Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2021.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
8 people listed on the 990; $53K paid to officers and key staff.
Melvin Miller’s $53K as Editor in Chief is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 61 <$100K public & societal benefit 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claudio Martinez | — | $100,000 | $76,392 | $140,737 | $142,800 | $103,846 |
| Melvin Miller | $53,154 | $100,000 | $56,681 | — | — | — |
| Emy Takinami | — | — | — | — | $45,625 | — |
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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Programs and updates
Organizes students, alumni, and families to fight student debt in impacted Massachusetts communities.
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The greater boston news bureau (GBNB) is a start-up nonprofit news organization dedicated to delivering high-quality, in-depth journalism that addresses issues impacting greater boston's black, latinx, and asian american communities.
ZDM organizes students, parents, and community members to amplify the voices and leadership of those most impacted by the burden of student debt in our cities and state. We are a network of inter-generational activists and organizations fighting for student borrowers' protections, reinvestments in public higher education and a zero debt…
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $44K | $63K | −$18K | $20K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $0 | $39K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2023 | $400K | $164K | $236K | $275K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $421K | $295K | $127K | $39K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $339K | $356K | −$17K | −$87K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $244K | $335K | −$91K | −$70K | 990 PDF |
| FY2019 | $152K | $20K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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