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Beacon Communities Charitable Fund INC

Tax-deductible

Boston, MA501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 30-0795887

The organization was formed for exclusively charitable purposes including, as stated in its formation document, "(a) to raise funds to support quality of life initiatives through wellness, educational, social, and supportive services and programs that directly benefit low-income individuals, youth, children, families, seniors and disabled persons living in affordable housing developments and members of the communities in which those developments are located; and/or (b) to operate or provide directly such programs and services."

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $118K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 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
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $97K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$88K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% 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
$749K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$662K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$690K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$749K
FY2025▼ -15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$657K
FY2021$547K
FY2022$727K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$882K
FY2025$749K
Expenses
$662K
FY2025▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$542K
FY2021$547K
FY2022$663K
FY2023$484K
FY2024$615K
FY2025$662K
Net assets
$690K
FY2025▲ +14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$126K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$190K
FY2023$364K
FY2024$603K
FY2025$690K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 2014.

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% · $574K Management & general 13% · $87K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Debbie John
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Liam Kerr
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pamela Goodman
Chair of Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Peter Scott
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sarah Boehs
Asst. General Counsel
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides wellness, education, and support services to low-income individuals and communities.

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1 program service account for $574K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Supporting quality of life initiatives through wellness, educational, social, and supportive services and programs that directly benefit low-income individuals, youth, children, families, seniors and disabled persons living in affordable housing developments and members of the communities in which those developments are located AND/OR…

$574Kprogram expense

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Funders

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 · FY2024
Givengain Foundation USAFY2024$92K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$97K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$749K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$724K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Money outPt IX
$662K
Ln 25
Programscol B$574K
Managementcol C$87K
Owns and owesPt X
$690K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$585K
Total assetsLn 16$778K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
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$724K
Government grantsLn 1e$250K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Total revenueLn 12$749K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$585K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$585K
Other assetsLn 15$50K
Total assetsLn 16$778K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
Net assetsLn 32$690K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$411K$585K
Total assetsLn 16$661K$778K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K$88K
Net assetsLn 32$603K$690K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$199K$199K
OccupancyLn 16$35K$31K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$427K$344K$83K
All other expensesLn 24e$844$844
Total functional expensesLn 25$662K$574K$87K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $749K$662K$87K$690K 990 PDF
FY2024 $882K$615K$267K$603K 990 PDF
FY2023 $657K$484K$174K$364K 990 PDF
FY2022 $727K$663K$64K$190K 990 PDF
FY2021 $547K$547K$0$126K 990 PDF
FY2020 $657K$542K$115K$126K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $748,864 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$250,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$474,318
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,682
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$724,318
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,546$24,546
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,546 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$748,864
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $661,669 across 4 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $198,560$198,560
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,325 · Management $3,481$34,806
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $344,461 · Management $82,998$427,459
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $844$844
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $574,346 · Management $87,323 · Fundraising $0$661,669
Part X · Balance sheet $777,655 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $410,813$585,115
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $243,855$132,034
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,699$10,836
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$49,670
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $661,367$777,655
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,892$70,972
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,928$2,069
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,705$14,577
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,525$87,618
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $566,732$649,811
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $36,110$40,226
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $602,842$690,037
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $661,367$777,655
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $690,037 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$748,864
XI-2 Total expenses$661,669
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$87,195
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$602,842
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$690,037

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

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