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Housing Advisory Group INC FY2020 filing

Not tax-deductible

Boston, MA501(c)(6)EIN 04-3408917Revenue $239K in FY2020

On file with the IRS855 Boylston Street 701, 02116-2622 · Boston, MATax-exempt since Mar 1998

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The organization's mission is to encourage development of low income and affordable Housing.

Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$239K
Spent
$221K
Net assets
$184K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$239K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$189K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$286K
FY2025$251K
Expenses
$221K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$275K
FY2023$201K
FY2024$260K
FY2025$220K
Net assets
$184K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$184K
FY2021$204K
FY2022$120K
FY2023$141K
FY2024$166K
FY2025$197K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1998.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Robert Moss
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Gasson
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Diana McIver
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ray Pearl
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Laura Burns
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Caleb Roope
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Promotes development of low-income and affordable housing.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Encourage development of low income and affordable housing through the promotion of tax credit and other government programs and disseminate related information to it's members and others.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$239K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$239K
Money outPt IX
$221K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$184K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K
Total assetsLn 16$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$239K
Total revenueLn 12$239K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$184K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$184K
Total assetsLn 16$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$184K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$166K$184K
Total assetsLn 16$166K$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$166K$184K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$800
Payroll taxesLn 10$62
Legal feesLn 11b$43K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$150K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K
Office expensesLn 13$4K
OccupancyLn 16$8K
TravelLn 17$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$221K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $251K$220K$31K$197K 990 PDF
FY2024 $286K$260K$26K$166K 990 PDF
FY2023 $222K$201K$21K$141K 990 PDF
FY2022 $189K$275K−$86K$120K 990 PDF
FY2021 $214K$194K$21K$204K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $239K$221K$18K$184K 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
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Part I · Summary $239,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $223,500$239,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $223,500$239,000
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 $0$862
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $232,312$220,300
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $232,312$221,162
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,812$17,838
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $239,000 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $239,000$239,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $239,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$239,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $221,162 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$800
IX-10 Payroll taxes$62
IX-11b Legal fees$43,412
IX-11c Accounting fees$1,790
IX-11d Lobbying fees$150,000
IX-11g Other fees for services$3,628
IX-13 Office expenses$3,901
IX-16 Occupancy$8,350
IX-17 Travel$6,269
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$2,950
IX-25 Total functional expenses$221,162
Part X · Balance sheet $183,615 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $165,777$183,615
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $165,777$183,615
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $165,777$183,615
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $165,777$183,615
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $165,777$183,615
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $183,615 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$239,000
XI-2 Total expenses$221,162
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,838
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$165,777
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$183,615

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