Nonprofit · EIN 03-0179433
HOWARDCENTER INC
Tax-exempt · BURLINGTON, VT 05401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $140,618,085 | $142,419,326 | -$1,801,241 | $53,675,635 | $23,920,713 | $29,754,922 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $136,036,729 | $136,150,241 | -$113,512 | $52,936,974 | $21,506,349 | $31,430,625 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $131,650,981 | $134,433,817 | -$2,782,836 | $53,155,476 | $22,198,686 | $30,956,790 |
| June 30, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $120,604,813 | $117,192,988 | $3,411,825 | $50,666,382 | $17,486,450 | $33,179,932 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $16,922,686
- of which government grants
- $11,093,467
- Program service revenue
- $123,189,111
- Investment income
- $534,625
- Net rental income
- -$28,337
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $195,393
- Other revenue
- -$28,337
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,084,346
- Other salaries and wages
- $67,985,458
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $98,387,521
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $174,261
- Accounting fees
- $120,458
- Occupancy
- $3,735,772
- Travel
- $1,388,607
- Depreciation
- $1,318,315
- Program services (functional)
- $128,673,673
- Management and general (functional)
- $13,241,316
- Fundraising (functional)
- $504,337
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $52,936,974
- Total assets, end of year
- $53,675,635
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $23,920,713
- Net assets, end of year
- $29,754,922
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,674,840
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,588,481
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $27,660,388
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,094,534
- Gross receipts
- $144,239,419
- Employees
- 1,628
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 1884
- State of legal domicile
- VT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simha Ravven | Chief Medical Officer Officer | 60 | $309,538 | $72,527 |
| Robert Bick | Former Chief Executive Officer Former | 0 | $297,440 | $49,402 |
| Sandra McGuire | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 60 | $243,457 | $76,815 |
| Jenny Shen | Staff Psychiatrist Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $220,484 | $29,880 |
| Beth Holden | Chief Client Services Officer Officer | 60 | $161,913 | $64,295 |
| Michael Champ | Staff Psychiatrist Highest-paid employee | 30 | $206,229 | $6,864 |
| Amanda Ng | Staff Psychiatrist Highest-paid employee | 20 | $177,251 | $10,875 |
| Dharma Adhikari | Acute Res. Counselor Adult Highest-paid employee | 90 | $145,145 | $41,457 |
| Robert J Stetzel | Senior Director of IT Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $142,417 | $16,064 |
| Steven Maneely | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 60 | $128,355 | $27,446 |
| Kelly Deforge | Board President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Couture | Board Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Blackman | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| John McSoley | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Josh Barlow | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Bradley | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Daniel Calder | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Senator Thomas Chittenden | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Katherine Connolly | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Al Gobeille | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Steph Judkins | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Amanda Peden | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Thato Ratsebe | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Mat Robitaille | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Rep Trevor Squirrell | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Gail Stevenson | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Karen Tyler | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simha Ravven | Chief Medical Officer Officer | 60 | $301,492 | $61,396 |
| Robert Bick | Past Chief Executive Officer Officer | 60 | $240,945 | $74,002 |
| Sandra McGuire | Chief Executive Officer & Past CFO Officer | 60 | $204,656 | $52,835 |
| Beth Holden | Chief Client Services Officer Officer | 60 | $165,604 | $54,123 |
| Jenny Shen | Staff Psychiatrist Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $179,961 | $18,400 |
| Suzan White | Medical Director Highest-paid employee | 15 | $164,800 | $14,832 |
| Amanda Ng | Staff Psychiatrist Highest-paid employee | 20 | $164,868 | $10,237 |
| Bishnu Khatiwada | Acute Res. Counselor Adult-Lakeview Highest-paid employee | 80 | $140,529 | $15,439 |
| Robert Stetzel | Sr. Dir. of Information Technology Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $137,177 | $15,331 |
| Steven Maneely | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 60 | $97,395 | $19,153 |
| Kelly Deforge | Board President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Yves Bradley | Board Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Cyndee Sturtevant | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| John McSoley | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Blackman | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Calder | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Collier | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Katherine Connolly | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Couture | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Meg O'Donnell | Board Member/Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Amanda Peden | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Ann Pugh | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Thato Ratsebe | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Mat Robitaille | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Rep Trevor Squirrell | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Gail Stevenson | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| George Philibert | Past Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Jodi Girouard | Past Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Kerrick Johnson | Past Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simha Ravven | CMO Officer | 60 | $285,744 | $53,139 |
| Robert Bick | CEO Officer | 60 | $194,160 | $62,827 |
| Sandra McGuire | CFOO Officer | 60 | $194,990 | $48,418 |
| Catherine Simonson | Past CCSO Officer | 60 | $197,968 | $39,027 |
| Suzan White | Medical Director Highest-paid employee | 20 | $207,750 | $2,079 |
| Jenny Shen | Psychiatrist Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $156,365 | $35,857 |
| Tsering Khang-Ghongma | Acute Residential Counselor Highest-paid employee | 75 | $135,277 | $42,589 |
| Laura Pearce | Dir of Information Mgmt & Compliance Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $130,218 | $34,105 |
| Susan Brodeur | Prescriber Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $131,456 | $22,621 |
| Meg O'Donnell | Board President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelly Deforge | Board Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| George Philibert | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Cyndee Sturtevant | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Blackman | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Yves Bradley | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Calder | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Collier | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Katherine Connolly | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Couture | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Jodi Girouard | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Kerrick Johnson | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| John McSoley | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Amanda Peden | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Ann Pugh | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Thato Ratsebe | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Mat Robitaille | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Rep Trevor Squirrell | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Gail Stevenson | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Christina DeGraff-Murphy | Past Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2022: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simha Ravven | CMO Officer | 60 | $275,548 | $35,281 |
| Robert Bick | CEO Officer | 60 | $194,894 | $59,412 |
| Sandra McGuire | CFOO Officer | 60 | $184,398 | $44,937 |
| Catherine Simonson | CCSO Officer | 60 | $188,387 | $34,529 |
| Allison Brandt | Psychiatrist Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $195,632 | $26,637 |
| Jenny Shen | Psychiatrist Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $177,222 | $16,487 |
| Donna Kiley | Staff Psychiatrist Highest-paid employee | 30 | $175,157 | $15,754 |
| Tsering Khang-Ghongma | Acute Residential Counselor Highest-paid employee | 90 | $126,173 | $38,548 |
| Charlotte McCorkel | Senior Director of Client Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,611 | $35,908 |
| Meg O'Donnell | Board President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelly Deforge | Board Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| George Philibert | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Cyndee Sturtevant | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Yves Bradley | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Calder | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Collier | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Katherine Connolly | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Couture | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Christina DeGraff-Murphy | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Jodi Girouard | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Kerrick Johnson | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| John McSoley | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Rep Ann Pugh | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Thato Ratsebe | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Mat Robitaille | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Rep Trevor Squirrell | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Gail Stevenson | Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Debra Stenner | Past Board President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Connie Stabler | Past Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Hanneke Willenborg | Past Board Member Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 208 FLYNN AVE STE 3J, BURLINGTON, VT 05401-5420
- In care of
- % JENNIFER PEATMAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Sandra McGuire, 102 S Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
- Signed the 990
- Steven Maneely, Chief Financial Officer
- Phone
- (802) 488-6900
- Website
- www.howardcenter.org
- Return prepared by
- Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLC
Mission
Howard Center, Inc. helps people and communities thrive by providing supports and services to address mental health, substance use and developmental needs.
Program accomplishments
- Mental Health Substance Use and Developmental Services provide a variety of short-term to long-term support services, treatment and care management to individuals who are experiencing the effects of mental illness, substance use disorders, or developmental disabilities. Emotional, psychological, or behavioral distress may be present regardless of diagnosis, situational stress, or life circumstances. Services include care management, supportive counseling, outpatient treatment, psychiatric care, residential care, harm reduction, medication management, and employment support. Services are provided with the goal of successfully integrating individuals into the community, honoring self-determination, and meeting the care needs clients identify.Expenses $81,675,239 · revenue $78,188,763
- Child, Youth and Family Services provide prevention, screening, assessment, treatment, and education services and support to children and youth and their families with substance use, developmental disabilities, and mental health needs. Programs include counseling, school-based services, in-home work, therapeutic interventions, skills development, crisis intervention, hospital diversion, special education, and residential programs. These services provide individuals with tools and strategies to succeed at school, home and in the community and to assist families to improve functioning.Expenses $33,138,516 · revenue $31,723,930
- Integrated Services provide support to people in distress or acute crisis to determine level of care needs and additional service needs. Modalities include crisis response, outreach, telehealth and short-term stabilization for youth and adults. These programs provide screening, assessment, support, and care management to provide services in the least restrictive manner, avoid hospitalization and emergency department visits. These interventions also set up appropriate care to avoid any future crisis.Expenses $13,859,918 · revenue $13,276,418
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
- 03-0179433
- 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
- 1945
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P800)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $53,675,635
- Income (IRS master file)
- $144,239,419
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $140,618,085 | $142,419,326 | $53,675,635 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $136,036,729 | $136,150,241 | $52,936,974 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $131,650,981 | $134,433,817 | $53,155,476 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $120,604,813 | $117,192,988 | $50,666,382 | XML |
| 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 03-0179433).
Questions about HOWARDCENTER INC
- What is the EIN of HOWARDCENTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOWARDCENTER INC is 03-0179433.
- Is HOWARDCENTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1945.
- Are donations to HOWARDCENTER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOWARDCENTER 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 HOWARDCENTER 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 HOWARDCENTER 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 HOWARDCENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Sandra McGuire.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOWARDCENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $309,538 (Simha Ravven, Chief Medical Officer).
- How much revenue does HOWARDCENTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $140,618,085, expenses of $142,419,326 and total assets of $53,675,635 at year end.
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