Nonprofit · EIN 23-7451423
ADVOCATES INC
Tax-exempt · FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $235,622,978 | $226,618,083 | $9,004,895 | $123,832,943 | $55,546,077 | $68,286,866 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $160,372,498 | $162,514,395 | -$2,141,897 | $81,983,686 | $40,400,274 | $41,583,412 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $147,477,334 | $143,643,827 | $3,833,507 | $84,337,613 | $41,197,684 | $43,139,929 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,007,489
- of which government grants
- $4,725,966
- Program service revenue
- $223,975,602
- Investment income
- $1,572,763
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $947,912
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$105,928
- Other revenue
- $4,067,124
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $18,864
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,419,217
- Other salaries and wages
- $136,396,943
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $164,546,915
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $278,939
- Accounting fees
- $198,000
- Occupancy
- $11,336,200
- Travel
- $1,408,817
- Depreciation
- $3,108,406
- Program services (functional)
- $200,785,119
- Management and general (functional)
- $25,387,115
- Fundraising (functional)
- $445,849
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $81,983,686
- Total assets, end of year
- $123,832,943
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $55,546,077
- Net assets, end of year
- $68,286,866
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $39,031,347
- Publicly traded securities
- $9,927,329
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $66,962,060
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,324,806
- Gross receipts
- $235,728,906
- Employees
- 2,910
- Volunteers
- 90
- Year formed
- 1975
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIANE GOULD | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $357,178 | $18,178 |
| KEITH NEAL | CFO Officer | 40 | $327,445 | $38,520 |
| REGINA MARSHALL | EVP & COO Officer | 40 | $309,755 | $38,238 |
| MARK VIRON | CMO Officer | 40 | $329,822 | $17,477 |
| ROBERT JOHNSTON | PSYCHIATRIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $292,153 | $5,665 |
| JEFFREY KEILSON | SVP Officer | 40 | $260,245 | $35,238 |
| JANINE TAYLOR | SVP & CHRO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $227,555 | $45,520 |
| ROBERT KARR | PSYCHIATRIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $232,852 | $23,935 |
| KAREN WILLIAMS | SVP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $209,183 | $19,006 |
| MELISSA LEWIS | SVP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,766 | $8,079 |
| MICHAEL SHERIDAN | TREASURER/ DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE HUBBARD | CLERK/ DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA KEMP | CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS MILLNER-HANLEY | ASSISTANT CLERK/ DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY H HODGE ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN GOULD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER FIDALGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLENE JACOBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAYA PANDEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK O'REILLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARREN TONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD MARK ROVNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDDIE FRAZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLENE MCENTEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY BUBLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTY COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL QUINK | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL M WEIR | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIANE GOULD | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $324,733 | $19,730 |
| KEITH NEAL | EVP & CFO Officer | 40 | $299,664 | $26,000 |
| MARK VIRON | CMO Officer | 40 | $319,747 | $1,763 |
| REGINA MARSHALL | EVP & COO Officer | 40 | $299,664 | $13,000 |
| ROBERT JOHNSTON | PSYCHIATRIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $271,998 | $20,703 |
| ROBERT KARR | PSYCHIATRIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $236,223 | $36,243 |
| JEFFREY KEILSON | SVP Officer | 40 | $254,943 | $13,148 |
| ANNE PARKER | SVP Officer | 40 | $245,520 | $9,108 |
| JANINE TAYLOR | SVP & CHRO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $208,590 | $35,463 |
| KAREN WILLIAMS | SVP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $203,590 | $6,926 |
| BRENDA SOARES | SVP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $191,257 | $18,879 |
| DANIEL M WEIR | VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SHERIDAN | TREASURER/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA G VINTER | VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY H HODGE ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX FIDALGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLENE JACOBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS MILLNER-HANLEY | ASSISTANT CLERK/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA KEMP | CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE HUBBARD | CLERK/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD ROVNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN GOULD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK O'REILLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLENE MCENTEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDDIE FRAZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY BUBLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE BOCZENOWSKI | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN TONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYA PANDEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL QUINK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIANE GOULD | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $317,884 | $30,970 |
| ROBERT KARR | PSYCHIATRIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $265,127 | $35,815 |
| MARK VIRON | CMO Officer | 40 | $281,005 | $9,743 |
| KEITH NEAL | EVP & CFO Officer | 40 | $243,988 | $34,675 |
| ROBERT JOHNSTON | PSYCHIATRIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $256,681 | $20,306 |
| JEFFREY KEILSON | SVP Officer | 40 | $249,915 | $12,536 |
| REGINA MARSHALL | EVP & COO Officer | 40 | $240,611 | $5,848 |
| ANNE PARKER | SVP Officer | 40 | $225,494 | $9,108 |
| KAREN WILLIAMS | SVP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $205,168 | $6,926 |
| BRENDA SOARES | SVP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $192,029 | $18,648 |
| JANINE TAYLOR | SVP & CHRO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $186,126 | $23,200 |
| DANIEL M WEIR | VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SHERIDAN | TREASURER/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA G VINTER | VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY H HODGE ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX FIDALGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLENE JACOBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS MILLNER-HANLEY | ASSISTANT CLERK/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA KEMP | CHAIR/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHUNDA MCGAHEE | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 8/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE HUBBARD | CLERK/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG DAVIS | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD ROVNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN GOULD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK O'REILLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLENE MCENTEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDDIE FRAZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY BUBLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE BOCZENOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1881 WORCESTER ROAD, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701-5410
- In care of
- % DIANE GOULD
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DIANE GOULD, 1881 WORCESTER ROAD, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701
- Signed the 990
- KEITH NEAL, CFO
- Phone
- (508) 628-6300
- Website
- WWW.ADVOCATES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
Mission
WE PARTNER WITH INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO SHAPE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO EVEN THE GREATEST LIFE CHALLENGES. FIRST WE LISTEN. THEN, TOGETHER, WE DO WHAT IT TAKES TO HELP PEOPLE THRIVE.
Program accomplishments
- BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - OPERATED RESIDENTIAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT HELPED PEOPLE WITH PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND OTHER CHALLENGES IN LIVING. DURING THE YEAR THE AGENCY DELIVERED SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 50,075 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH 75 DIFFERENT PROGRAM LOCATIONS.Expenses $85,934,100 · revenue $73,416,419
- DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES - OPERATED RESIDENTIAL AND DAY PROGRAMS THAT HELPED PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR OTHER CHALLENGES IN LIVING. DURING THE YEAR THE AGENCY DELIVERED SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO APPROXIMATELY 1735 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH 109 DIFFERENT PROGRAM LOCATIONS.Expenses $92,037,699 · revenue $124,841,282
- ADULT FAMILY CARE - PROVIDES SUPPORT AND OVERSIGHT FOR INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING CARE TO FAMILY MEMBERS WITH DISABILITIES OR WHO ARE ELDERLY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED SUPPORT TO APPROXIMATELY 9,752 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH 11 PROGRAM LOCATIONS.Expenses $22,813,320 · grants $18,864 · revenue $25,717,901
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
- 23-7451423
- 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
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Mental health and crisis intervention (F320)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $123,832,943
- Income (IRS master file)
- $235,728,906
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $235,622,978 | $226,618,083 | $123,832,943 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $160,372,498 | $162,514,395 | $81,983,686 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $147,477,334 | $143,643,827 | $84,337,613 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $134,086,629 | $128,936,045 | $68,889,354 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 23-7451423).
Questions about ADVOCATES INC
- What is the EIN of ADVOCATES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ADVOCATES INC is 23-7451423.
- Is ADVOCATES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to ADVOCATES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ADVOCATES 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 ADVOCATES 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 ADVOCATES 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 ADVOCATES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DIANE GOULD.
- Who are the officers and directors of ADVOCATES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $357,178 (DIANE GOULD, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does ADVOCATES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $235,622,978, expenses of $226,618,083 and total assets of $123,832,943 at year end.
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