Nonprofit · EIN 04-2784985
MORE THAN WORDS INC
Tax-exempt · WALTHAM, MA 02453
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $12,877,662 | $10,894,823 | $1,982,839 | $17,148,435 | $6,958,392 | $10,190,043 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $9,712,064 | $9,393,123 | $318,941 | $14,611,209 | $6,406,640 | $8,204,569 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $7,743,438 | $8,613,521 | -$870,083 | $14,111,293 | $6,225,665 | $7,885,628 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $11,621,786
- of which government grants
- $4,313,292
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $152,904
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $5,379
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$63,775
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,162,050
- Other revenue
- $1,102,972
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $347,996
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $522,680
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,602,397
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,140,167
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $182,873
- Occupancy
- $1,256,284
- Travel
- $10,824
- Depreciation
- $466,703
- Program services (functional)
- $8,921,664
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,150,920
- Fundraising (functional)
- $822,239
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,611,209
- Total assets, end of year
- $17,148,435
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,958,392
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,190,043
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,665,474
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,981,904
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,288,562
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,901,481
- Gross receipts
- $28,048,064
- Employees
- 333
- Volunteers
- 648
- Year formed
- 1983
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER HERBERT | COO Key employee | 40 | $156,321 | $13,954 |
| NAOMI PARKER | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,312 | $30,401 |
| JODI ROSENBAUM | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $164,255 | $4,721 |
| SHAUN NEWELL | CHIEF OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Key employee | 40 | $160,442 | $4,630 |
| IAN JUDE CHIO | CFO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,146 | $28,859 |
| MARCELLA RAINES | CHIEF ADVOC & COM ENG OFF. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,143 | $29,996 |
| NOAH SCHECTMAN | CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,304 | $28,656 |
| LEANNE GOFF | DIRECTOR OF CAREER SERVICE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,913 | $3,205 |
| JOHN CHORY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA BERKE | VICE CHAIR AND CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MCCULLOUGH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CASGAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL GARINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER FARRINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM CHAMBERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RENEE CHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LORNA SABBIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIETTE KOPECKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GORDON DORISTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANNE PREACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRIZIO URCIUOLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER HERBERT | COO Key employee | 40 | $151,630 | $12,866 |
| NAOMI PARKER | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,588 | $29,435 |
| SHAUN NEWELL | CHIEF OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Key employee | 40 | $154,327 | $4,562 |
| JODI ROSENBAUM | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $150,719 | $4,678 |
| NOAH SCHECTMAN | CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,383 | $22,023 |
| MARCELLA RAINES | CHIEF ADVOC & COM ENG OFF. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,059 | $29,101 |
| IAN JUDE CHIO | CFO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,045 | $22,151 |
| LEANNE GOFF | DIRECTOR OF CAREER SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,262 | $3,109 |
| JOHN CHORY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA BERKE | VICE CHAIR AND CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK TOUHEY | DIRECTOR (THRU 11/2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CASGAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL GARINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER FARRINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MCCULLOUGH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM CHAMBERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RENEE CHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LORNA SABBIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIETTE KOPECKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDON DORISTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JODI ROSENBAUM | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $153,662 | $4,077 |
| SHAUN NEWELL | CHIEF OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,000 | $4,176 |
| NAOMI PARKER | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,070 | $27,653 |
| MARCELLA RAINES | CHIEF ADVOC & COM ENG OFF. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,070 | $27,457 |
| NOAH SCHECTMAN | CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,549 | $12,035 |
| JENNIFER HERBERT | COO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,979 | $12,436 |
| JOHN CHORY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA BERKE | VICE CHAIR AND CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFERSON MACKLIN | DIRECTOR (THRU 6/30/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK TOUHEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CASGAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL GARINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER FARRINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MCCULLOUGH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RITA GERMAN | DIRECTOR (THRU 6/30/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MOSAAB ELHASSAN | DIRECTOR (THRU 5/31/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM CHAMBERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RENEE CHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LORNA SABBIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIETTE KOPECKY | DIRECTOR (EFF. 4/6/2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDON DORISTIN | DIRECTOR (EFF. 4/6/2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS ANDERSON | DIRECTOR (EFF. 4/6/2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 56 FELTON ST, WALTHAM, MA 02453-4116
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JODI ROSENBAUM, 242 EAST BERKELEY STREET 2ND FL, BOSTON, MA 02118
- Signed the 990
- JODI ROSENBAUM, CEO
- Phone
- (781) 788-0035
- Website
- HTTP://MTWYOUTH.ORG/
- Return prepared by
- RAFFOL AND COMPANY INC
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE, COURT INVOLVED, HOMELESS OR OUT OF SCHOOL TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR LIVES BY TAKING CHARGE OF A BUSINESS.
Program accomplishments
- MTW IS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT EMPOWERS SYSTEM-INVOLVED YOUTH TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR LIVES BY TAKING CHARGE OF A BUSINESS. WE SERVE THE BOSTON AREA'S MOST UNDERSERVED YOUNG PEOPLE WHO FACE COMPOUNDING RISK FACTORS: 55% ARE INVOLVED IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, 41% ARE COURT-INVOLVED, AND 25% FACE HOMELESSNESS. OVER THE PAST 20+ YEARS, MTW HAS DEVELOPED AND REFINED A MODEL THAT CONSISTENTLY EMPOWERS YOUTH TO ACHIEVE MEASURABLE OUTCOMES IN EDUCATION, WORK, AND LIFE.AT MTW YOUTH BEGIN WITH INTENSIVE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO HELP THEM GET STABILIZED AND READY FOR JOB TRAINING, INCLUDING WORK ON ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS, TRANSPORTATION, FOOD SECURITY, AND HOUSING. THEN YOUTH EARN A JOB MANAGING EVERY FACET OF A $4M+ BUSINESS, DEVELOPING VALUABLE, TRANSFERABLE SKILLS APPROXIMATELY 10-25 HOURS/WEEK. YOUTH SOURCE USED BOOKS AND CLOTHING ITEMS, SELL THEM ONLINE AND IN THREE RETAIL STORES, RUN A FLEXIBLE EVENT SPACE, AND GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY ON A MOBILE BOOKSTORE. THEY ALSO HOLD A SECOND, EQUALLY IMPORTANT YOU JOB, IN WHICH THEY RECEIVE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO WORK TOWARDS PERSONAL GOALS. TWO-PLUS YEARS OF CONTINUED SUPPORT IN THE CAREER SERVICES PROGRAM AND ACCESS TO BRIDGE FUNDING HELP YOUTH TRANSITION TO OTHER JOBS, PERSIST IN EDUCATION, AND GET ON A PATH TO A LIVING WAGE. THROUGH THIS TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE THE STRUCTURE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO EMPOWER OUR YOUTH TO DO THE HARD WORK OF TRANSFORMING THEIR OWN LIVES.THIS MODEL WORKS BECAUSE WORK WORKS. IN OUR MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR WE SERVED 320 YOUTH. 85% OF GRADUATES WERE PRODUCTIVELY ENGAGED IN SCHOOL AND/OR WORK AND 97% OF YOUTH EITHER HAD EARNED OR WERE ON TRACK TO EARN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR HISET.Expenses $8,921,664 · grants $347,996
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-2784985
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $17,148,435
- Income (IRS master file)
- $28,048,064
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $12,877,662 | $10,894,823 | $17,148,435 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $9,712,064 | $9,393,123 | $14,611,209 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $7,743,438 | $8,613,521 | $14,111,293 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $7,979,220 | $7,332,379 | $15,482,688 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2784985).
Questions about MORE THAN WORDS INC
- What is the EIN of MORE THAN WORDS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MORE THAN WORDS INC is 04-2784985.
- Is MORE THAN WORDS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to MORE THAN WORDS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MORE THAN WORDS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MORE THAN WORDS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MORE THAN WORDS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MORE THAN WORDS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JODI ROSENBAUM.
- Who are the officers and directors of MORE THAN WORDS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $156,321 (JENNIFER HERBERT, COO).
- How much revenue does MORE THAN WORDS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,877,662, expenses of $10,894,823 and total assets of $17,148,435 at year end.
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