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John Eliot Corporation

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Roxbury, MA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 04-2927507Revenue $930K in FY2025

On file with the IRSuuum.org10 Putnam St, 02119-3527 · Roxbury, MATax-exempt since Sep 1987Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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The corporation's primary purpose is for the maintenance of the John Eliot square campus and property.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $562K a year · 49% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $845K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$930K
-52% vs prior year
Spent
$522K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$6.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$930K
FY2025▼ -52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$973K
FY2021$834K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$748K
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$930K
Expenses
$522K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$566K
FY2021$568K
FY2022$620K
FY2023$616K
FY2024$681K
FY2025$522K
Net assets
$6.6M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2025$6.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending April 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1987.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $522K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Rev Chris Jablonski
Board President (since Jun 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Snellings
Board Clerk
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Christine Nelson
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rev Mary Margaret Earl
Executive Director
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Maintains the John Eliot Square campus and property.

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1 program · $522K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The corporation's primary purpose is for the maintenance of the john eliot square campus and property.

$522Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Benevolent Fraternity of Unitarian ChurchFY2024$845K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$845K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$930K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$930K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Money outPt IX
$522K
Ln 25
Programscol B$522K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$191K
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$930K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Total revenueLn 12$930K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$191K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.5M
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$6.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$162K$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.8M$6.5M
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$53K
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M$6.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$64K$64K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$435$435
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$309K$309K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$522K$522K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $930K$522K$407K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$681K$1.3M$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $748K$616K$131K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$620K$895K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $834K$568K$266K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $973K$566K$407K$3.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $929,597 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,711,505$929,578
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $375$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20$19
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $232,226$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,944,126$929,597
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $169,747$92,111
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $511,178$429,989
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $680,925$522,100
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,263,201$407,497
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $929,597 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$845,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$84,578
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$929,578
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19$19
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19$929,597
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $522,100 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $63,709$63,709
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $435$435
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,996$22,996
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,971$4,971
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $48,733$48,733
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,511$9,511
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,816$3,816
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,067$2,067
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,221$24,221
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $309,485$309,485
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,122$7,122
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,034$25,034
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $522,100 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$522,100
Part X · Balance sheet $6,655,754 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $162,180$190,505
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $205,800$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,768,762$6,463,873
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $107,915$1,376
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,244,657$6,655,754
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,504$53,313
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,504$53,313
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,402,614$5,781,902
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $820,539$820,539
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,223,153$6,602,441
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,244,657$6,655,754
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,602,441 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$929,597
XI-2 Total expenses$522,100
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$407,497
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,223,153
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$28,209
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,602,441

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

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