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Boston Casa INC FY2023 filing

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Boston, MA501(c)(3)Since 1991Civil Rights & Advocacy EIN 04-3110775Revenue $1.1M in FY2023

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.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$106K 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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FY2023 · 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
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
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
$106K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 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
$198K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
63%
Net assets
$286K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -7%
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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
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +13%
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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
$286K
FY2023▼ -44%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$584K
FY2021$530K
FY2022$509K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$398K
FY2025$721K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · 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

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $832K Management & general 14% · $189K Fundraising 22% · $293K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $106K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Karen Solomon
Development
$106,395Pt VII · Sec A
Caury Bailey
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shaue Conant
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nancy Powers
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Payal Salsburg
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $832K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Boston casa (court appointed special advocates) works with some of the most vulnerable individuals in our community: court-involved children in suffolk and middlesex counties who have experienced abuse and neglect.

$832Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$832K
Managementcol C$189K
Fundraisingcol D$293K
Owns and owesPt X
$286K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K
Total assetsLn 16$484K
LiabilitiesLn 26$198K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$288K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$242K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$68K
SavingsLn 2$129K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$196K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$153K
Total assetsLn 16$484K
LiabilitiesLn 26$198K
Net assetsLn 32$286K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$447K$196K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$554K$484K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K$198K
Net assetsLn 32$509K$286K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$57K$57K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$811K$534K$50K$227K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$63K$40K$7K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$78K$49K$9K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$20K$863$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$768$768
Office expensesLn 13$16K$5K$6K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$4K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$123K$105K$10K$8K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$869$448
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$1K$1K$89
InsuranceLn 23$7K$2K$5K$140
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$13K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$618$576$26$16
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$832K$189K$293K

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 Viewing $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 $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,063,596 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,083,097$1,086,548
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $70,000$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $131$1,229
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$13,305−$24,181
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,139,923$1,063,596
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $909,339$1,076,800
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $251,084$237,554
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,160,423$1,314,354
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,500−$250,758
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $1,063,596 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$242,063
VIII-1e Government grants$288,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$556,485
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,086,548
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,229$1,229
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$24,181−$24,181
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,229 · Excluded from tax −$24,181$1,063,596
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,314,354 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,508 · Management $56,507 · Fundraising $12,300$125,315
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $533,781 · Management $49,832 · Fundraising $227,147$810,760
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,668 · Management $7,146 · Fundraising $16,091$62,905
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $49,073 · Management $8,840 · Fundraising $19,907$77,820
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,300$27,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,012 · Management $863 · Fundraising $1,944$22,819
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $768$768
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,027 · Management $6,336 · Fundraising $4,558$15,921
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,616 · Management $2,756 · Fundraising $2,240$8,612
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $104,502 · Management $9,800 · Fundraising $8,271$122,573
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,054 · Management $869 · Fundraising $448$4,371
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,451 · Management $1,423 · Fundraising $89$2,963
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,115 · Management $4,793 · Fundraising $140$7,048
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,521 · Management $12,040$24,561
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $576 · Management $26 · Fundraising $16$618
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $831,904 · Management $189,299 · Fundraising $293,151$1,314,354
Part X · Balance sheet $483,761 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $244,821$67,676
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $202,135$128,502
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $82,000$106,072
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,289$6,326
X-11 Publicly traded securities$22,400
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,960$152,785
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $554,205$483,761
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,956$42,244
X-25 Other liabilities$155,487
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,956$197,731
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $496,117$274,613
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,132$11,417
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $509,249$286,030
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $554,205$483,761
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $286,030 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,063,596
XI-2 Total expenses$1,314,354
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$250,758
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$509,249
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$24,599
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$52,139
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$286,030

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