Magic Garden Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.1m
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$2m
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$2.2m
$246k liabilities
Net assets
$2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
3.1 years on average
Staff
36
employees, year to 31 August 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Magic Garden Inc's network
7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathy Boege | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Ellen Lembo | Staff/Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Erin Rist | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jeffrey Sinder (also filed as Jeff Sinder) | Co-President/Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| MEG Macilvain | Co-President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Melyssa Atwood | Staff/Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Thutrang Nguyen | Company secretary | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Lorna LEO | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Susan Scalisi | Assistant Director | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorna Leo | Executive Director | 40 | $122k | $11k | |
| Susan Scalisi | Assistant Director | 40 | $111k | $10k | |
| Melyssa Atwood | Staff/Director | 40 | $64k | $11k | |
| Ellen Lembo | Staff/Director | 40 | $58k | ||
| Meg Macilvain | Co-President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey Sinder | Co-President/Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Thutrang Nguyen | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cathy Boege | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erin Rist | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Magic Garden Inc
- EIN
- 042762641
- Address
- Po Box 34, Lincoln, MA, 01773-0034
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- Magic garden children's center was founded on the principle that children learn best by engaging in a diverse curriculum of hands-on activities. In our warm and nurturing environment, children find friendship and support as they broaden their understanding of themselves, others, and the world around them. We empower children to be confident in their individual identities, respectful of... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B22Z Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1982
- Principal officer
- Jeffrey Sinder (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1983
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsEllen Lembo
≥5years on the filingsMelyssa Atwood
≥3years on the filingsJeffrey Sinder
≥3years on the filingsMEG Macilvain
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.2m
- Total liabilities
- $246k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $67k
- Program service revenue
- $2m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $20k
- Employees
- 36