Nativity-Boston INC FY2021 filing

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Jamaica Plain, MA501(c)(3)EIN 04-3063140Revenue $2.5M in FY2021

On file with the IRSnativityboston.org39 Lamartine St, 02130-1947 · Jamaica Plain, MATax-exempt since Dec 1990School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Middle school run for boys from low income families residing in the inner city of Boston

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$175K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $207K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$175K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$65K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$19.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.2M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$3.7M
Net assets
$19.9M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$19.9M
FY2022$17.5M
FY2023$18.4M
FY2024$19.8M
FY2025$20.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Dec 1990.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $2.1M Management & general 7% · $171K Fundraising 13% · $348K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $175K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$175,436Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustees
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustees
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Brian Maher$185,000$185,911$185,568$175,987$175,436
Gadisa Goso$143,000$138,198$140,409$132,796—
Laurie Nahigian$106,000$103,911$121,312——
Balkys Anderson———$114,521—
Malik Richard$111,500$100,398$103,791——
Francisco Castillo-Fierro—$103,398$108,409——
Nichole Osei———$102,796—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers inner-city Boston boys from low-income families through middle school running programs.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The organization operates a middle school for disadvantaged boys from the inner city of boston

$2.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $317K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$167,124
Unitemized GrantFY2023$150,020

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$184K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$171K
Fundraisingcol D$348K
Owns and owesPt X
$19.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$284K
Total assetsLn 16$20.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$294K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$204K
Investment incomeLn 3$184K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$83K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$166K
SavingsLn 2$118K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$284K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.8M
Total assetsLn 16$20.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
Net assetsLn 32$19.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$844K$284K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.3M$14.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.9M$4.8M
Total assetsLn 16$18.2M$20.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$349K$65K
Net assetsLn 32$17.9M$19.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.1M$122K$235K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$113K$93K$4K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$111K$84K$8K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$36K$13K$22K$988
OccupancyLn 16$71K$71K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$233K$233K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$8K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$410K$409K$578$482
All other expensesLn 24e$185K$110K$75K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.1M$171K$348K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.2M$3.7M$475K$20.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.0M$3.5M$478K$19.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$3.0M−$124K$18.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.5M$3.2M$299K$17.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.5M$2.6M−$93K$19.9M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,521,102 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,107,488$2,354,074
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,380,812$183,572
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $63,006−$16,544
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,551,306$2,521,102
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,560,975$1,654,774
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $944,904$958,894
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,505,879$2,613,668
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,045,427−$92,566
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
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 $2,521,102 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$203,520
VIII-1e Government grants$294,271
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,856,283
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,354,074
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $266,688$266,688
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$83,116−$83,116
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$16,945
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $401$401
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $183,973$2,521,102
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,613,668 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,074,112 · Management $121,820 · Fundraising $234,831$1,430,763
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $92,639 · Management $4,208 · Fundraising $16,272$113,119
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $83,704 · Management $8,246 · Fundraising $18,942$110,892
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,077$13,077
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,074 · Management $21,677 · Fundraising $988$35,739
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71,207$71,207
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $232,736$232,736
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,907 · Management $1,533 · Fundraising $1,282$10,722
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $408,948 · Management $578 · Fundraising $482$410,008
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $110,367 · Fundraising $75,038$185,405
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,094,694 · Management $171,139 · Fundraising $347,835$2,613,668
Part X · Balance sheet $20,009,524 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $730,335$166,003
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $113,976$117,821
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $110,619$50,869
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $98,085$997
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,908,101$4,781,639
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $12,268,168$14,892,195
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,229,284$20,009,524
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $57,333$38,113
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $291,361$26,696
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $348,694$64,809
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,275,228$1,379,640
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $16,605,362$18,565,075
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,880,590$19,944,715
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,229,284$20,009,524
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,944,715 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,521,102
XI-2 Total expenses$2,613,668
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$92,566
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,880,590
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,156,691
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,944,715

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