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Harvard Student Agencies INC

Tax-deductible

Cambridge, MA501(c)(3)Since 1957EducationEIN 04-2230366

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Harvard Student Agencies, INC. Was incorporated on september 10, 1957, undermassachusetts law to "conduct business enterprises for the benefit ofstudents of Harvard university who are in need of financial assistance todefray the expenses of their education; to employ such students in theconduct of such enterprises:...to perform all of its activities primarilyfor the benefit and convenience of the students, faculty members andemployees of Harvard university subject to the control of the facultymembers, administrative personnel and students of Harvard university throughthe board of directors of the corporation...to contribute to, and further,the educational program of Harvard university;."the income from the business enterprises (Agencies) is considered to be totally exempt in accordance with reg 1.513 (e) (2) of the code except forthose instances where goods and services are provided to the general publicthe following Agencies

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$124K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $610K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 24 voting members
Worth a look: 7 of 24 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.6M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$11.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2025▲ +26%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.9M
FY2025$3.6M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2025▲ +20%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.7M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$11.5M
FY2025▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$8.2M
FY2022$10.1M
FY2023$10.3M
FY2024$10.8M
FY2025$11.1M
FY2025$11.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1959.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $2.6M Management & general 17% · $549K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

30 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Todd Brisky
General Mgr/CEO
$52,658Pt VII · Sec A
$36,925Pt VII · Sec A
$30,846Pt VII · Sec A
Asha Khurana
President
$2,428Pt VII · Sec A
Justin Ricketts
Vice President
$1,126Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alicia Moy
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Todd Brisky’s $53K as General Mgr/CEO is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
James McKellar——$34,565$50,110$87,228$80,662
Fabienne Devaris———$30,007$55,791$51,239
Todd Brisky$52,658$43,687$23,937———
Paula Markman$36,925$34,645$27,773———
Sarah Miller$30,846$25,963$13,768———
Connor Brown————$13,420—
George Guarnieri————$12,563—
Akanksha Sah—————$12,419

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Operates businesses to help needy Harvard students pay for school.

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1 program service account for $2.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Statement of program service accomplishmentsdistribution services agency: revenue 56,026 expenses 19,330CLEANERS agency: revenue 1,045,429, expenses 957,988TUTORING agency: revenue 398,370, expenses 547,788ACADEMY agency: revenue 1,804,206, expenses 1,096105CAMPUS insights: revenue 9,950, expenses 13,392TOTALS: revenue 3,313,891…

$2.6Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFY2023$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$231K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$549K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$231K
Gains on assetsLn 7$54K
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$11.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5269
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$12.4M$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$11.1M$11.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$245K$245K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$970K$970K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$26K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$242K$241K$285
OccupancyLn 16$82K$82K
TravelLn 17$40K$33K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$71K$22K$48K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$70K$70K
InsuranceLn 23$73K$64K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$1.1M$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$200K$90K$110K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.6M$549K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $2.9M$2.7M$232K$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.9M$2.4M$463K$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.2M$374K$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.6M$1.7M$1.8M$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.5M$147K$8.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,633,297 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$103,542
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$103,542
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $57,815 · Excluded from tax $3,256,166$3,313,981
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $177,429$177,429
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $14,215$14,215
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $53,872$53,872
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax −$29,742−$29,742
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $57,815 · Excluded from tax $3,471,940$3,633,297
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,183,706 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $244,851$244,851
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $969,671$969,671
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $26,471$26,471
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,700$1,700
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,699$4,699
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $241,369 · Management $285$241,654
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $82,208$82,208
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33,168 · Management $6,871$40,039
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $22,432 · Management $48,200$70,632
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $70,081$70,081
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $64,021 · Management $8,973$72,994
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,131,817 · Management $26,913$1,158,730
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $89,917 · Management $110,059$199,976
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,634,603 · Management $549,103 · Fundraising $0$3,183,706
Part X · Balance sheet $12,629,655 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,180,254$2,081,946
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,750,100$3,932,887
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $175,837$134,737
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,910,669$2,974,692
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,285,146$3,451,588
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $53,805$53,805
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,355,811$12,629,655
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $534,121$516,984
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $731,075$612,462
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,265,196$1,129,446
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,883,448$11,293,042
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $207,167$207,167
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,090,615$11,500,209
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,355,811$12,629,655
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,500,209 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,633,297
XI-2 Total expenses$3,183,706
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$449,591
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,090,615
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$39,997
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,500,209

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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