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Youthbuild Boston INC

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Roxbury, MA501(c)(3)Since 1990EIN 04-3080098Revenue $2.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSyouthbuildboston.org27 Centre St, 02119-1509 · Roxbury, MATax-exempt since Sep 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Youthbuild boston's mission is to provide educational and skill training for low income youth; develop opportunities for employment; stabilize neighborhoods by enfranchising youth through employment and training activities; divert high risk youth in meaningful training opportunities, provide counseling and close supervision; and foster strong self esteem and self reliance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 38 volunteers and 35 employees.
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
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $67K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$113K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$480K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
63%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2025▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$506K
FY2021$554K
FY2022$587K
FY2023$705K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 Sep 1994.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $1.9M Management & general 22% · $660K Fundraising 15% · $445K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $113K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Danyson Fragoso Tavares
Executive Director (until 10/2024)
$112,852Pt VII · Sec A
Amanda Forde
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brian McPherson—$168,246$162,072$147,929$13,958—
Adilia Dasilva—$124,550$143,452———
Greg Mumford———$127,043——
Kenneth Smith————$120,450$124,917
Danyson Fragoso Tavares$112,852$90,964————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains low-income youth in skills for employment and neighborhood revitalization.

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Facilities Maintenance

The only registered facilities maintenance technician apprenticeship in the state of massachusetts, our 18 month program for young people aged 18-25 consists of classroom instruction and on-the-job training that leads to a sustainable career as a facilities maintenance technician.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Building trade exploration program is a 6 to 9 month stipended program that serves 16-24 year old boston residents who lack a high school diploma and are interested in hands-on vocational experience.

$106Kprogram expense
03

The designery is an 8-10 week stipended out-of-school time enrichment program for high school juniors and seniors who are college bound and interested in studying some facet of engineering or design.

$66Kprogram 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 · FY2025
James C Melvin Trust U/Will Nect % J B Ames F Burr & a Fuller TteeFY2025$60K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$660K
Fundraisingcol D$445K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$858K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$480K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$753K
SavingsLn 2$105K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$858K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$190K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$480K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 638
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$887K$858K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$212K$190K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$692K$480K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$98K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.1M$150K$263K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$135K$98K$14K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$157K$107K$24K$26K
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$128K$128K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$262K$76K$96K$90K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$19K$12K$146
Information technologyLn 14$143K$97K$27K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$72K$52K$20K
TravelLn 17$8K$3K$5K$238
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$82K$56K$12K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$272K$271K$764
All other expensesLn 24e$29K$5K$14K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$1.9M$660K$445K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.7M$3.0M−$265K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.6M$2.8M$761K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$3.2M$17K$705K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$2.6M$33K$587K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$2.4M$48K$554K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$2.3M−$195K$506K 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 $2,717,764 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,369,456$2,675,494
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $241,617$46,562
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$20
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$22,106−$4,312
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,588,969$2,717,764
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 $1,586,787$1,896,500
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,241,441$1,086,662
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,828,228$2,983,162
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $760,741−$265,398
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,717,764 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $18,011 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$48,835
VIII-1c Fundraising events$48,819
VIII-1d Related organizations$348,457
VIII-1e Government grants$1,041,980
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,187,403
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,400
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,675,494
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $46,562$46,562
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20$20
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$22,323−$22,323
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $64,573 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$22,303$2,717,764
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,983,162 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $98,077$98,077
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,093,867 · Management $150,187 · Fundraising $262,905$1,506,959
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $97,712 · Management $13,781 · Fundraising $23,389$134,882
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $107,209 · Management $23,711 · Fundraising $25,662$156,582
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $29,477$29,477
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $128,322$128,322
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $75,870 · Management $96,042 · Fundraising $90,364$262,276
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,057 · Management $11,502 · Fundraising $146$30,705
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $96,504 · Management $27,384 · Fundraising $19,325$143,213
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,236 · Management $19,572$71,808
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,975 · Management $4,848 · Fundraising $238$8,061
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $29,654$29,654
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $56,169 · Management $12,358 · Fundraising $13,491$82,018
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $271,151 · Management $764$271,915
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,318 · Management $14,335 · Fundraising $9,560$29,213
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,878,068 · Management $660,014 · Fundraising $445,080$2,983,162
Part X · Balance sheet $1,679,925 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $382,376$753,114
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $505,101$105,121
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,044,187$584,669
X-4 Accounts receivable$4,090
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,353$42,439
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $211,746$190,492
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,157,763$1,679,925
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $192,219$230,308
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $500,000$249,471
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $692,219$479,779
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $574,827$413,843
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $890,717$786,303
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,465,544$1,200,146
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,157,763$1,679,925
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,200,146 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,717,764
XI-2 Total expenses$2,983,162
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$265,398
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,465,544
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,200,146

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