FRIENDS HELPING SENIORS INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $28K · expenses $38K · assets $19K

EIN
04-3524683
Address
144 SCHOOL STREET, WOBURN, MA 01801-2287
Website
WWW.CITYOFWOBURN.COM
NTEE code
P80
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2001 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (supporting organization) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Supporting organization, 509(a)(3)
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Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Dorothy Curran TREASURER2023-2024 $3,300$6,850 1
Curran Dorothy (former) Treasurer2011-2021 $2,500$7,900 1
Doris Curran (former) TREASURER2022 $3,575$3,575 1
Curran Doris (former) Treasurer2010 $1,925$1,925 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Diane French PRESIDENT2022-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Wendy Essigman CLERK2024 10 $0 reported 1
Eleanor Collins VICE PRESIDENT2023-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Wendy Essignman (former) CLERK2023 10 $0 reported 1
Joanne Dimambro (former) CLERK2022 10 $0 reported 1
Pauline Walpole (former) DIRECTOR2022 10 $0 reported 1
Olsen Donald (former) Chair2010-2021 20 $0 reported 1
Kelly John J Jr (former) Vice Chair2010-2021 20 $0 reported 1
DiMambro Joanne (former) Clerk2015-2021 20 $0 reported 1
Tanner Judy (former) Clerk2010-2013 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $3K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOROTHY CURRAN TREASURER10 $3,300-$0 $3,3001
DIANE FRENCH PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
WENDY ESSIGMAN CLERK10 $0-$0 $01
ELEANOR COLLINS VICE PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $4K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOROTHY CURRAN TREASURER10 $3,550-$0 $3,5501
DIANE FRENCH PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
WENDY ESSIGNMAN CLERK10 $0-$0 $01
ELEANOR COLLINS DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $4K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DORIS CURRAN TREASURER10 $3,575-$0 $3,5751
DIANE FRENCH PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
JOANNE DIMAMBRO CLERK10 $0-$0 $01
PAULINE WALPOLE DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Curran Dorothy Treasurer20 $2,500-$0 $2,5001
Olsen Donald Chair20 $0-$0 $01
Kelly John J Jr Vice Chair20 $0-$0 $01
DiMambro Joanne Clerk20 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $3K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Curran Dorothy Treasurer20 $3,300-$0 $3,3001
Olsen Donald Chair20 $0-$0 $01
Kelly John J Jr Vice Chair20 $0-$0 $01
DiMambro Joanne Clerk20 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Olsen Donald Chair20 $0-$0 $01
Kelly John J Jr Vice Chair20 $0-$0 $01
Curran Dorothy Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
DiMambro Joanne Clerk20 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Olsen Donald Chair20 $0-$0 $01
Kelly John J Jr Vice Chair20 $0-$0 $01
Curran Dorothy Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
DiMambro Joanne Clerk20 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
OLSEN DONALD Chair20 $0-- $01
KELLY JOHN J JR Vice Chair20 $0-- $01
CURRAN DOROTHY Treasurer20 $0-- $01
DIMAMBRO JOANNE Clerk20 $0-- $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
OLSEN DONALD Chair20 $0-- $01
CURRAN DOROTHY Treasurer20 $0-- $01
KELLY JOHN J JR Vice Chair20 $0-- $01
DIMAMBRO JOANNE Clerk20 $0-- $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
OLSEN DONALD Chair20 $0-- $01
CURRAN DOROTHY Treasurer20 $0-- $01
KELLY JOHN J JR Vice Chair20 $0-- $01
DIMAMBRO JOANNE Clerk20 $0-- $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
OLSEN DONALD Chair20 $0-- $01
CURRAN DOROTHY Treasurer20 $0-- $01
KELLY JOHN J JR Vice Chair20 $0-- $01
2013 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
OLSEN DONALD Chair20 $0-- $01
CURRAN DOROTHY Treasurer20 $0-- $01
TANNER JUDY Clerk5 $0-- $01
KELLY JOHN J JR Vice Chair20 $0-- $01
2012 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CURRAN DOROTHY Treasurer20 $2,100-- $2,1001
OLSEN DONALD Chair20 $0-- $01
TANNER JUDY Clerk5 $0-- $01
KELLY JOHN J JR Vice Chair20 $0-- $01
2011 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
OLSEN DONALD Chair20 $0-- $01
CURRAN DOROTHY Treasurer20 $0-- $01
TANNER JUDY Clerk5 $0-- $01
KELLY JOHN J JR Vice Chair20 $0-- $01
2010 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CURRAN DORIS Treasurer20 $1,925-- $1,9251
OLSEN DONALD Chair20 $0-- $01
TANNER JUDY Clerk5 $0-- $01
KELLY JOHN J JR Vice Chair20 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$27,665$38,171 $19,094$19,094 $22,922- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,688$14,062 $29,600$29,600 $21,194- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,551$16,577 $17,974$17,974 $18,381- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,000$11,300 $12,000$12,000 $8,000$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,900$44,400 $15,300$15,300 $12,900$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,800$56,700 $46,800$46,800 $37,500$22,300 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,200$53,400 $43,700$43,700 $48,200$0 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,800$32,400 $48,900$48,900 $40,800$0 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,200$48,600 $40,500$40,500 $32,200$0 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,100$26,400 $56,900$56,900 $30,100$0 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46,900$32,600 $53,200$53,200 $46,900$0 ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,600$42,100 $38,900$38,900 $35,600$0 ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,100$36,000 $45,400$45,400 $47,100$0 ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,400$57,900 $34,300$34,300 $43,400$0 ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,587$46,834 $48,753$48,753 $66,587$0 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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HEARING REHABILITATION FOUNDATION INCMAP80 $46,208$38,432 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code P80, revenue within 2x, same state
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CMARC SANBORN STREET INCMAP80 $43,454$43,762 PRESIDENT THROUGH 11/2025$0 Same NTEE code P80, revenue within 2x, same state
NORTHEASTERN GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY FOUNDATION INCMAP80 $29,138$34,886 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code P80, revenue within 2x, same state
WORLD LEBANESE CULTURAL UNION INCMAP80 $51,157$46,955 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code P80, revenue within 2x, same state
INTERNATIONAL BURUNDI RELIEF FUND INCMAP80 $26,392$5,592 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P80, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $38,171 spent · pay $3,300 · grants $0 · events $1,710
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $32,231 84.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $3,300 8.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,220 3.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,015 2.7%
Printing, publications, postage $405 1.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,710reported apart
Total$38,171100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $14,062 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,683
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,738 55.0%
Fees to independent contractors $4,575 32.5%
Printing, publications, postage $1,278 9.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $471 3.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,683reported apart
Total$14,062100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $16,577 spent · pay $3,575 · grants $0 · events $1,625
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,536 63.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $3,575 21.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,200 7.2%
Printing, publications, postage $921 5.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $345 2.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,625reported apart
Total$16,577100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $11,300 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,900 43.4%
Printing, publications, postage $3,300 29.2%
Fees to independent contractors $3,100 27.4%
Total$11,300100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $44,400 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $39,500 89.0%
Fees to independent contractors $4,700 10.6%
Printing, publications, postage $200 0.5%
Total$44,400100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $56,700 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $48,400 85.4%
Fees to independent contractors $6,900 12.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,400 2.5%
Total$56,700100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $53,400 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $45,800 85.8%
Fees to independent contractors $7,000 13.1%
Printing, publications, postage $600 1.1%
Total$53,400100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $32,400 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,100 83.6%
Fees to independent contractors $4,400 13.6%
Printing, publications, postage $900 2.8%
Total$32,400100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $48,600 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $44,800 92.2%
Fees to independent contractors $3,500 7.2%
Printing, publications, postage $300 0.6%
Total$48,600100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $26,400 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,800 86.4%
Fees to independent contractors $3,100 11.7%
Printing, publications, postage $500 1.9%
Total$26,400100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $32,600 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $28,200 86.5%
Fees to independent contractors $2,900 8.9%
Printing, publications, postage $1,500 4.6%
Total$32,600100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $42,100 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $37,300 88.6%
Fees to independent contractors $2,900 6.9%
Printing, publications, postage $1,900 4.5%
Total$42,100100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $36,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,100 69.7%
Printing, publications, postage $7,500 20.8%
Fees to independent contractors $2,900 8.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $500 1.4%
Total$36,000100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $57,900 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $44,600 77.0%
Printing, publications, postage $6,000 10.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,000 6.9%
Fees to independent contractors $3,300 5.7%
Total$57,900100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $46,834 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Benefits paid to members $35,066 74.9%
Printing, publications, postage $7,813 16.7%
Fees to independent contractors $2,675 5.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,280 2.7%
Total$46,834100%

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