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Youthbuild Boston INC FY2020 filing

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Roxbury, MA501(c)(3)Since 1990EIN 04-3080098Revenue $2.1M in FY2020

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.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$125K 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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FY2020 · 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
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
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$284K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% 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
$2.1M
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
52%
Net assets
$506K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2020
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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
$2.3M
FY2020
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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
$506K
FY2020
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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 FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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.

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

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $1.2M Management & general 41% · $938K Fundraising 7% · $163K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kenneth Smith
Executive Director
$124,917Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Goemaat
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Wolff
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian McPherson
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Eustis
Director
$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 · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The career 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.

$573Kprogram expense
02

The pre-apprentice program is a 12 week stipended program that serves 18-24 year old boston residents with a high school diploma or G.E.D. And clean drug screen who want careers in the building trades.

$341Kprogram 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.

$192Kprogram expense

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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 FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$369K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$938K
Fundraisingcol D$163K
Owns and owesPt X
$506K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$263K
Total assetsLn 16$790K
LiabilitiesLn 26$284K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$943K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$369K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7$12K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$263K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$263K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$182K
Other assetsLn 15$84K
Total assetsLn 16$790K
LiabilitiesLn 26$284K
Net assetsLn 32$506K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K$263K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$193K$182K
Total assetsLn 16$793K$790K
LiabilitiesLn 26$93K$284K
Net assetsLn 32$701K$506K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$131K$76K$44K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$777K$444K$109K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$191K$102K$72K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$123K$67K$44K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$44K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$178K$40K$134K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$75K$17K$56K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$35K$6K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$92K$48K$38K$7K
TravelLn 17$22K$19K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$7K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$40K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.2M$938K$163K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $2,106,425 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,936,507$1,725,542
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $526,918$368,584
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$16,232$12,299
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,447,193$2,106,425
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 $1,595,416$1,775,490
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,134,861$525,535
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,730,277$2,301,025
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$283,084−$194,600
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 $2,106,425 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$48,000
VIII-1e Government grants$942,845
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$734,697
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,725,542
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $368,584$368,584
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $12,299$12,299
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $368,584 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,299$2,106,425
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,301,025 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,499 · Management $43,917 · Fundraising $10,799$131,215
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $777,174 · Management $444,236 · Fundraising $109,320$1,330,730
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $102,151 · Management $71,552 · Fundraising $17,061$190,764
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $66,890 · Management $44,013 · Fundraising $11,878$122,781
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $43,797$43,797
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $39,618 · Management $133,813 · Fundraising $4,307$177,738
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,647 · Management $56,053 · Fundraising $1,846$74,546
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,224 · Management $28,943$35,167
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,325 · Management $37,532 · Fundraising $6,534$92,391
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,081 · Management $2,988$22,069
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,103 · Management $2,650 · Fundraising $1,064$10,817
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $23,994$23,994
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,117 · Management $4,899$45,016
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,199,829 · Management $938,387 · Fundraising $162,809$2,301,025
Part X · Balance sheet $789,823 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $158,603$262,677
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $272,320$238,934
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,494$22,589
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $192,839$182,022
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $158,143$83,601
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $793,399$789,823
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $92,649$183,673
X-19 Deferred revenue$100,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $92,649$283,673
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $453,913$204,449
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $246,837$301,701
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $700,750$506,150
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $793,399$789,823
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $506,150 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,106,425
XI-2 Total expenses$2,301,025
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$194,600
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$700,750
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$506,150

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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