CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL STUDIES INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL STUDIES INC

EIN 04-2751296 · Social Science N.E.C. (V99)

What they do

to ADVANCE THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY of BEHAVIOR and ITS HUMANE APPLICATION IN THE SOLUTION of PRACTICAL PROBLEMS and THE PREVENTION and RELIEF of HUMAN SUFFERING. IT SERVES AS A RESOURCE CENTER for PROFESSIONALS IN SEVERAL FIELDS AS WELL AS for MEMBERS of THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE CENTER PUBLISHES JOURNALS, MONOGRAPHS, and SELLS BOOKS ON THE STUDY of BEHAVIOR. IN ADDITION, THE CENTER SPONSORS PROGRAMS for THE PUBLIC ON TOPICS RELATED to THE APPLICATION of BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAINTAINS A WEBSITE (WWW.BEHAVIOR.ORG) to FURTHER ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $77.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

87.18%of revenue went to mission work77.3% of expenses · Program services

8.79%of revenue went to fundraising7.8% of expenses

$112.82spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

16.85%of revenue went to management and office costs14.9% of expenses

$1.62in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

12.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$245,681

Mission workProgram services$214,18887.18% of revenue77.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$41,39616.85% of revenue14.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$21,6028.79% of revenue7.8% of expenses

Total expenses$277,186112.82% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 77.3% mission · 14.9% management · 7.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 112.82% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 77.7% mission · 14.8% management · 7.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.99% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 79.8% mission · 12.3% management · 7.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.77% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 81.7% mission · 11.1% management · 7.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.42% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 74.8% mission · 19.3% management · 5.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.15% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 84.3% mission · 9.6% management · 6.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.91% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 83.6% mission · 11.2% management · 5.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.89% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 81.2% mission · 12.2% management · 6.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.30% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$245,681

Expenses$277,186

Annual shortfall $31,505 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$214,188 · 77.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$41,396 · 14.9% of expenses

Fundraising$21,602 · 7.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$245,681

Expenses$277,186

Assets$449,773

Income$245,681

Contributions$31,527

Mission work (program services)$214,188

Fundraising$21,602

Management and general$41,396

Accounting fees$5,400

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (12)

ALICE DARNELL LATTALDIRECTOR

AMANDA LAPRIMEDIRECTOR/TRE

ANDY BONDYDIRECTOR

JANET S TWYMANDIRECTOR

KENNON LATTALDIRECTOR

LORI DIENER-LUDWIGDIRECTOR

PHILIP N HINELINEDIRECTOR

RONALD ALLENDIRECTOR/CLE

STEPHEN EVERSOLEDIRECTOR

TERRY MCSWEENDIRECTOR

THOMAS ZANEDIRECTOR/CHA

TIMOTHY LUDWIGDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1982
Location: 410 NEWTOWN RD, LITTLETON, MA 01460-2209
County: Middlesex
In care of: ROBERT HOLDSAMBECK
Primary officer: ROBERT HOLDSAMBECK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailbehavior.org@gmail.com Phone(978) 369-2227

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: June 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BRENT RICHARDSON CPA
NTEE classification: Social Science N.E.C. (V99)
IRS tax category: Social Science N.E.C.