ON THE RISE INC

Financials

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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

341 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139-1803

In care of

% MARTHA SANDLER

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

DELPHENE MOONEY, 341 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139

Signed the 990

DELPHENE MOONEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(617) 497-7968

Website

WWW.ONTHERISE.ORG

Return prepared by

SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC

Mission

ON THE RISE'S WORK BEGINS WITH INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND CONTINUES IF AND WHEN THEY SECURE HOUSING. FROM OUR ORIGIN AS A WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION, OUR PROGRAMS HAVE EVOLVED TOWARD INCLUSION OF THOSE HISTORICALLY AND STRUCTURALLY OPPRESSED ON THE BASIS OF GENDER.FOR THOSE WITH THE FEWEST OPTIONS, WE CULTIVATE LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS THAT FOSTER SAFETY AND BELONGING. GUIDED BY THE STRENGTH AND INITIATIVE OF OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, WE JOIN THEIR JOURNEY TO WELLBEING, AS SKILLED PARTNERS AND ADVOCATES. THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY, WE ENGAGE WITH THE PEOPLE, PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS THAT MOST AFFECT OUR PARTICIPANTS, WORKING TO BUILD A SOCIETY THAT NOURISHES THEIR WELLBEING.

Program accomplishments

• EACH YEAR, ON THE RISE'S PROGRAMS PROVIDE TANGIBLE AID AND LONG-TERM, BROAD-BASED SUPPORT TO APPROXIMATELY 500 WOMEN AND GENDER DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS, AS THEY EXPERIENCE AND RECOVER FROM HOMELESSNESS.SAFE HAVEN: ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF ON THE RISE'S PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE DAYTIME DIRECT SERVICES, THE SAFE HAVEN PROGRAM ENGAGES AND ASSISTS THESE PARTICIPANTS PROVIDING EMOTIONAL, PRACTICAL, AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT THAT HELPS THEM ACHIEVE AND SUSTAIN EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS-FROM IMPROVING HEALTH, TO GETTING JOBS, TO FINDING HOUSING. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE SAFE HAVEN PROGRAM IS TO BUILD LONG-TERM, TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARTICIPANTS THAT CAN BE THE CATALYST FOR LONG-LASTING CHANGE AND GROWTH. OTHER GOALS OF THE SAFE HAVEN PROGRAM ARE TO:GOAL 1: PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE FIVE DAYS A WEEK WHERE PARTICIPANTS CAN FIND PRACTICAL NECESSITIES AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY TO BEGIN TO EXPLORE THE STEPS THEY NEED TO TAKE TO MOVE OUT OF HOMELESSNESS AND INCREASE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.GOAL 2: PROVIDE ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, ACCOMPANIMENT, AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS ADDRESSING HOUSING, ABUSE, TRAUMA, PHYSICAL/MENTAL HEALTH, LEGAL CONCERNS, AND OTHER URGENT NEEDS AND ISSUES.GOAL 3: EASE ACCESS TO AND TRANSITION INTO SPECIALIZED AND SINGLE-ISSUE PROGRAMS AND EVENTUALLY OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.ON THE RISE RELIES ON A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK WITH APPROXIMATELY FIFTY OTHER HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS. THIS NETWORK HELPS FACILITATE AN INDIVIDUAL'S ACCESS AND SUCCESS IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SERVICES, DETOXIFICATION PROGRAMS, EMERGENCY AND TRANSITIONAL SHELTERS AND HOUSING, LEGAL AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES, AND MORE. ON THE RISE DOES NOT DUPLICATE OTHER SERVICES BUT FILLS IN THE CRACKS TO MAKE THE WHOLE SYSTEM WORK BETTER FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST. MANY OF ON THE RISE'S COMMUNITY MEMBERS COPE WITH COMPLEX PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS' STRUGGLES ARE OFTEN COMPLICATED BY THE FACT THAT THEY CANNOT SET A DAILY ROUTINE, HAVE NO SENSE OF PLACE IN A FAMILY OR IN A COMMUNITY, AND HAVE LITTLE CONTROL OVER WHEN AND WHAT THEY EAT, WHERE THEY CAN SLEEP, AND OTHER BASIC SURVIVAL NEEDS. WELLNESS ACTIVITIES IMPROVE WELLBEING BY PROVIDING POSITIVE CARE TO MINDS AND BODIES IN THE SAFE HAVEN. AS WELL AS FACILITATING ACCESS TO EMERGENCY, PRIMARY, AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE THROUGH REFERRALS, SUPPORT, ACCOMPANIMENT, AND ADVOCACY AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER SERVICES. THESE AND OTHER STRENGTHS-BASED GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES ARE KEY COMPONENTS OF ON THE RISE'S SUCCESS.
  Expenses $902,565 · grants $127,532
• KEEP THE KEYS: WITH THE HELP OF ON THE RISE AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS, OVER TIME MANY PARTICIPANTS HAVE SUCCEEDED IN SECURING HOUSING. IN HOUSING, THEY CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE LONG-TERM CHALLENGES THAT EXISTED DURING HOMELESSNESS ADDICTION, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES, DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, FINANCIAL STRUGGLES, UNEMPLOYMENT, LEGAL ISSUES, ETC. THEY ALSO FACE THE CHALLENGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR WELLBEING THAT WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN HOMELESSNESS. EACH YEAR, ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF PARTICIPANTS ARE IN HOUSING.PARTICIPANTS IN THE KEEP THE KEYS PROGRAM MAINTAIN THEIR CONNECTIONS WITH ON THE RISE STAFF AND THE SAFE HAVEN COMMUNITY AND RECEIVE A RANGE OF SERVICES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT HOUSING RETENTION AND HELP THEM BUILD THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIONS AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUSTAIN AND CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. SERVICES INCLUDE HOME VISITS, GOAL SETTING, SUPPORT WITH LIFE SKILLS, AND SUPPORT GROUPS. KEEP THE KEYS PARTICIPANTS ARE ALSO WELCOME TO VISIT THE SAFE HAVEN DURING CERTAIN HOURS AND PARTICIPATE IN ON THE RISE'S SOCIAL AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES.
  Expenses $472,509 · grants $63,141
• THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM: INTEGRAL TO ON THE RISE'S MISSION IS ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FACILITATE PUBLIC DISCOURSE ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATE IN ON THE RISE'S PROGRAMS. THROUGH THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM, ON THE RISE INFORMS THE BROADER COMMUNITY ABOUT THE INTERPLAY OF HOMELESSNESS, TRAUMA, MENTAL ILLNESS, ADDICTION, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ON THE RISE WORKS TO EDUCATE AND END ALL INTERSECTIONAL FORMS OF OPPRESSION THAT AFFECT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM HELPS INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS PARTICIPATE IN CREATING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE SPACE FOR WOMEN AND GENDER DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS, AS THEY EXPERIENCE AND RECOVER FROM HOMELESSNESS, HEAL, AND STRENGTHEN THEIR CONNECTIONS WITH COMMUNITY AND MAINSTREAM RESOURCES.
  Expenses $94,439

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

04-3290689

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

1996

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P20)

Assets (IRS master file)

$4,235,097

Income (IRS master file)

$3,166,951

Filing history

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 04-3290689).

Questions about ON THE RISE INC

What is the EIN of ON THE RISE INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of ON THE RISE INC is 04-3290689.

Is ON THE RISE INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.

Are donations to ON THE RISE INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does ON THE RISE 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 ON THE RISE INC due?

The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did ON THE RISE INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Who is the principal officer of ON THE RISE INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DELPHENE MOONEY.

Who are the officers and directors of ON THE RISE INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $156,899 (DELPHENE MOONEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does ON THE RISE INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,690,675, expenses of $2,309,180 and total assets of $4,235,097 at year end.

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