EIN 04-2171186

Walker

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
374
Year formed
1930
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Walker transforms the lives of children and youth who are facing complex emotional, behavioral, and learning challenges, by partnering with these children and youth, their families,& communities to nurture hope, build strengths, & develop lifelong skill.
Also known as...
George H and Irene L Walker Home for Children Incorporated
Total revenues
$28,147,370
2023
Total expenses
$24,407,095
2023
Total assets
$42,202,213
2023
Num. employees
374
2023

Program areas at Walker

The Walker intensive residential treatment program (irtp) was created to help high-risk, multiple-complex children and their families build social, emotional, and behavioral competencies so they may achieve and maintain a permanent family connection while preventing the damage of serial placement disruptions. The Walker irtp is a nationally accredited, fully licensed and chapter 766-approved program that serves children between the ages of 5 and 13 who can be maintained in a staff-secure group setting.
Walker beacon school is a fully accredited, co-educational alternative middle and high school program that provides academic and specialized programs in a therapeutic environment for students ages 12 to 22 from the greater boston area.
The day treatment and education program is a chapter 766-approved academic day program for children with histories of high-risk behaviors, chronic mental illness, language disorders, learning disabilities, and/or high-functioning autism spectrum disorders.
Walker community counseling provides support to make positive life changes in a safe and comfortable environment. Practitioners utilize an ecological approach that addresses individual, family, environmental and community factors. Walker community counseling includes clinical social workers, mental health counselors, master level clinical interns, psychiatrists, and psychiatric nurse prescribers. Walker community counseling practitioners are trained in the application of a variety of evidence-based practices to diagnose and treat behavior challenges, emotional issues, trauma, and other complex mental health needs.
The ain group home is an intensive group home (1:3), coeducationalprogram for children ages 5 to 13 and their families. As an intensivegroup home, the ain group home provides a safe, strucured, home-like living environment. While on-site, children receive comprehensivetreatment that includes clinical services, health services, psychiatricconsultation, occupational therapy, and case management. Outside of theresidence, children participate fully in the community by attendingcommunity-based schools, camps, extracurricular activities, and socialand recreational events.
The acute residential program is a hospital-diversion programspecifically designed to provide emergency short-term stabilizationsupport to children between the ages of 3 and 10 who are actively insevere emotional and behavioral crisis.
Walker solutions provides consultation, direct staffsupport, home-based services, professional development, and student andprogram evaluation services to more than 55 school systems and severaleducational collaboratives in the greater boston and worcester areas.
The therapeutic after-school program (tasp) was created to providepsychoeducational and structured recreational group activities, outsideof the classroom, tailored to the need of the students enrolled.located at the Walker beacon school, tasp serves up to 8 youth betweenthe ages of 6 and 13 offering supports such as individualized actionplans, group therapy, case management and coordination, educationalsupport and assistance, family engagement, and discharge and transitionplanning to prepare students for inclusion in a less structuredsetting.

Who funds Walker

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFor Recipient's Exempt Purpose$253,500
Schwab Charitable FundEducation$251,150
Boston Children's HospitalCommunity Partnership$199,674
...and 17 more grants received

Personnel at Walker

NameTitleCompensation
Eugene TakahashiPresident and Chief Executive Officer$336,611
Edith JanasChief Operating Officer$206,757
James ChattertonChief Financial Officer$164,410
Shannon LeeVice President of Comm and Strategic Init.$141,555
Julie BrownVice President of Human Resources$175,357
...and 8 more key personnel

Financials for Walker

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,722,952
Program services$23,017,730
Investment income and dividends$397,762
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-18,669
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$27,595
Total revenues$28,147,370

Form 990s for Walker

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-03-19990View PDF
2022-062023-03-09990View PDF
2021-062022-04-12990View PDF
2020-062021-05-05990View PDF
2019-062021-01-21990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 25, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $21,134 from Givengain Foundation USA
January 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $40,000 from Jack and Marci Williams Endowment for Wednesday's Child
October 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 14 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Jack and Marci Williams Endowment for Wednesday's Child
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsClinics
Issues
HealthEducation
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1968 Central Ave
Needham, MA 02492
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Norfolk County, MA
Website URL
walkercares.org/ 
Phone
(781) 449-4500
Facebook page
WalkerCares 
Twitter profile
@walker_cares 
IRS details
EIN
04-2171186
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1930
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B28: Special Education Institutions, Programs
NAICS code, primary
621: Outpatient Health Care Practitioners and Facilities
Parent/child status
Independent
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