The Baseball INC

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Roxbury, MA501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 46-1856641Revenue $4.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSthebase.org150 Shirley St, 02119-3054 · Roxbury, MATax-exempt since May 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 33 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $813K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$631K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 72% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $56K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% 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
$4.8M
+52% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$4.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.8M
FY2025▲ +52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$4.8M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2025-0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$4.5M
FY2025▲ +66%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$4.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2013.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $2.3M Management & general 16% · $480K Fundraising 7% · $214K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $631K 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
President & CEO
$165,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Organization Officer
$156,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$115,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Lewis’s $165K as President & CEO is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Robert Lewis JR———$185,000$175,714
Stephen Lewis$165,000$165,000$80,130——
Natalie Van Eron———$121,110$158,218
Stephanie Monteiro-Merritt$156,000$156,000$133,949$128,000$116,615
Cassidy Jayne Priester$115,000$115,000———
Lori Dipina$110,000$110,000———
Jeffrey Paquette————$109,687
Jeff Paquette$85,000$85,000$85,000——

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

Helps student-athletes from underserved communities access college through personalized application support, test prep, campus tours, and financial aid guidance.

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3 programs · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Athletic Instruction, Leagues, and Tournaments

The base leverages the power of youth sports to engage young people in a culture of hard work and success. Focusing on individual responsibility and excellence combined with teamwork and shared accountability, our staff and coaches use the lessons and values of team sports to provide young people a blueprint for personal growth.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Health & Wellness and Other Programming

In 2020, the base partnered with the harvard pilgrim health care foundation to help ensure access to healthy foods in our local community. As a result, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been able to provide access to fresh fruits and vegetables, full bags of assorted groceries, packed lunches and local market gift cards to our…

$578Kprogram expense
03

Academics & Career

Through the base college access program, all base student-athletes are provided personalized college application & enrollment support during their junior and senior years. This includes small-group and one-on-one counseling sessions to identify target schools, prepare for sats, and work on application checklists and personal statement…

$430Kprogram 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 3 funders$56K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $39K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,816
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,554
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,975
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,450
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,543
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,664
Unitemized GrantFY2022$511

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$609
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$480K
Fundraisingcol D$214K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$30K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$350K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$609
Total revenueLn 12$4.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 660
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$1.7M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$139K$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$4.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$273K$209K$35K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$988K$155K$136K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$147K$105K$31K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$142K$114K$14K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$175$175
Accounting feesLn 11c$71K$71K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$192K$149K$44K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$65$1K$3
Office expensesLn 13$58K$37K$19K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$165$165
OccupancyLn 16$212K$209K$4K
TravelLn 17$126K$115K$2K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$859$5K$658
InterestLn 20$85K$85K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$92K$87K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$59K$56K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$200K$186K$8K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$17K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.3M$480K$214K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.8M$3.0M$1.8M$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.1M$3.0M$158K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$3.2M$369K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.6M$3.3M$279K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.2M$2.7M$1.5M$1.9M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,784,883 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,134,635$4,795,501
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $14,321$14,491
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $170$609
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $583−$25,718
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,149,709$4,784,883
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,313$8,816
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,670,390$1,840,998
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,308,584$1,132,554
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,991,287$2,982,368
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $158,422$1,802,515
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,784,883 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $16,657 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$350,397
VIII-1e Government grants$30,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,415,104
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,795,501
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,491$14,491
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $609$609
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$42,375−$42,375
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,491 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$25,109$4,784,883
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,982,368 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,816$8,816
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $209,412 · Management $34,789 · Fundraising $28,306$272,507
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $988,469 · Management $155,299 · Fundraising $135,773$1,279,541
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $104,973 · Management $30,882 · Fundraising $10,929$146,784
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $114,054 · Management $14,316 · Fundraising $13,796$142,166
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $175$175
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $71,236$71,236
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $148,654 · Management $43,634$192,288
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $65 · Management $1,227 · Fundraising $3$1,295
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,545 · Management $18,710 · Fundraising $2,747$58,002
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,281 · Management $165 · Fundraising $165$6,611
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $208,712 · Fundraising $3,520$212,232
IX-17 TravelPrograms $115,376 · Management $1,557 · Fundraising $8,905$125,838
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $859 · Management $5,400 · Fundraising $658$6,917
IX-20 InterestManagement $84,859$84,859
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $86,936 · Management $2,288 · Fundraising $2,288$91,512
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $56,334 · Management $1,578 · Fundraising $1,407$59,319
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $185,889 · Management $8,416 · Fundraising $5,964$200,269
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,786 · Management $5,215$22,001
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,288,161 · Management $479,746 · Fundraising $214,461$2,982,368
Part X · Balance sheet $5,979,621 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,686,164$1,191,536
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $890,899$1,010,442
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,860$19,144
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $139,139$3,747,442
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$10,014
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,334$1,043
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,105,926$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,842,322$5,979,621
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $100,110$131,018
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,026,906$1,330,779
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,127,016$1,461,797
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $754,555$3,645,001
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,960,751$872,823
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,715,306$4,517,824
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,842,322$5,979,621
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,517,824 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,784,883
XI-2 Total expenses$2,982,368
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,802,515
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,715,306
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,517,824

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

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