To provide an opportunity for the general public to learn Rowing and offer free use Rowing classes for high school students from the ma communities of somerville, malden and everett.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 21 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $67
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$338K
74% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 74% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$432K
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$379K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$118K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$432K
FY2025▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$193K
FY2022$230K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$325K
FY2025$432K
Expenses
$379K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$261K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$348K
FY2025$379K
Net assets
$118K
FY2025▲ +39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021$172K
FY2022$141K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$85K
FY2025$118K

From the FY2025 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 May 2004.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $374K Management & general 1% · $2K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

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

Richard Whelan’s $53K as Past Director is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Whelan$53,129$17,364$16,820

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches rowing to the public and offers free classes for local high school students.

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1 program · $374K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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To provide an opportunity for the general public to learn rowing and offers free use rowing classes for high school students from the ma communities of somerville, malden and everett.

$374Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$67

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$432K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$256K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$136K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Money outPt IX
$379K
Ln 25
Programscol B$374K
Managementcol C$2K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$118K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$456K
LiabilitiesLn 26$338K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$136K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$256K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Gains on assetsLn 7$40K
Total revenueLn 12$432K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
SavingsLn 2$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$362K
Total assetsLn 16$456K
LiabilitiesLn 26$338K
Net assetsLn 32$118K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$108K$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$316K$362K
Total assetsLn 16$439K$456K
LiabilitiesLn 26$354K$338K
Net assetsLn 32$85K$118K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$146K$146K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$10K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$882$441$441
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$117K$117K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K$513
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$48K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$10K$152$906
Total functional expensesLn 25$379K$374K$2K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $432K$379K$53K$118K 990 PDF
FY2024 $325K$348K−$23K$85K 990 PDF
FY2023 $280K$313K−$33K$108K 990 PDF
FY2022 $230K$261K−$31K$141K 990 PDF
FY2021 $193K$172K 990 PDF
FY2020 $115K$174K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $431,829 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $83,479$135,667
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $223,866$255,948
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,650$40,214
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $324,995$431,829
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $143,713$157,490
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $204,063$221,817
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $347,776$379,307
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$22,781$52,522
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $431,829 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$135,667
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$135,667
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $255,948$255,948
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3$3
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $40,211$40,211
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $296,159 · Excluded from tax $3$431,829
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $379,307 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $146,298$146,298
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,192$11,192
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,640$1,640
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,948 · Fundraising $1,356$11,304
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,207$1,207
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $441 · Fundraising $441$882
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,873$7,873
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,274$9,274
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $117,086$117,086
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,567 · Management $513$13,080
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,356$48,356
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,057 · Management $152 · Fundraising $906$11,115
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $374,299 · Management $2,305 · Fundraising $2,703$379,307
Part X · Balance sheet $456,196 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,159$63,051
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,002$20,191
X-4 Accounts receivable$8,842
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,803
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $316,160$362,309
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $439,321$456,196
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,803$338,232
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $354,189$338,232
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $85,132$117,964
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $85,132$117,964
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $439,321$456,196
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $117,964 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$431,829
XI-2 Total expenses$379,307
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,522
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$85,132
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$19,690
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$117,964

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