ZACK'S PLACE ENRICHMENT CENTER INC
Enriching the Lives of People with Disabilities and the Community
ZACK'S PLACE ENRICHMENT CENTER INC
EIN: 20-5962374
Mission
The mission of Zack’s Place is to provide a safe, free, weekday setting where individuals of all ages with special needs are free to explore art, cultural, fitness, and educational programs while developing friendships. Our programs engage participants with the instructors, each other, and the community at large while instilling a sense of confidence and citizenship. Our participants are vital and talented individuals with much to offer. Our programs give them opportunities to contribute to and benefit from the community.
Notes from the nonprofit
Zack's Place Enrichment Center is supported by donations, fundraisers and private foundations. We have a tremendous impact on the people with special needs that we serve. All of this is offered free of charge. There is no Government or municipal funding and no fees at all. We do this because we want everyone, regardless of financial status to have these valuable programs accessible to them.
Ruling year
2008
Executive Director
Dail Frates
Main address
PO Box 634 73 Central Street
Woodstock, VT 05091 USA
EIN
20-5962374
Performing arts
Special needs education
Developmental disability services
Independent living for people with disabilities
Population served
Children and youth
Adults
People with disabilities
NTEE code
Specialized Education Institutions/Schools for Visually or Hearing Impaired, Learning Disabled (B28)
Specialized Education Institutions/Schools for Visually or Hearing Impaired, Learning Disabled (B28)
Developmentally Disabled Services/Centers (P82)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
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When people with severe disabilities age out of the school system they are faced with few choices on how they are going to spend their time. Most will not be going to continuing education, some will have jobs but most will work very little. Some will not have transportation which will isolate them. In rural Vermont these are the choices our population with disabilities faces as they graduate from the school system. We currently have over 80 people with special needs on our roster that attend programs at Zack's Place. They are people with developmental disabilities from all over the Upper Valley and beyond. A number of people have autism, some have cognitive disorder, some have cerebral palsy, some Down Syndrome and many other differing abilities. Some participants spend the entire day with us and others come for the classes or workshops they are interested in participating in. We offer the workshop, classes or program. We do not give medical care or day care.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Programs in general discription including Fitness, Adaptive Sports, Art, Theater, Music, Fieldtrips
We are a 501(c) (3) community enrichment center. Our programs are provided at no cost to participants, their parents, or guardians. In pursuit of fellowship and creative outlets for their disabled son, ZP was founded by the parents of a special needs teenager 13 years ago. In subsequent years, event income and strong donor-based support facilitated the ongoing delivery and growth of the enrichment programs.
Our free, weekday, 9 to 5 programming offers social and life skills training as well as cultural, educational, artistic, and fitness programs that provide participants with a full day of planned activities, which include: volunteer work for other local nonprofits; music; dance; theater; reading and writing; science; Art; fitness; nutrition; and cooking. We also offer adaptive sports including skiing, snowshoeing, kayaking, bowling, and horseback riding. We offer out many fieldtrips to just about any educational outlet. Our varied programming is indeed integral to the success of our center; however, the other half of the equation includes the friendships that exploring the world together helps grow, and the camaraderie that occurs when taking on new challenges together.
We are located in the Village of Woodstock in the building we purchased in 2014, after raising $442,000 in a six month capital campaignThe facility is within easy walking distance of all that Woodstock has to offer.
We have over 85 participants who vary in age from 7 to 60, with special needs resulting from physical, cognitive, and developmental challenges such as cerebral palsy, Autism, and Down syndrome. Although some of our constituents live in Woodstock, a majority is from all over the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire.
Our enrichment center serves special needs individuals in a unique way. When a person ages out of the educational system, they lose their social and intellectual stimulation. Our center fills that void by offering programming and our participants choose what programs they wish to partake of. In our center, age is no restriction to socialization. Our participants bring their talents and gifts into the community and many volunteers come into our circle as they discover what our center has to offer.
Adaptive Sports Programs
We have hiking, cycling, skiing, snowshoeing, golf, horseback riding, and canoeing and Kayaking
Art Programs
At ZP we have art on a daily basis whether it be crafing, painting, music, dance or theater.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of free participants on field trips
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
People with disabilities
Related Program
Programs in general discription including Fitness, Adaptive Sports, Art, Theater, Music, Fieldtrips
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We take many field trips per month and our buses are full and participants meet us at the location to join us too! Our trips are educational, art and fitness
Number of clients participating in educational programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
People with disabilities
Related Program
Programs in general discription including Fitness, Adaptive Sports, Art, Theater, Music, Fieldtrips
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
In a given year we have over 80 individuals attending programs on a weekly basis. We also joined by volunteers, students from local elementary and high schools, seniors in our area and local business.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our purpose is to afford our special needs population of all ages, access to programs that provide them with an enriching and social day while also engaging them with the community at large. For those that have aged out of the school system these programs keep them learning, social, and continuing as part of the community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
In addition to the full time executive director, an Associate Director,two program directors are responsible for overseeing the delivery of the hands on programming each day. In addition, professional instructors deliver specialized classes such as art, yoga, music, fitness, and reading and writing. Volunteers conduct other programs such as dance, Zumba, certain crafts, and cooking. Community members are always welcomed and many participate in our regular program activities. Participants requiring an aide are accompanied by their individual aide hired and paid independently of Zack's Place. Many of our participants attend without the need for an aide such as those with autism or Downs syndrome and they attend independently. With this model, depending on what the program is, we are able to include a group of 20 or more participants in any program. We are proudly offering our sixth musical production to be performed on stage at the local theater this May which will star 18 of our own participants and 18 people from the community at large.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Each year since our beginning we have realized these goals and grown and improved. We have a dedicated and caring staff and very active and involved board. Our funding, which is derived solely from grants, donations, and the proceeds of our own fundraisers, has matched our growing need. Our local communities have embraced Zack's Place with ever growing generosity as our footprint has expanded. The rural community we serve is a close knit one. As awareness of the truly unique programming and of what we and our participants bring to the community has become more known, our ability to fundraise has also grown. That being said, some of our contributors and grantors are geographically distant but our quality of our programs inspires those donors as well.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have succeeded in providing a safe, enriching, and social setting where people who would otherwise be home alone, or accompanied by aides to shopping malls fill their days. Our participants choose the programs they will partake of. Some love the arts, theater, and music. Some love the fitness activities such as yoga, or the adaptive sports such as cycling, golf, bowling, horse-back riding, canoeing, kayaking, or swimming. Some love the winter Special Olympics adaptive sports of snowshoeing or skiing. Our snowshoe program is a “unified" one where local middle and high school students partner with a ZP athlete and compete as a unit. The local high school students sponsor a prom each spring, decorate the gym, provide music and snacks, and dance with us for hours. Our objective is to bring our people with special needs forefront and center into the everyday world we all live in while providing a fun and rewarding experience. September of 2016 marks the beginning of our 10th anniversary year and our board is now exploring a “Sustainability Campaign" to create an endowment fund to insure the long term viability of this wonderful place we call Zack's Place.
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2020 info
65.85
Months of cash in 2020 info
7.6
Fringe rate in 2020 info
13%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
ZACK'S PLACE ENRICHMENT CENTER INC
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
ZACK'S PLACE ENRICHMENT CENTER INC
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
This snapshot of ZACK'S PLACE ENRICHMENT CENTER INC’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $111,328 | $239,053 | $68,937 | $188,913 | $252,403 |
| As % of expenses | 47.1% | 96.9% | 25.4% | 65.3% | 118.9% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $89,283 | $214,371 | $45,193 | $161,319 | $223,168 |
| As % of expenses | 34.6% | 79.0% | 15.3% | 50.9% | 92.4% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $355,926 | $464,060 | $363,506 | $426,864 | $505,831 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 35.5% | 30.4% | -21.7% | 17.4% | 18.5% |
| Program services revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 0.0% | 2.5% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 1.6% |
| Government grants | 30.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% |
| All other grants and contributions | 62.5% | 92.3% | 88.8% | 91.3% | 86.4% |
| Other revenue | 6.7% | 5.2% | 9.8% | 6.9% | 6.0% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $236,295 | $246,599 | $271,419 | $289,080 | $212,255 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 4.9% | 4.4% | 10.1% | 6.5% | -26.6% |
| Personnel | 54.0% | 55.8% | 54.9% | 55.6% | 70.4% |
| Professional fees | 12.7% | 11.2% | 12.0% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Occupancy | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 7.2% |
| Interest | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 27.6% | 27.7% | 27.6% | 29.4% | 13.6% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $258,340 | $271,281 | $295,163 | $316,674 | $241,490 |
| One month of savings | $19,691 | $20,550 | $22,618 | $24,090 | $17,688 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $40,899 | $33,501 | $55,895 | $33,222 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $278,031 | $332,730 | $351,282 | $396,659 | $292,400 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 7.8 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 7.6 |
| Months of cash and investments | 8.1 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 21.3 | 44.4 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 6.8 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 20.8 | 40.7 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $152,850 | $105,453 | $75,187 | $50,373 | $134,365 |
| Investments | $6,309 | $244,966 | $314,476 | $463,899 | $650,550 |
| Receivables | $10,442 | $4,541 | $4,000 | $1,850 | $2,504 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $498,331 | $539,230 | $572,731 | $628,626 | $661,848 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 13.8% | 17.3% | 20.4% | 23.0% | 26.3% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 4.2% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 0.9% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $564,331 | $778,702 | $823,895 | $985,214 | $1,208,382 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $9,500 | $4,000 | $4,000 | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $9,500 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $0 | $55,000 |
| Total net assets | $573,831 | $782,702 | $827,895 | $985,214 | $1,263,382 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Dail Frates
Dail Frates, ED, inspired by the love of her stepson, Zack Frates, co-founded Zack's Place in 2006, together with her husband Norm Frates. Dail graduated from WUHS in VT, and thereafter attended ESC and the USF. She had a career in the airline industry. After relocating to VT, and became a real estate agent in 2002, and enjoyed a career selling real estate.
She served on the ZP Board and Chair of the Fundraising Committee and established successful fundraisers to sustain the Enrichment Center. In 2010 she relinquished her role as a board member and became the ED. ZP grew and serves over 80 participants with a full day of programs. Volunteers from the community flocked to the Center to offer their skills. Dail's passion and experience as the parent of a special needs child combined to make the enrichment center a unique place where, not only people of all ages meet to partake in the varied programs, but where they make friends both within the ZP family and with the community at large.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
ZACK'S PLACE ENRICHMENT CENTER INC
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
ZACK'S PLACE ENRICHMENT CENTER INC
Board of directorsas of 02/21/2023
Board of directors data
Norman Frates
Mascoma Bank
Term: 2006 - 2056
Bettyanne McGuire
Jeff Dillon
Jim Godfrey
Tyler, Simms & St. Sauveur, CPAs, PC
Lisabeth Maloney
Dartmouth Hitchcock
Bettyanne McGuire
Helen Norton
Ron Jaynes
Norman Joseph Frates
Mascoma Bank Vice President
Katherine Medeiros
Peggy Boylan
Chris Delehenty
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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