Nonprofit · EIN 46-2614138
THE COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK INC
Tax-exempt · NEWTON, MA 02458
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,340,553 | $1,013,044 | $327,509 | $1,813,110 | $5,591 | $1,807,519 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,111,128 | $972,010 | $139,118 | $1,516,380 | $42,063 | $1,474,317 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $919,417 | $907,798 | $11,619 | $1,352,065 | $23,936 | $1,328,129 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,386,007
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $43,391
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$88,845
- Other revenue
- -$88,845
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $144,854
- Other salaries and wages
- $314,897
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $498,049
- Professional fundraising fees
- $3,002
- Accounting fees
- $30,952
- Travel
- $11,155
- Depreciation
- $637
- Program services (functional)
- $847,730
- Management and general (functional)
- $109,312
- Fundraising (functional)
- $56,002
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,516,380
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,813,110
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,591
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,807,519
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $451
- Publicly traded securities
- $39,146
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,526,011
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $281,508
- Gross receipts
- $1,429,398
- Employees
- 5
- Year formed
- 2013
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLYTH TAYLOR LORD | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $141,667 |
| ZACH BREWER | ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,920 |
| ERIC BARTHOLOMAE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VINNY CHIANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERENCE FLOTTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB GO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY TOOLIN MCAULIFFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE MEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MYRA SACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SANDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB SEARLE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATE TIGHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENDRA WILDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLYTH TAYLOR LORD | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $126,918 |
| ZACH BREWER | ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,919 |
| ERIC BARTHOLOMAE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VINNY CHIANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERENCE FLOTTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB GO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY TOOLIN MCAULIFFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE MEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MYRA SACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SANDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB SEARLE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATE TIGHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENDRA WILDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLYTH TAYLOR LORD | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $105,213 | $32,009 |
| ZACH BREWER | ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,139 | $0 |
| ERIC BARTHOLOMAE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VINNY CHIANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERENCE FLOTTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB GO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY TOOLIN MCAULIFFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE MEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MYRA SACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SANDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB SEARLE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE TIGHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENDRA WILDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 21 ROCHESTER RD, NEWTON, MA 02458-2517
- In care of
- % BLYTH TAYLOR LORD
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BLYTH TAYLOR LORD, 21 ROCHESTER ROAD, NEWTON, MA 02458
- Signed the 990
- BLYTH TAYLOR LORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (617) 571-1779
- Return prepared by
- DAVISKELLY LLP
Mission
THE MISSION OF COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK IS TO SUPPORT PARENTS AND FAMILIES OF CHILDREN LIVING WITH LIFELIMITING ILLNESS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED AS THEY ADJUST TO THE PROGNOSIS AND THEN WHEN THEY CONTEMPLATE THEIR CHILDS TRANSITION TO ENDOFLIFE.
Program accomplishments
- COLLABORATIONS IN THOUGHT LEADERSHIP COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK IS RECOGNIZED BY CLINICIANS, PATIENT GROUPS AND INDUSTRY AS A TRUSTED AUTHORITY AND THOUGHT-LEADER PARTNER REPRESENTING THE LIVED EXPERIENCE AND NEEDS OF FAMILIES CARING FOR A CHILD WITH A SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION. CPN VALUES THESE RELATIONSHIPS FOR THREE REASONS: THEY EXTEND THE REACH OF CPN RESOURCES; THEY INCREASE CPN'S EXPOSURE TO ADJACENT GROUPS SERVING FAMILIES AND THEREBY GROW OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES; AND THEY ENHANCE OUR SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF HOW BEST TO SUPPORT AFFECTED FAMILIES. 2025 COLLABORATIONS INCLUDE: STANFORD CENTER FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (SCCME) COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK DELIVERS MONTHLY WEBINARS ON PSYCHOSOCIAL TOPICS AFFECTING PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL COMPLEXITY (SEE THE IN THE ROOM ARTICLE). WHILE DESIGNED FOR A PARENT AUDIENCE, PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE CLINICIANS FREQUENTLY ATTEND. THEY REPORT BENEFITS OF LEARNING FROM CPN ABOUT THE FAMILY LIVED EXPERIENCE AND THEY VALUE HEARING DIRECTLY FROM PARENTS. IN SEPTEMBER 2025 CPN BEGAN TO OFFER CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT TO APPROVED PROFESSIONS. CONTINUING EDUCATION IS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STANFORD CENTER FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (SCCME). THANKS TO SUPPORT FROM THE STANFORD MEDICINE DIVISION OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE, THESE CREDITS ARE BEING OFFERED AT NO COST THROUGH JUNE 2026CT1.1. TRISOMY 13 AND 18 COLLABORATIVE TRISOMY 13 AND 18 ARE MEDICALLY UNDERSTOOD AS LIFE-LIMITING GENETIC CONDITIONS. BABIES USUALLY DIE BEFORE THEIR FIRST BIRTHDAY BUT SOME CHILDREN LIVE MUCH LONGER, AND A GROWING NUMBER OF FAMILIES AND CLINICIANS ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES TO INFORM DECISION-MAKING. IN 2025, THE TRISOMY 13 AND 18 COLLABORATIVE ANNOUNCED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR PROJECTS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THESE DIAGNOSES, AND TO ASSESS INFORMATIONAL NEEDS AND ACCESS BARRIERS. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CHRISSY SALLEY, PHD, COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL IN COLLABORATION WITH STANFORD MEDICINE, THE GENETIC SUPPORT FOUNDATION, AND COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, AND WAS AWARDED THE GRANT. INVESTIGATION AND DATA COLLECTION IS UNDERWAY AND FINDINGS, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS, SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY 2027. PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS & UPDATES COURAGEOUS PROVIDER AWARD THE COURAGEOUS PROVIDER AWARD ANNUALLY RECOGNIZES CLINICIANS PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY-CENTERED CARE IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF SERIOUS CHILDHOOD ILLNESS. NOMINEES MUST DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENCE IN ENGAGING WITH PATIENTS, PARENTS OR OTHER CAREGIVERS, AND/OR OTHER PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS IN A HOLISTIC, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CARE. THEY MUST DEMONSTRATE QUALITIES OF COMPASSION, TENACITY AND EMPATHY IN JOURNEYING WITH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE 2025 COURAGEOUS PROVIDER AWARD RECIPIENT WAS CAMARA VAN BREEMAN, MN, NP, CANUCK PLACE CHILDREN'S HOSPICE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. CPN'S BLYTH LORD HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT AND TOUR CANUCK PLACE AND RECOGNIZE CAMARA WITH THE AWARD IN PERSON. EXPANDING ACCESS: NEUROJOURNEY NOW AVAILABLE IN ARABIC COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK WAS PROUD TO MAKE NEUROJOURNEY AVAILABLE IN ARABIC, EXPANDING ACCESS TO TRUSTED INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE THEM. ARABIC IS THE SIXTH-MOST SPOKEN LANGUAGE IN THE UNITED STATES, THE FIFTH-MOST SPOKEN LANGUAGE WORLDWIDE, AND THE FOURTH=MOST USED LANGUAGE ON THE INTERNET. BY OFFERING THIS RESOURCE IN ARABIC, CPN ENABLES CLINICIANS AND PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS TO BETTER EDUCATE FAMILIES AND STRENGTHEN HEALTH LITERACY ACROSS THE COMMUNITIES THEY SUPPORT. THIS IMPORTANT WORK WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH GENEROUS FUNDING FROM ALEXION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION. EXTENSION OF THE PARENT CHAMPION PROGRAM IN 2023, THE CPN TEAM LAUNCHED THE PARENT CHAMPIONS PROGRAM TO AMPLIFY THE ORGANIZATION'S REACH AND ENSURE THAT PALLIATIVE-INFORMED FAMILY PERSPECTIVES ARE INTEGRATED INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE AND PATIENT ADVOCACY NATIONWIDE. WHAT BEGAN AS A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN FAMILY LEADERSHIP HAS QUICKLY BECOME A POWERFUL FORCE FOR EDUCATION, AWARENESS, AND SYSTEMS CHANGE. IN APRIL 2025, THE SECOND COHORT OF FIVE PARENT CHAMPIONS-JOINED BY TWO LEGACY CHAMPIONS FROM THE INAUGURAL COHORT-COMPLETED AN INTENSIVE THREE-DAY TRAINING IN BOSTON, EQUIPPING THEM TO SPEAK CONFIDENTLY ABOUT CPN'S RESOURCES AND THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY-CENTERED PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE. IN 2025, PARENT CHAMPIONS GENERATED NATIONAL VISIBILITY THROUGH ARTICLES, BLOG POSTS AND PODCASTS. COLLECTIVELY, THEY DELIVERED 22 PRESENTATIONS- VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON-TO CLINICIANS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND EXPANDING AWARENESS OF CPN'S PROGRAMMING. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, CPN AND THE CHAMPIONS ELEVATE THE FAMILY VOICE AS AN ESSENTIAL PARTNER IN CARE. BY TRANSFORMING LIVED EXPERIENCE INTO LEADERSHIP, THE PROGRAM STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY, INFORMS CLINICAL PRACTICE, AND ADVANCES EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE SUPPORT NATIONWIDE. THANK YOU TO THE ILENE BEAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FOR FUNDING THIS VITAL PROGRAM. IN THE ROOM LIVE-STREAMED EVENTS IN 2025, CPN HOSTED TEN LIVE-STREAMED IN THE ROOM EVENTS AND TWO BOOK TALKS. THE IN THE ROOM EVENTS EXPLORE PRESSING ISSUES FACED BY PARENTS AND THE CLINICIANS WHO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. MORE THAN 2,300 PARTICIPANTS HAVE REGISTERED FOR THESE PROGRAMS. THE FIVE MOST POPULAR SESSIONS IN 2025 WERE: "THE SPIRITUAL LIVES OF CHILDREN: EXPLORING THE WAY CHILDREN CONNECT IN THEIR WORLD "BUILDING MEMORIES AND LIVING YOUR CHILD'S LEGACY TOGETHER "PARENT INSIGHTS INTO MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING "SIBLINGS SHARING THEIR JOURNEY WITH MEDICAL COMPLEXITY "BEING MY CHILD'S PROTECTOR, ADVOCATE AND DECISION-MAKER IN THE NICU AS NOTED, CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THESE PROGRAMS ARE BEING OFFERED TO CLINICIANS THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH THE STANFORD CENTER FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION. CONNECTING WITH FAMILIES AND CLINICIANS THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS, CPN'S RESOURCES CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE-ANYTIME, ANYWHERE-FOR FAMILIES AND CLINICIANS THROUGH OUR DIGITAL PLATFORM. WITH THE NEW SITE DESIGN AND CONTINUING OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, CPN'S 2025 REACH WAS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TO DATE: "81,000 NEW UNIQUE VISITORS TO THE PLATFORM "12,200 RETURNING USERS TO THE PLATFORM "112,500 SESSIONS ON THE PLATFORM "236,835 PAGE VIEWS ON THE PLATFORM "76,389 VIDEO VIEWS "5,004 FAMILY MEMBERS "4,773 CLINICIAN MEMBERS "4,990 CLINICIANS AND PARENTS REACHED IN LIVE PRESENTATIONS AND GRAND ROUNDSExpenses $847,730
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.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-2614138
- 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
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E86)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,813,110
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,429,398
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,340,553 | $1,013,044 | $1,813,110 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,111,128 | $972,010 | $1,516,380 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $919,417 | $907,798 | $1,352,065 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $974,107 | $797,527 | $1,359,978 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 46-2614138).
Questions about THE COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK INC
- What is the EIN of THE COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK INC is 46-2614138.
- Is THE COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to THE COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK 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 THE COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK 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 THE COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK 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 THE COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BLYTH TAYLOR LORD.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $141,667 (BLYTH TAYLOR LORD, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does THE COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,340,553, expenses of $1,013,044 and total assets of $1,813,110 at year end.
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