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Independence House Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Human Services — Multipurpose and Other / Family Violence Shelters, Services (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$4.48M (2023)

Expenses
$4.2M (2023)

Total Assets
$4.84M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$1.54M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

No Extracted Financial Data

Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,475,682
Expenses
$4,196,639
Net Income
$279,043
Net Assets
$3,306,320
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,270,734
95.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $17,710
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $46,499
1.0%
Net Fundraising $101,918
2.3%
Sales of Assets $20,136
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $18,685
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $298,853
7.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,401,781
57.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,842,092
Total Liabilities $1,535,772
Net Assets $3,306,320
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lysetta Hurge Putnam (Executive Director) $182,899 $0 $7,471
Colleen Turcotte Starting Oct 2022 (Director Of Finance) $58,100 $0 $3,726
Linda Mawhinney Through 0922 (Director Of Finance) $25,457 $0 $188
David W Bogan (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Deborah J Lyman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Maggie Phelan (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Leda Phillips (President And Chair) $0 $0 $0
Sandra Cashen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kristen Foresta (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Kanzer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ron Larrivee (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cody C Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donna M Zayatz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Angela Nash Hennemuth (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,660,983
Expenses
$3,715,166
Net Income
$945,817
Net Assets
$2,958,357
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,496,025
96.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $6,365
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $34,381
0.7%
Net Fundraising $30,568
0.7%
Sales of Assets $62,372
1.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $31,272
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $268,695
7.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,266,979
61.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,439,495
Total Liabilities $481,138
Net Assets $2,958,357
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lysetta Hurge Putnam (Executive Director) $178,141 $0 $6,072
Linda Mawhinney (Director Of Finance) $70,169 $0 $4,155
Ron Larrivee (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sandra Cashen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donna M Zayatz (Treasurer / Director) $0 $0 $0
David W Bogan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ginni Toukan (Vice President / Director) $0 $0 $0
Angela Nash Hennemuth (President / Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Kanzer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maggie Phelan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deborah J Lyman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leda Phillips (Secretary / Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,534,362
Expenses
$3,388,239
Net Income
$146,123
Net Assets
$2,035,892
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,472,415
98.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $7,001
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $34,050
1.0%
Net Fundraising $14,724
0.4%
Sales of Assets $5,418
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $754
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $148,691
4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,186,367
64.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,413,083
Total Liabilities $377,191
Net Assets $2,035,892
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lysetta Hurge Putnam (Executive Director) $182,123 $0 $5,719
Ron Larrivee (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sandra Cashen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donna M Zayatz (Treasurer/Director) $0 $0 $0
David W Bogan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ginny Toukan (Vice President/Director) $0 $0 $0
Angela Nash Hennemuth (President/Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Kanzer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maggie Phelan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deborah J Lyman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leda Phillips (Secretary/Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,387,353
Expenses
$3,215,796
Net Income
$171,557
Net Assets
$1,846,172
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,330,482
98.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $8,943
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $19,950
0.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,337
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $26,641
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $184,902
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,050,775
63.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,400,447
Total Liabilities $554,275
Net Assets $1,846,172
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lysetta Hurge Putnam (Executive Director) $160,430 $0 $2,406
Ron Larrivee (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sandra Cashen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donna M Zayatz (Treasurer/Director) $0 $0 $0
Christine Gagnon (Vice President/Director) $0 $0 $0
Ginny Toukan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Angela Nash Hennemuth (President/Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Kanzer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Peter Church (Director) $0 $0 $0
Deborah J Lyman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leda Phillips (Secretary/Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,012,030
Expenses
$3,004,417
Net Income
$7,613
Net Assets
$1,668,125
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,967,473
98.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $9,153
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $15,172
0.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $3,616
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $16,616
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $138,188
4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,932,668
64.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,159,996
Total Liabilities $491,871
Net Assets $1,668,125
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lysetta Hurge Putnam (Executive Director) $133,166 $0 $5,032
Erica Clark (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sandra Faiman Silva (President/Director) $0 $0 $0
Donna M Zayatz (Treasurer/Director) $0 $0 $0
Christine Gagnon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ginny Toukan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Angela Nash Hennemuth (Secretary/Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Kanzer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Peter Church (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,653,117
Expenses
$2,437,998
Net Income
$215,119
Net Assets
$1,637,708
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,618,942
98.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $7,787
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $16,859
0.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $6,548
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,981
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $140,939
5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,490,356
61.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,073,984
Total Liabilities $436,276
Net Assets $1,637,708
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lysetta Hurge Putnam (Executive Director) $121,303 $0 $5,776
Erica Clark (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sandra Faiman Silva (President/Director) $0 $0 $0
Donna M Zayatz (Treasurer/Director) $0 $0 $0
Christine Gagnon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ginny Toukan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Angela Nash Hennemuth (Secretary/Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Kanzer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Peter Church (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,252,792
Expenses
$1,993,197
Net Income
$259,595
Net Assets
$1,415,177
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,224,163
98.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $7,184
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $15,830
0.7%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $5,615
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $119,443
6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,209,671
60.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,813,788
Total Liabilities $398,611
Net Assets $1,415,177
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lysetta Hurge Putnam (Executive Director) $119,443 $0 $5,760
Erica Clark (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sandra Faiman Silva (Vice President/Director) $0 $0 $0
Donna M Zayatz (Treasurer/Director) $0 $0 $0
Christine Gagnon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Dunton (President/Director) $0 $0 $0
Angela Nash Hennemuth (Secretary/Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Kanzer (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,689,456
Expenses
$1,531,276
Net Income
$158,180
Net Assets
$1,144,711
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,667,574
98.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $7,702
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $14,180
0.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $109,309
7.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $891,971
58.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,548,930
Total Liabilities $404,219
Net Assets $1,144,711
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lysetta Hurge Putnam (Executive Director) $109,309 $0 $0
Sandra Cashen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sandra Faiman Silva (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donna M Zayatz (Treasurer/Director) $0 $0 $0
Christine Gagnon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Dunton (President/Director) $0 $0 $0
Steven Xiarhos (Director) $0 $0 $0
Wade Goolishian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Angela Nash Hennemuth (Secretary/Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Kanzer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Alden (Vice President/Director) $0 $0 $0
Cat Wilson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Hatch (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,374,267
Expenses
$1,335,379
Net Income
$38,888
Net Assets
$973,906
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,344,783
97.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $5,473
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $17,485
1.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,174
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,352
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $109,750
8.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $772,240
57.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,359,031
Total Liabilities $385,125
Net Assets $973,906
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lysetta Hurge Putnam (Executive Director) $108,043 $0 $0
Sandra Cashen (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Sandra Faiman Silva (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donna M Zayatz (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Christine Gagnon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Dunton (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Stevem Xiarhos (Director) $0 $0 $0
Wade Goolishian (Director) $0 $0 $0
Angela Nash Hennemuth (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Kanzer (President) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Alden (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,370,446
Expenses
$1,244,029
Net Income
$126,417
Net Assets
$934,113
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,342,949
98.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $4,508
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $18,349
1.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $4,016
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $624
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $107,868
8.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $707,790
56.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,326,732
Total Liabilities $392,619
Net Assets $934,113
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lysetta Hurge Putnam (Executive Director) $98,237 $0 $0
Sandra Cashen (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mary Brunette (Director) $0 $0 $0
Donna M Zayatz (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
David Augustinho (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Dunton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stevem Xiarhos (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kathy Pett Ryman (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Angela Nash Hennemuth (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Kanzer (President) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Alden (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robin Altman Sherman (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,333,799
Expenses
$1,229,220
Net Income
$104,579
Net Assets
$790,042
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,279,956
96.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $5,609
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $27,298
2.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $20,936
1.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $101,890
8.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $698,231
56.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,176,370
Total Liabilities $386,328
Net Assets $790,042

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,175,276
Expenses
$1,168,392
Net Income
$6,884
Net Assets
$693,902
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,182,828
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $4,152
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $24,540
2.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$36,244
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $97,124
8.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $634,962
54.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,081,851
Total Liabilities $387,949
Net Assets $693,902

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,144,443
Expenses
$1,194,041
Net Income
-$49,598
Net Assets
$668,062
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,104,023
96.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $9,323
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $18,414
1.6%
Net Fundraising $2,150
0.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $10,533
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $93,268
7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $724,901
60.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,062,062
Total Liabilities $394,000
Net Assets $668,062

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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