2025-05-13T14:17:46-05:00 2024-06-30 010494526 Baker Newman & Noyes PO Box 507 Portland ME 04112 990 2023-07-01 510163763 RESPOND Inc RESP 6176255996 PO Box 555 Somerville MA 02143 Victoria Helberg CEO 6176255996 2025-05-09 1 0 Connor Smart P02285543 2078792100 2025-05-09 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Stephanie G Abhar PO Box 555 Somerville MA 02143 3429567 0 X https://www.respondinc.org/ X 1975 MA RESPOND, Inc. strives to end the serious public health issue of domestic violence. 9 9 33 27 0 0 2812478 3428762 0 300 61 505 -58236 0 2754303 3429567 0 0 0 0 1667731 1897217 0 17200 224373 1171417 1528040 2839148 3442457 -84845 -12890 3009748 2891128 1387421 1281691 1622327 1609437 X RESPOND partners with individuals, families and communities to end the serious public health issue of domestic violence. (Continued on Schedule O)RESPOND strives to achieve its mission through prevention, intervention and education services that promote safe, healthy relationships and housing solutions. 0 0 3011753 0 300 RESPOND provides shelter, housing, and community-based services that support victims of domestic violence in achieving personal safety and rebuilding their lives. Services include emergency shelter, housing search assistance, rental assistance, support line, support groups, individual counseling, community outreach, and educational programs. All services are free and confidential.Program participants reflect diverse backgrounds and experiences-spanning all ages, genders, income levels, and racial and ethnic identities. RESPOND is committed to serving all victims of domestic abuse, including immigrants, refugees, individuals with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. 3011753 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 MA X Darcie DeLuca Director of Finance 6176255996 PO Box 555 Somerville MA 02143 Ilana Amrani-Cohen Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Katelin Blackburn Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jill Holak Director (start 8/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Leon Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Katrina McCarty Director (end 3/2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 Valerie Russell Director (end 9/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 Rebecca Zeidel Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stephanie Giuliano Abhar President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Jessica Wilson Vice President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Tony Hajjar Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Allison Norton Clerk 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Victoria Helberg CEO 40.00 X 145695 0 12036 Darcie DeLuca Director of Finance 40.00 X 108139 0 24620 Jessica Brayden Former CEO/Dir. 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Development 0.00 X 120003 0 2174 373837 0 38830 3 1 1 0 0 475 2942007 486280 5183 3428762 Training Fees 611430 300 300 300 505 505 3429567 300 0 505 290490 253375 12439 24676 1293533 1127341 56404 109788 23569 20761 786 2022 154238 135518 5522 13198 135387 118110 5775 11502 97380 97380 562 562 17200 17200 7988 6188 1800 150364 117598 11659 21107 65143 56837 2872 5434 295378 274516 6181 14681 3990 3960 1 29 23536 18274 2028 3234 7217 7217 71933 71273 240 420 16466 12702 2682 1082 Housing assistance 760276 760276 Program supplies 27807 27807 3442457 3011753 206331 224373 177473 287208 384943 366272 28000 543881 666951 0 27887 42536 2340400 872209 1472124 1468191 4080 7462 241390 168678 6900 6900 3009748 2891128 213549 199913 66000 69275 865383 841544 242489 170959 1387421 1281691 X 1622327 1409437 200000 1622327 1609437 3009748 2891128 -12890 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1689116 2357589 2476820 2812478 3428762 12764765 1689116 2357589 2476820 2812478 3428762 12764765 12764765 3429 3008 1128 61 505 8131 12772896 14242 0.99940 0.98930 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 562 562 0 Part II-B, Line 1: RESPOND, Inc. (the Organization") was a member of Jane Doe, Inc. ("Jane Doe") during the period covered by this Form 990. Jane Doe advocates for responsive public policy, promotes collaboration, raises public awareness, and supports its member organizations to provide comprehensive prevention and intervention services. The Organization paid dues of $4,320 to Jane Doe in order maintain membership within this group. The Organization estimates that, based on Jane Doe's own tax filings, approximately 13% ($562) of the total dues paid to Jane Doe during this tax year was used for lobbying purposes on behalf of Respond's charitable mission. 316002 316002 1831598 758556 1073042 192800 113653 79147 1468191 Operating lease liability 170959 170959 X 3472036 42469 42469 3429567 0 3429567 3484926 42469 42469 3442457 0 3442457 Part X, Line 2: The Agency is exempt from federal and state income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Tax-exempt organizations could be required to record an obligation for income taxes as the result of a tax position they have historically taken on various tax exposure items, including unrelated business income or tax status. Under guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, assets and liabilities are established for uncertain tax positions taken or positions expected to be taken in income tax returns when such positions are judged to not meet the "more-likely-than-not" threshold, based upon the technical merits of the position. The Agency has evaluated the position taken on its filed tax returns. The Agency has not taken, nor does it expect to take, any uncertain tax positions in any income tax return. X 0 Laura Haas 16 Fairmont Avenue Somerville MA 02144 Fundraising Consultant 0 0 10775 0 10775 MA Form 990, Schedule G, Part I, Professional Fundraisers: During the period covered by this Form 990, the Organization engaged Laura Haas to provide fundraising consulting. Laura Haas did not solicit contributions on behalf of the Organization, maintain or oversee any fundraising events, or engage or participate in any of the Organization's program services. Rather, the Organization independently utilized the data and insight provided by Laura Haas to improve the Organization's own fundraising capabilities and expertise. The services provided by Laura Haas were valuable and improved the Organization's ability to fundraise on its own, but no gross receipts or donations received by the Organization can be connected to the services provided by Laura Haas, nor did Ms. Haas solicit any funds on the Organization's behalf. Accordingly, $0 is reported on this Form 990, Schedule G, Part I, Column iv. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Victoria Helberg CEO 145695 0 0 0 0 0 4375 0 7661 0 157731 0 0 0 Jessica Brayden Former CEO/Dir. Strat. Development 120003 0 0 0 0 0 2081 0 93 0 122177 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b RESPOND, Inc. (the Organization") engages an independent third-party accounting firm to perform an audit of its financial statements and to then subsequently prepare the annual Form 990 Tax Return. A draft of the Form 990 is provided to the Organization's management personnel as well as the Board's Finance Committee, to give representatives of the Organization an opportunity to review the return, to ask questions, and to address any concerns. A complete copy is then provided to the full Board of Directors for their own vote and approval prior to filing the return with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Directors of the Organization have an obligation to: (i) protect decisions by or involving the Organization against conflicts of interest; (ii) maintain the confidentiality of information obtained through service as a Director; (iii) assure that the Organization acts in furtherance of its charitable purposes and for the benefit of the community as a whole rather than for the private benefit of a Director; and (iv) fully disclose any personal business opportunities that are competitive with the Organization, or in which the Organization would have an interest, or that may conflict with the Organization's pursuit of its charitable purposes, for example, the integrity of the Organization's grant-making activities. In the furtherance of these obligations, all Directors are expected to exercise the utmost good faith in all transactions touching upon their duties to the Organization or its property. In their dealings with and on behalf of the Organization, they will be held to a strict standard of honest and fair dealing. Directors must scrupulously avoid any conflict between their individual interests and the interests of the Organization in any and all actions they take. They are to disclose any interests or activities in which they are involved or become involved, directly or indirectly, that could conflict with the interests or activities of the Organization, or that might influence their votes, decisions or recommendations made in the context of their duties to the Organization, and need to obtain approval prior to commencing, continuing, or consummating any activity or transaction that raises a possible conflict of interest. Directors are also obliged to disclose any potential conflict of interest arising from the interests and activities of their spouses, dependents, siblings, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law or parents ("immediate family"). Failure to comply with this Policy may disqualify a person from serving as a Director or, if already serving as a Director, may result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal, subject to the terms of any applicable employment agreement or, in the case of a Director who is a member of the Board, the Board member will be deemed to have resigned. Board members are required each year to provide signed waivers indicating they agree to the Conflict of Interest Policy and to disclose any known or potential conflicts. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a A review of the Organization's CEO's performance and compensation is completed by the Board of Directors annually. The CEO and the Chairman of the Board then discuss this review and any changes or feedback therein. All compensation requests or changes for the Organization's CEO are approved during the budgeting process, which is debated and voted on by the entire Board of Directors. Additionally, no Director shall receive any compensation for their services as a member of the Board of Directors as such provided, however, that any Director may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their other duties as a Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: For its year ending June 30, 2024, the Organization engaged Baker Newman & Noyes, LLC, an independent certified public accounting firm, to audit its financial statements and to assist in the preparation and filing of its annual Form 990. Baker Newman & Noyes was not engaged by the Organization prior to this filing period. Accordingly, the engagement with Baker Newman & Noyes represents a change in audit procedures and processes. However, the audit was subject to the same oversight and review procedures by the Organization as was done with the predecessor firm.