To help member pastors provide faith-based solutions to the needs and social problems that confront the residents of the communities of boston.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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 $3K a year · under 1% 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
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$195K
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$670K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$839K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$208K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$670K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$984K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$915K
FY2024$614K
FY2025$670K
Expenses
$839K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$720K
FY2021$904K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$862K
FY2024$899K
FY2025$839K
Net assets
$208K
FY2025▼ -45%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$451K
FY2021$630K
FY2022$607K
FY2023$661K
FY2024$376K
FY2025$208K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2001.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $593K Management & general 23% · $197K Fundraising 6% · $49K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Wright’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
David Wright$119,993$120,962$97,114

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers pastors to offer faith-based solutions for community needs and social problems in Boston.

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3 programs · $565K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Membership is a program that engages our faith-based and community-based leaders on issues and initiatives that impact our communities of color. We host ten membership breakfast meetings in which sixty to eighty members convene to address topics such as civic engagement, housing, education, criminal justice, worship life, economic…

$387Kprogram expense
02

The victory generation out of school time program provides technical assistance, training, and financial support to faith-based and community-based organizations operating out-of-school time programming.

$134Kprogram expense
03

Teen cafe is a program designed to provide safe spaces, especially during high violence periods, where teens can gather and engage in enrichment activities with caring adults.

$45Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 28 grants · $624K · 2020–2024
Cape Verdean Community UnidoMA · FY2024$55,000
Iblossom Girls ProgramMA · FY2023$29,440
Iblossom Girls ProgramMA · FY2023$29,440
Individual RecipientFY2023$9,200
Individual RecipientFY2023$9,200
Ithrive Games FoundationVA · FY2022$250,991
Iblossom Girls ProgramMA · FY2022$25,000
United Baptist ChurchFY2022$8,000
Greenwood Shalom After School ProgramFY2022$7,202
Quest Movement INCNJ · FY2022$6,898
Morning Star Baptist ChurchFY2021$21,500
Concord Babtist ChurchMA · FY2021$13,000
Charles Street AME ChurchFY2021$12,000
Twelfth Baptist ChurchFY2021$10,000
Holy Taberncale ChurchFY2021$9,647
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$670K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$641K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Money outPt IX
$839K
Ln 25
Programscol B$593K
Managementcol C$197K
Fundraisingcol D$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$208K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$403K
LiabilitiesLn 26$195K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$641K
Government grantsLn 1e$36K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$88K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$670K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$194K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$194K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$187K
Total assetsLn 16$403K
LiabilitiesLn 26$195K
Net assetsLn 32$208K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$336K$194K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$441K$403K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K$195K
Net assetsLn 32$376K$208K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$429K$295K$110K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$21K$10K$11K$981
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$242K$197K$41K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$2K$6K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$37K$25K$10K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$1K$5K$492
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$644$173
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$43K$14K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$14K$515
Total functional expensesLn 25$839K$593K$197K$49K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $670K$839K−$169K$208K 990 PDF
FY2024 $614K$899K−$284K$376K 990 PDF
FY2023 $915K$862K$54K$661K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M−$23K$607K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$904K$180K$630K 990 PDF
FY2020 $984K$720K$263K$451K 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 $670,021 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $588,855$640,544
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,503$29,477
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $614,358$670,021
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $104,288$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $419,211$428,663
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $375,231$410,242
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $898,730$838,905
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$284,372−$168,884
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $670,021 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$88,028
VIII-1e Government grants$35,904
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$516,612
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$640,544
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,477$29,477
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,477$670,021
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $838,905 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $294,895 · Management $110,449 · Fundraising $23,319$428,663
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,741 · Management $10,705 · Fundraising $981$21,427
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $197,442 · Management $40,952 · Fundraising $3,355$241,749
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,751$2,751
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,465 · Management $5,950 · Fundraising $2,993$11,408
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,102 · Management $9,769 · Fundraising $1,938$36,809
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,065$1,065
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,727$1,727
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,350 · Management $4,578 · Fundraising $492$6,420
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,905 · Management $644 · Fundraising $173$2,722
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,388 · Management $14,062 · Fundraising $12,590$70,040
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,609 · Fundraising $515$14,124
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $592,689 · Management $197,109 · Fundraising $49,107$838,905
Part X · Balance sheet $402,585 assets, 21 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $8,362; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $335,873$193,746
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $40,048$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,106$5,619
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,319$7,900
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $48,921$186,958
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $441,267$402,585
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,621$12,640
X-19 Deferred revenue$1,146
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $43,254$181,291
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $64,875$195,077
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $51,047$54,946
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $325,345$152,562
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $376,392$207,508
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $441,267$402,585
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $207,508 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$670,021
XI-2 Total expenses$838,905
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$168,884
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$376,392
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$207,508

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