2020-05-05T07:47:48-05:00 2019-12-31 042571780 AAFCPAS INC 50 WASHINGTON STREET WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2019-01-01 043575764 SILVER LINING MENTORING INC SILV 6178305528 727 ATLANTIC AVENUE 3RD FLOOR BOSTON MA 02111 BARBARA BEST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6172241300 2020-04-30 1 THOMAS F MULDOON CPA P01561688 5083669100 2020-04-30 40.70.31.102 2020-04-30 08:38:33 ED P E5E10DB362A14A01DB0DA430DA7AA5B243C0C50A 1166F2FD08ABF73FAA4779C448B3D4829B6A5C9C 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z BARBARA BEST 727 ATLANTIC AVENUE 3RD FLOOR BOSTON MA 02111 3584600 0 X WWW.SILVERLININGMENTORING.ORG X 2001 MA SILVER LINING MENTORING'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH IMPACTED BY FOSTER CARE TO FLOURISH THROUGH COMMITTED MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS. SILVER LINING MENTORING (SLM) IS THE ONLY MENTORING ORGANIZATION IN MASSACHUSETTS THAT EXCLUSIVELY SERVES YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE. THE YOUNG PEOPLE SERVED BY SLM HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES DUE TO ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT AND FACE FREQUENT CHANGES IN RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES AND CAREGIVERS. SLM'S VOLUNTEER MENTORS ARE OFTEN THE ONLY ADULTS IN FOSTER YOUTH'S LIVES WHO ARE NOT PAID TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM.SILVER LINING MENTORING SERVES YOUTH AGES 7 AND OLDER THROUGH MENTORS, A COMMUNITY BASED ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING PROGRAM AND THROUGH LEADERS, A LIFE-SKILLS PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 14 AND OLDER WHO ARE PREPARING TO "AGE OUT" OF THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. BOTH PROGRAMS ARE BACKED BY SILVER LINING'S TEAM OF CLINICALLY TRAINED, MASTERS LEVEL PROGRAM STAFF WHO HAVE POPULATION-SPECIFIC EXPERTISE. 13 13 22 165 0 0 1708498 3554209 2875 10550 2060 19139 -91898 -114279 1621535 3469619 0 0 0 0 1294787 1388308 0 0 252317 334437 365481 1629224 1753789 -7689 1715830 2041917 3759259 115352 116864 1926565 3642395 X SILVER LINING MENTORING'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH IMPACTED BY FOSTER CARE TO FLOURISH THROUGH COMMITTED MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS. 0 0 1360386 11252 IN 2019 SILVER LINING MENTORING (SLM) WAS PROUD TO HAVE SERVED 403 BOSTON AREA YOUTH THROUGH ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS, LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, AND SUPPORT FROM CLINICALLY-TRAINED SOCIAL WORKERS. THE FLAGSHIP COMMUNITY BASED MENTORING PROGRAM ONCE AGAIN EARNED ITS REPUTATION FOR PRECEDENT SETTING OUTCOMES AS SLM'S AVERAGE MENTOR-MENTEE MATCH LENGTH OF 55 MONTHS CONTINUED TO OUTPERFORM THE NATIONAL AVERAGE BY MORE THAN SIX TIMES. THE LEARN & EARN PROGRAM'S COHORT-BASED MODEL OF TEACHING LIFE SKILLS TO TEENS, RESULTED IN OVER 50% OF PARTICIPANTS OPTING TO EXTEND THEIR MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS AFTER GRADUATION. YOUNG ADULT SERVICES PROVIDED TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH CLINICAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCE BROKERING INCLUDING HOUSING SUPPORT, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT AS THEY TRANSITIONED OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM INTO INDEPENDENT ADULTHOOD.SILVER LINING MENTORING'S INVESTMENT IN PROGRAM QUALITY, EVALUATION AND DATA TRACKING HAS DELIVERED IMPRESSIVE RESULTS. A SAMPLE OF DATA OF SLM YOUNG PEOPLE OVER AGE 18 SHOWS THAT 76% OF SLM'S YOUNG ADULTS ARE EMPLOYED, COMPARED TO 43% OF FOSTER-CARE ALUMNI NATIONWIDE. IN ADDITION, WHEN COMPARED TO YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE EXITED FOSTER CARE NATIONALLY, 74% OF SILVER LINING MENTORING YOUTH HAVE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL VS 54% NATIONALLY AND 23% OF SLM YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ENROLLED IN COLLEGE COMPARED TO 3% NATIONALLY.IN THE FALL OF 2019, SILVER LINING MENTORING RECEIVED A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE MULTI-YEAR GRANT TO LAUNCH THE SILVER LINING INSTITUTE, A NATIONAL THOUGHT LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE, CREATED TO ENSURE THAT MORE YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY MENTORING. SILVER LINING RECEIVES MANY INQUIRIES FROM ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND ACROSS THE GLOBE WHO WANT TO LEARN HOW TO EFFECTIVELY MENTOR AND SUPPORT YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE. THROUGH THE INSTITUTE, SILVER LINING WILL PROVIDE THESE ORGANIZATIONS TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SHARE POPULATION-SPECIFIC BEST PRACTICES TO ADVANCE THE FIELDS OF MENTORING AND CHILD WELFARE. ADDITIONALLY, THE SILVER LINING INSTITUTE WILL ENGAGE IN SYSTEMS REFORM AND BUILD PUBLIC AWARENESS TO EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS AND LAY PEOPLE ABOUT THE CHALLENGES FACED BY YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AND THE HIGH IMPACT, COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION THAT MENTORING PROVIDES. THROUGH A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN OVER THE COMING YEARS, THE INSTITUTE WILL PURSUE A PARADIGM SHIFT IN THE WAY COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS RESPOND TO YOUTH WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AND FAMILY DISRUPTION. THE SILVER LINING INSTITUTE WILL CREATE A MOVEMENT OF ALLIES AND ADVOCATES WHO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AND WILL STEP UP TO ENSURE THAT ALL YOUNG PEOPLE IN FOSTER CARE NATIONWIDE CAN BENEFIT FROM LONG-TERM MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS. 1360386 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MA X COLBY SWETTBERG 6172241300 727 ATLANTIC AVENUE 3RD FLOOR BOSTON MA 02111 SCOTT KNOX VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALFONSO PERILLO CLERK 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROY F BATES TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE BOWIE BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIELLE HALDERMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD HALE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRYAN NELSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN PASQUARIELLO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOM SHIRK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA VOUROS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER ALBERDING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE FREUND DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE WALLACH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 COLBY SWETTBERG CEO 40.00 X 134629 0 21654 134629 0 21654 1 0 1 0 0 31000 594350 43680 2885179 3554209 PROGRAM INCOME 900099 10550 10550 10550 19139 19139 0 594350 114981 -114981 -114981 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 702 702 702 3469619 11252 0 -95842 169874 140996 28878 1008542 769493 85217 153832 15649 12063 1142 2444 98348 74535 8754 15059 95895 73624 7292 14979 21318 17054 1066 3198 77370 56768 8367 12235 17273 12194 2214 2865 41118 23285 15409 2424 91118 72894 4556 13668 696 104 579 13 2889 2312 144 433 9086 7269 454 1363 PROGRAM EXPENSES 73586 73586 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 21295 14477 5892 926 MENTOR RECRUITMENT 9732 9732 1753789 1360386 141086 252317 1482811 433508 393815 1897552 134675 1401637 24286 23121 37138 33697 6330 3441 2041917 3759259 112744 114281 2608 2583 115352 116864 X 1384478 1883262 542087 1759133 1926565 3642395 2041917 3759259 1715830 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 985846 1834406 1547994 1708498 3554209 9630953 985846 1834406 1547994 1708498 3554209 9630953 1390235 8240718 77 72 78 2060 19139 21426 475 445 839 766 702 3227 9655606 33475 0.85350 0.98240 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 480000 480000 480000 480000 480000 480000 390000 90000 480000 300000 90000 390000 1.00000 0 0 37138 33697 3441 3441 X 3469619 0 3469619 0 3469619 1753789 0 1753789 0 1753789 PART V, LINE 4: BOARD DESIGNATED NET ASSETS REPRESENTS FUNDS SET ASIDE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FUTURE STRATEGIC GROWTH INITIATIVES. PART X, LINE 2: SLM ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. SLM HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019. SLM'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS. MATCH EVENT 547222 547222 13618 58492 31459 BOSTON MARATHON 42231 42231 1098 2343 2 4897 4897 7908 594350 594350 13618 59590 41710 114918 -114918 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COLBY SWETTBERG CEO 124629 0 10000 0 0 0 0 0 21654 0 156283 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE CEO, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR AN INITIAL REVIEW. ONCE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE, THE 990 IS FINALIZED AND PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR ITS APPROVAL ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD AND THEN THE BOARD IS PRESENTED WITH 990 AT A SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD REQUIRES THAT ALL MEMBERS SIGN OFF ON THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION COMPARES COMPENSATION FOR THE CURRENT CEO TO THAT OF OTHER CEOS OF AGENCIES OF SIMILAR SIZE. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS PERFORMED BY A BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE AND RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE TO THE FULL BOARD. FINAL COMPENSATION WAS THEN APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.