2026-02-06T08:53:52-05:00 2025-09-30 Melissa Gilroy CPA 80 Greenacre Rd Westwood MA 02090 990 2024-10-01 043316013 The Childrens Room Center for Grieving Children % Jon Gay CHIL 7816414741 1210 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington MA 02476 JON GAY Executive Director 7816414741 2026-01-15 false true MELISSA GILROY P01069703 7816964019 2026-02-06 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 2065712 false X www.childrensroom.org X 1996 MA The Childrens Room creates safe, supportive commuities so that no child, teen or family has to grieve alone. 14 14 20 0 0 1785715 1971329 4250 5850 109521 81927 72 6606 1899558 2065712 0 0 1347547 1401415 0 383287 369373 432790 1716920 1834205 182638 231507 4066983 4248330 483435 433275 3583548 3815055 The Childrens Room creates safe, supportive commuities so that no child, teen or family has to grieve alone. false false 1257222 The Childrens Rooms mission is to create safe, supportive communities so that no child, teen, or family has to grieve alone. We provide free, peer-based grief support to children, teens, and their caregivers following the death of a parent, child, or sibling. Services are offered at our Arlington center as well as in schools and community settings throughout eastern Massachusetts. Our programs include Peer Support Groups for children and teens ages 3 to 18 and their caregivers; grief support groups designed specifically for teens; psychoeducational series for parents and caregivers; arts-based family programs; professional education and training; information and referral services; and individual consultations. All services are offered at no cost, recognizing that grief and loss are often accompanied by financial hardship. During FY25, The Childrens Room served 675 children, teens, and adults through direct grief support programming, reached 968 professionals through training and consultation, partnered with 21 schools and community organizations to provide peer support to students, and responded to 602 information and referral inquiries from families and professionals. 1257222 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 20 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MA X X Jon Gay Executive Director 7816414741 1210 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington MA 02476 X Jon Gay Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 167242 0 4756 Angelo Firenze Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alan Fanger Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joy Fisher-Williams SFC Chair 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Lazarus Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christine Tangishaka Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Emmanuel Ebot Gov Chair 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anne Favaloro Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Iroso Onamade Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carol Gildea Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Parmpreet Kalsi Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ed Orazem Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sam Peper Treasurer & Finance Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 John DeCecca Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Crissy Straub Board Chair 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 167242 0 4756 1 false true false 81259 1890070 1971329 Training Income 624100 5850 5850 5850 81927 81927 81259 0 Other Income 624100 6606 6606 6606 2065712 12456 0 81927 167241 83621 41810 41810 1030757 766958 30070 233729 19179 13617 1151 4411 85133 60444 5108 19581 99105 70365 5946 22794 67574 67574 48803 48803 41221 36047 1070 4104 25697 18289 1547 5861 32803 23290 1968 7545 10814 10814 Supplies and expenses 95756 86198 5274 4284 Online services and fees 59574 38210 21364 Event expenses 39168 39168 Prof Dev 11380 11380 1834205 1257222 193696 383287 187186 38670 1017728 1011649 1175007 1192451 2946 2525 11107 13871 1434352 511329 909026 923023 763983 1066141 4066983 4248330 58966 78818 424469 354457 483435 433275 X 2408541 2622605 1175007 1192450 3583548 3815055 4066983 4248330 231507 0 X false true X false false X 1428676 1719221 1867589 1785715 1971329 8772530 1428676 1719221 1867589 1785715 1971329 8772530 253957 8518573 37388 -28275 59394 109521 81927 259955 583 190 72 6606 7451 9039936 0.94230 0.96310 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 268322 23566 291888 221044 47278 268322 200625 20419 221044 227762 16926 244688 194285 33477 227762 false false 127000 127000 1294084 498061 796023 13268 13268 923023 2081220 15508 15508 2065712 2065712 1849713 15508 15508 1834205 1834205 Breakfast 81259 81259 81259 81259 81259 false false false false false false Jon Gay Executive Director 167242 4756 171998 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The 990 was reviewed and discussed in detail by the Board chairs, the Treasuer, the Executive Director, and other members of the Finance Committee.The entire Board received the 990 for review prior to filing. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c An annual disclosure document is completed by each of the board members. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a The executive director compensation is reviewed and approved each year by the full Board, after a review of comparability data. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b Other staff salaries are compared to survey data of other non-profits of similiar size by both the Executive Director and select Board Member(s). Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The Organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon request.