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Neighborhood Counseling and Community Services Inc

EIN 47-3869970 · N Cambridge, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong90 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO KEEPING COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSBLE AND AFFORDABLE.

Income
$152,078
Spending
$115,132
Reserves
11.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 66%
Highest pay
$18,008, former executive director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 11.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 6% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 24% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 (1)
  1. $100,304 spent. NCCS PRIMARILY SERVES MARGINALIZED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED, RECENT IMMIGRANTS, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SERVICES ELSEWHERE DUE TO LANGUAGE, COST, OR PROVIDER SHORTAGES. THE MAJORITY OF NCCS CLIENTS SPEAK SPANISH OR PORTUGUESE, AND MANY EXPERIENCE HEIGHTENED VULNERABILITY RELATED TO IMMIGRATION STATUS, ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, AND TRAUMA.IN 2025, NCCS PARTNERED WITH SOMERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH ITS EMBEDDED COUNSELING PROGRAM TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED IMMIGRANT STUDENTS. NCCS ALSO CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION WITH THE NEXT WAVE/FULL CIRCLE PUBLIC ALTERNATIVE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL IN SOMERVILLE, OFFERING COUNSELING SERVICES TO STUDENTS WITH COMPLEX ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL NEEDS.TO EXPAND ACCESS WHILE STRENGTHENING THE FUTURE MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE, NCCS HOSTED GRADUATE-LEVEL COUNSELING INTERNS, INCLUDING A FIRST-YEAR SOCIAL WORK STUDENT FROM SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY AND TWO ADVANCED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING STUDENTS FROM CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF LICENSED CLINICIANS, INTERNS PROVIDED FREE INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, GROUP THERAPY, AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.IN ADDITION, NCCS OFFERED NO-COST GROUP INTERVENTIONS, INCLUDING A YOUNG PEOPLE'S SUPPORT GROUP (AGES 18-24), A WOMEN'S ANGER MANAGEMENT GROUP, AND A DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY (DBT) GROUP FOR ADULTS.IN TOTAL, NCCS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 95 INDIVIDUALS IN 2025, INCLUDING:* 35 IMMIGRANT STUDENTS THROUGH THE EMBEDDED COUNSELING PROGRAM.* 25 STUDENTS THROUGH THE NEXT WAVE/FULL CIRCLE PARTNERSHIP.* 35 CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING PROVIDED BY NCCS STAFF AND INTERNS.NCCS SERVES SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN (KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL), TRANSITION-AGED YOUTH, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES ACROSS SOMERVILLE AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2015.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 October 21, 2026.

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