Inc is a public charity, based in Danvers, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $57.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.2M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Northeast Arc Inc is led by Jo Ann Simons, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 8 of 33 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jo Ann Simons

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    36 hrs/week

    $329K (2019) → $409K (2025)

  • Heidi Ellard

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Henry

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Cummings

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Foraste

    Director

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Devita

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shari Munro

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Darr

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Trigilio

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Cusack

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mariela Fermin

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carole Wedge

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolina Trujillo

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louis Difronzo

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Lalone

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Britte-Anne McBride

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Holaday

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lawrence Zabar

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Fischer

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathaniel Bryant

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathaniel Gravel

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Gould

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Winick

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Lobdell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joanne Plourde

    Clerk & COO

    On filings since 2019

    38 hrs/week

    $151K (2019) → $158K (2025)

  • Mara Kaufman

    Chief Hr

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $127K (2019) → $163K (2025)

  • Cynthia Park

    Treasurer & CFO

    On filings since 2021

    38 hrs/week

    $182K (2021) → $223K (2025)

  • Wendy Lis

    Lpn

    On filings since 2022

    63 hrs/week

    $122K (2022) → $191K (2025)

  • Sarah Kagacha

    On filings since 2024

    80 hrs/week

    $153K (2024) → $200K (2025)

  • Dianne Powers

    Chief Development Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $161K (2025)

  • Esther Kimani

    New on the 2025 filing

    58 hrs/week

    $159K (2025)

  • David Woonton

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanne Russo

    Clerk & COO

    New on the 2025 filing

    38 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (29)
  • Former: David Munroe (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Timothy Brown (2019–2024) — Chief Innovation & Strategy
  • Former: Rosemore Osemwunghe (2021–2024) — Lpn
  • Former: Larry Zabar (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Patrick Tutwiler (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Tj Winick (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Tom Gould (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Craig Welton (2020–2023) — Chief Development Officer
  • Former: Nate Bryant (2023) — Director
  • Former: Christopher Lovasco (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Tauro (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: George Vernet III (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Julie Lufkin-Purtz (2019–2022) — Chief Health Services
  • Former: Martha Holden (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Pamela Newport (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Daniel Randall (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Darcy Immerman (2019–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Ivy Dorflinger (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeffrey Musman (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: John Holian (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mikki L. Wilson (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Stephen Johnson (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Cynthia Gavlick (2019–2020) — Treasurer & CFO
  • Former: Daniel Stamp (2020) — Director of It
  • Former: Gerard McCarthy Sch Jpart III (2019) — Former CEO
  • Former: John Boris (2019) — Former Director & Empl
  • Former: Kenneth Klaiman (2019) — Director
  • Former: Louann Larson (2019) — Director of Family Support
  • Former: Mark Whitmore (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

Jo Ann Simons — President/CEO: $409KJo Ann SimonsPresident/CEO$409KCynthia Park — Treasurer/CFO: $223KCynthia ParkTreasurer/CFO$223KSarah Kagacha — RN: $200KSarah KagachaRN$200KWendy Lis — RN: $191KWendy LisRN$191KMara Kaufman — Chief HR: $163KMara KaufmanChief HR$163KDianne Powers — Chief Development Officer: $161KDianne PowersChief Development Officer$161KEsther Kimani — RN: $159KEsther KimaniRN$159KJoanne Plourde — Clerk/COO (Until 10/24): $158KJoanne PlourdeClerk/COO (Until 10/24)$158K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $409K, to Jo Ann Simons (President/CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Northeast Arc Inc

How large is Northeast Arc Inc?

Northeast Arc Inc reported $57.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $91.2M.

Where does Northeast Arc Inc operate?

Northeast Arc Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Northeast Arc Inc's EIN?

Northeast Arc Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2232416. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 2, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 16, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 26, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)

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