Bay State Learning Center INC

Tax-deductible

Dedham, MA501(c)(3)Since 2013EducationEIN 46-3450514Revenue $289K in FY2024

On file with the IRSbaystatelearning.org45 Bullard St, 02026-4104 · Dedham, MATax-exempt since Jul 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Empower teens through careful guidance and an invigorating environment to design their own path to a purposeful life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 7 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 66% 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: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $46
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$89K
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$289K
-0.07% vs prior year
Spent
$282K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$57K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$289K
FY2024-0.07%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$220K
FY2020$235K
FY2021$266K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$271K
FY2024$289K
FY2024$289K
Expenses
$282K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$192K
FY2020$241K
FY2021$272K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$267K
FY2024$270K
FY2024$282K
Net assets
$57K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$45K
FY2020$39K
FY2021$33K
FY2022$27K
FY2023$31K
FY2024$50K
FY2024$57K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $213K Management & general 22% · $62K Fundraising 3% · $7K

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; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$43,541Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Manager
$14,541Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Popham’s $44K as Executive Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
George Popham$43,541$43,510$43,510$42,485$46,186$38,274
Jon Ireland$14,541$8,488$18,989$25,129$23,834$21,385

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

Guides teens to design their own purposeful lives through support and an invigorating environment.

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1 program · $213K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Educational support services provided to children during the year.

$213Kprogram 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$46

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$289K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$270K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$39
Money outPt IX
$282K
Ln 25
Programscol B$213K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$57K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$270K
Investment incomeLn 3$39
Total revenueLn 12$289K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
SavingsLn 2$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
Net assetsLn 32$57K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K$128K
Total assetsLn 16$142K$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K$89K
Net assetsLn 32$50K$57K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$66K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$122K$122K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$956$956
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$194$2K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$99
OccupancyLn 16$33K$33K
TravelLn 17$778$778
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$4K$8K$60
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$282K$213K$62K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $289K$270K$19K$50K 990 PDF
FY2023 $271K$267K$4K$31K 990 PDF
FY2022 $235K$241K−$6K$27K 990 PDF
FY2021 $266K$272K−$6K$33K 990 PDF
FY2020 $235K$241K−$6K$39K 990 PDF
FY2019 $220K$192K$28K$45K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $288,981 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,267$19,169
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $282,900$269,773
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23$39
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $289,190$288,981
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $209,930$204,952
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59,889$77,147
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $269,819$282,099
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,371$6,882
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $288,981 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,169
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,169
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $269,773$269,773
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $39$39
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $269,773 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $39$288,981
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $282,099 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,000$66,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $122,463$122,463
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,489$16,489
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,490$3,490
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $956$956
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $7,225$7,225
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $194 · Management $2,205$2,399
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,588 · Fundraising $99$1,687
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $33,000$33,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $778$778
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,353$4,353
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,197$7,197
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,189 · Management $8,449 · Fundraising $60$12,698
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,787 · Management $1,577$3,364
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $212,856 · Management $61,859 · Fundraising $7,384$282,099
Part X · Balance sheet $145,904 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,747$26,066
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $123,380$101,671
X-4 Accounts receivable$17,949
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $491$218
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $141,618$145,904
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $806$650
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $89,200$88,359
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $91,605$89,009
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $50,013$56,895
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $50,013$56,895
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $141,618$145,904
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $56,895 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$288,981
XI-2 Total expenses$282,099
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,882
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$50,013
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$56,895

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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