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Boston Casa INC FY2020 filing

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Boston, MA501(c)(3)Since 1991Civil Rights & Advocacy EIN 04-3110775Revenue $1.2M in FY2020

On file with the IRSbostoncasa.org151 Merrimac St, 02114-4714 · Boston, MATax-exempt since Jul 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Boston Casa is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure a safe and permanent home for court involved children, who have experienced abuse and neglect, in suffolk and middlesex counties. Boston Casa recruits, trains, and supervises volunteers who are appointed by judges to serve as guardians ad litem (gals) to advocate for children and youth most often in the foster care system. Volunteers have legal standing and ensure that their child or sibling group receive the services they are entitled to. Our volunteers not only zealously advocate for these vulnerable children and youth, but also serve as a safe, consistent, and positive presence during what is a very traumatic time in their lives. Through our older youth advocacy project, volunteers support youth ages 16 and older who will or have aged out of the foster care system. They provide these youth with ongoing relational support during this critical time and ensure that the youth receive the necessary resources in order to b

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $54K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$187K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$940K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$584K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$940K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$940K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$584K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$584K
FY2021$530K
FY2022$509K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$398K
FY2025$721K

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 Jul 1991.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $819K Management & general 11% · $102K Fundraising 2% · $18K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $104K 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
Karen Solomon
Dir. of Deve
$104,000Pt VII · Sec A
Steven Davis
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jake Hixon
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sally Jenks
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Clare Reilly
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Solomon’s $106K as Development is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 798 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nicole Stewart—$125,315——
Terry Craven——$111,114—
Karen Solomon$106,395$106,395$102,308$104,000

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

Advocates ensure court-involved children find safe, permanent homes and receive needed services.

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1 program · $819K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Since becoming an autonomous, nonprofit organization in 2012, boston casa has tripled in size and the number of children we serve has increased by 200%. The most dramatic growth has been in the number of youth 16 and older receiving advocacy in order to address the often bleak outcomes these youth encounter.

$819Kprogram 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
Kretschmer Private FoundationFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$940K
Ln 25
Programscol B$819K
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$584K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$484K
Total assetsLn 16$771K
LiabilitiesLn 26$187K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$200K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$18K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$125K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$283K
SavingsLn 2$202K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$484K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$771K
LiabilitiesLn 26$187K
Net assetsLn 32$584K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 6100
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$274K$484K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$467K$771K
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K$187K
Net assetsLn 32$371K$584K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$662K$616K$40K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$38K$2K$413
Payroll taxesLn 10$59K$55K$4K$578
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$130$130
Office expensesLn 13$11K$5K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$3K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$101K$86K$10K$5K
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$339$170
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$2K$102
InsuranceLn 23$7K$2K$5K$141
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$12K$5K$29
All other expensesLn 24e$354$212$35$107
Total functional expensesLn 25$940K$819K$102K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.3M$323K$721K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.3M$112K$398K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.3M−$251K$286K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.2M−$20K$509K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$1.1M−$55K$530K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.2M$940K$214K$584K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,153,191 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $771,910$1,169,259
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $353$1,493
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,994−$17,561
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $764,269$1,153,191
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $633,855$762,542
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $190,853$177,040
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $824,708$939,582
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$60,439$213,609
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,153,191 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$124,847
VIII-1e Government grants$200,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$844,412
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$18,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,169,259
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,493$1,493
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$17,561−$17,561
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,493 · Excluded from tax −$17,561$1,153,191
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $939,582 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $615,731 · Management $40,144 · Fundraising $6,583$662,458
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,382 · Management $2,476 · Fundraising $413$41,271
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,696 · Management $3,539 · Fundraising $578$58,813
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,100$9,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $19,947$19,947
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $130$130
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,860 · Management $2,750 · Fundraising $3,168$10,778
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,625 · Management $2,001 · Fundraising $1,626$6,252
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $85,803 · Management $10,094 · Fundraising $5,047$100,944
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,188 · Management $339 · Fundraising $170$1,697
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,676 · Management $1,642 · Fundraising $102$3,420
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,117 · Management $4,798 · Fundraising $141$7,056
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,015 · Management $5,318 · Fundraising $29$17,362
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $212 · Management $35 · Fundraising $107$354
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $819,305 · Management $102,313 · Fundraising $17,964$939,582
Part X · Balance sheet $770,960 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200,297$282,530
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $73,691$201,828
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $165,533$261,600
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,295$18,785
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,637$6,217
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $467,453$770,960
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,714$51,680
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $57,945$1,804
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$133,073
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $96,659$186,557
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $275,794$386,695
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $95,000$197,708
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $370,794$584,403
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $467,453$770,960
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $584,403 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,153,191
XI-2 Total expenses$939,582
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$213,609
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$370,794
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$584,403

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

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