826 Boston INC

Tax-deductible

Roxbury, MA501(c)(3)Since 2006EducationEIN 20-8065915Revenue $7.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRS826boston.org3035 Washington St, 02119-1227 · Roxbury, MATax-exempt since May 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 528 volunteers and 66 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $804K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$365K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $229K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$436K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.2M
+179% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$4.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$7.2M
FY2025▲ +179%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$7.2M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.4M
Net assets
$4.9M
FY2025▲ +353%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$4.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 May 2007.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $2.8M Management & general 8% · $258K Fundraising 10% · $335K

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

33 people listed on the 990; $365K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$152,842Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Development
$110,785Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$100,987Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Corey Yarbrough’s $153K as Executive Director is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Corey Yarbrough$152,842$57,117———
Jessica Drench——$80,070$120,720$102,757
Jenna Leschuk$110,785————

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

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2 programs · $5.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

See schedule o for description of programs and program accomplishments.

$2.8Mprogram expense
02

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$2.8Mprogram expense

Funders

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
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $288K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$39,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$39,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$59,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$85,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$65,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$104K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$517
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.8M
Managementcol C$258K
Fundraisingcol D$335K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$436K
PeoplePt VI, VII
33
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$278K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$517
Investment incomeLn 3$104K
Total revenueLn 12$7.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$436K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 566
VolunteersI 6528
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $7.2M$3.4M$3.8M$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.6M$3.1M−$538K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$2.8M−$769K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.3M$2.7M$624K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$2.1M$882K$1.8M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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