The Baseball INC EIN 46-1856641

The Baseball INC

EIN  46-1856641 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Roxbury, MA
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Verified accurate 8/24/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Helps student-athletes from underserved communities access college through personalized application support, test prep, campus tours, and financial aid guidance.
Leadership
Stephen Lewis · President & CEO · $165K
Money in and out
$4.8M revenue, $3.0M expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Helps student-athletes from underserved communities access college through personalized application support, test prep, campus tours, and financial aid guidance. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $4.8M in revenue, $3.0M in expenses, and $4.5M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$4.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.8M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -29% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+38%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +649% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$4.8M
FY2025▲ +52%
Expenses
$3.0M
FY20250%
Total assets
$6.0M
FY2025▲ +56%
Total liabilities
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +30%
Total revenue
$4.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.8M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$6.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $2.3M of program spending, described in the organization's 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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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Baseball INC
EINHdr · item D46-1856641
Principal addressHdr · item CRoxbury, MA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thebase.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFRecreation & Sports (N63)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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 1841 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$4.8M
Program service revenue$14K
Investment income$609
— government grantsLn 1e$30K
Total revenueLn 12$4.8M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.07
Program services77%$2.3M
Management & general16%$480K
Fundraising7%$214K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Total net assetsLn 32$4.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.2M · Operating expenses/yr $3.0M
4.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.3M · Total expenses $3.0M
77%
Management & General
Management & general $480K · Total expenses $3.0M
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $214K · Total expenses $3.0M
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $332K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $3.7M
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4.8M · Total revenue $4.8M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $30K · Total revenue $4.8M
1%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $14K · Total revenue $4.8M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $609 · Total revenue $4.8M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $14K · Total expenses $3.0M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $4.8M · Prior year $3.1M
+52%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $4.2M · FY2024 $4.8M
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $4.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $4.8M · Expenses $3.0M
+38%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $6.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $4.5M · Total assets $6.0M
76%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $10K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $6.0M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Stephen Lewis · Reported title PRESIDENT & CEO · Highest reported compensation $165K · Total expenses $3.0M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.8M · Total expenses $3.0M
62%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth 52%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$4.8M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$3.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$4.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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