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Horace a Moses Foundation

Boston, MAUnknown exempt organization EIN 04-2109862

On file with the IRS75 Arlington Street FL 3 · Boston, MA

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The Horace Moses Foundation's primary purpose is to support the Boston Foundation, Inc.

Run by 20 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $978K a year · 3077% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$0
-100% vs prior year
Spent
$0
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$34K
FY2021$30K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$30K
FY2024$29K
FY2024$0
Expenses
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$186K
FY2022$189K
FY2023$54K
FY2024$4.4M
FY2024$0
Net assets
$0
FY2024
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$0
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending October 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

27 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Elyse Cherry
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Conway
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports the Boston Foundation, Inc.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Grantmaking

The Horace Moses Foundation's primary purpose is to support the Boston Foundation, Inc. and organizations which are a priority for the Boston Foundation, Inc. The Boston Foundation, Inc., devotes its resources to building and sustaining a vital, prosperous city and region, where justice and opportunity are extended to everyone.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 11 grants · $4.8M · 2019–2023
Boston Foundation INCMA · FY2023$4,331,559
Caribbean Youth Club INCMA · FY2021$50,000
Building AudacityMA · FY2021$40,000
The Center for Teen Empowerment INCMA · FY2021$40,000
Resist INCMA · FY2021$8,000
Good Sports INCMA · FY2020$61,500
Health Resources in Action INCMA · FY2020$37,500
Health Care for All INCMA · FY2020$37,400
The Reebok FoundationMA · FY2019$90,000
Boston After School & Beyond INCMA · FY2019$74,500
Center for Artistry and Scholarship INCMA · FY2019$21,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$0
Ln 12
Money outPt IX
$0
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Total revenueLn 12$0
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Total functional expensesLn 25$0$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $29K$4.4M−$4.4M$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $30K$54K−$24K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $36K$189K−$153K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $30K$186K−$156K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $34K$234K−$200K$3.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $0 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,890$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,890$0
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,331,559$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $56,998$0
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,388,557$0
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,359,667$0
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $0 across 1 lines filed
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $0 across 0 lines filed
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$0
XI-2 Total expenses$0
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$0
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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