St Vincents Special Needs Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
None
- Income
- $25.0 million
- Spending
- $25.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 1.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 96%
- Employees
- 327
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $2.1 million, director, president & treasurer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 59 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 24% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100.
Independent board
5 of 250 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $11.5 million spent. St. Vincent's Special Needs Center operates residential programs to provide living facilities for multi handicapped adults. There were approximately 47 adults in this program at the end of the fiscal year. St. Vincent's Special Needs Center also operates residential services for children who require 24 hour nursing care. Approximately 4 children were in this program at the end of the fiscal year. The State of Connecticut provided substantially all of the funding for these programs. The adult program began in 1985 and the program for children began in 2001. These programs allow individuals with disabilities "to live in the community" with the assistance of a dedicated residential services staff and support services. Children in residential services receive education and therapeutic services five days a week.
- $9.4 million spent. The Feroleto Children's Development Center provides a special education school for children with multiple developmental and medical conditions. The school has been certified by the State of Connecticut as an approved private special education program since 1960. It is offered as an alternative placement to school systems for children ages three to twenty-one with multiple developmental and/or medical needs such as cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, seizure disorders, neuro motor diseases and medical conditions requiring nursing support services. The school provided services to approximately 76 students during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025.
- $3.2 million spent. Changing Images Work Services addresses the goal of working in the community. St. Vincent's Special Needs Services provides the support, training, job development, and on-site assistance which enable men and women challenged by developmental disabilities to break free of the old stereotypes of "handicapped" workers. For our program participants, it means new opportunities for doing productive, meaningful work, and being paid for it in the business community. Approximately 99 adults were in this program at the end of the fiscal year. The State of Connecticut provided substantially all of the funding for this program.
- St. Vincent's Special Needs Center, Inc. began in Bridgeport, CT in 1955 as a therapy treatment program for children with cerebral palsy, and has evolved to become a major provider in Southern Connecticut of specialized lifelong education and therapeutic programs for children and adults with multiple developmental disabilities and special health care needs. St. Vincent's Special Needs Center, Inc. extends Hartford HealthCare's circle of care and support to individuals and their families challenged by special needs through all ages and stages of life. St. Vincent's Special Needs Center, Inc. furthers this goal through a broad spectrum of educational, therapeutic and recreational programming and services. Whenever possible, these programs are inclusive, offering individuals with special needs and those without special needs, opportunities to participate in activities side by side. St. Vincent's Special Needs Center's concern for all human life and the dignity of each person leads the organization to provide these programs and services to all people in the community without regard to the patient's race, creed, national origin, economic status, or ability to pay. In regard to community outreach activities, the organization seeks to improve the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health status of its surrounding community. In addition to the programs listed in Form 990, Part III, St. Vincent's Special Needs Center, Inc. has developed programs to help achieve its mission. Independently, or in cooperation with other organizations, St. Vincent's Special Needs Center, Inc. sponsors speaker programs and takes a leading role in organizing more intensive family education formats. It also provides families with special needs children referrals to specific programs and professional services in other communities. Its website provides many links to other helpful resources for children with special needs enrolled in public school programs and offers an experienced educational consultant to provide objectives, review educational records, provide classroom observation, pre-PPT planning, and support for the child's PPT meeting.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1956.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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