Civic Intelligence

826 Boston Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 20-8065915

Jul 01, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016 • Filed on Feb 13, 2017

Organization ProfileWWW.826boston.org

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3035 Washington StreetRoxbury, MA 02119

(617) 442-5400

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

50th percentile

0.10x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 50% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

32nd percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 32% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

56th percentile

4.3%

Higher net margin than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

60th percentile

$82,816

Higher top officer pay than 60% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 7.8% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

77th percentile

14%

Faster asset growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

79th percentile

23%

Faster revenue growth than 79% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets50th percentile

Assets

Up

$427,810

Up $53,231 (+14%) from 2015

Net Assets

Up

$384,949

Up $45,391 (+13%) from 2015

Liabilities

Up

$42,861

Up $7,840 (+22%) from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue32nd percentileNet Margin56th percentile

Revenue

Up

$1,060,180

Up $199,347 (+23%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$1,014,789

Up $171,419 (+20%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

$45,391

Up $27,928 (+160%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth77th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0Assets 2010: $233,893Liabilities 2010: $25,455Net Assets 2010: $208,4382010Assets 2011: $215,417Liabilities 2011: $12,605Net Assets 2011: $202,8122011Assets 2012: $195,310Liabilities 2012: $7,554Net Assets 2012: $187,7562012Assets 2013: $226,087Liabilities 2013: $26,853Net Assets 2013: $199,2342013Assets 2014: $349,689Liabilities 2014: $27,594Net Assets 2014: $322,0952014Assets 2015: $374,579Liabilities 2015: $35,021Net Assets 2015: $339,5582015Assets 2016: $427,810Liabilities 2016: $42,861Net Assets 2016: $384,9492016Assets 2017: $555,876Liabilities 2017: $53,042Net Assets 2017: $502,8342017Assets 2018: $987,456Liabilities 2018: $42,392Net Assets 2018: $945,0642018Assets 2019: $1,282,276Liabilities 2019: $155,161Net Assets 2019: $1,127,1152019Assets 2020: $1,297,961Liabilities 2020: $415,927Net Assets 2020: $882,0342020Assets 2021: $2,197,300Liabilities 2021: $433,430Net Assets 2021: $1,763,8702021Assets 2022: $2,543,583Liabilities 2022: $155,694Net Assets 2022: $2,387,8892022Assets 2023: $2,148,011Liabilities 2023: $528,755Net Assets 2023: $1,619,2562023Assets 2024: $1,535,221Liabilities 2024: $453,525Net Assets 2024: $1,081,6962024Assets 2025: $5,339,065Liabilities 2025: $435,766Net Assets 2025: $4,903,2992025

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$427,810
Liabilities$42,861
Net Assets$384,949
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth79th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$8.0M$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MExpenses 2010: $376,8952010Expenses 2011: $433,2462011Expenses 2012: $500,6362012Expenses 2013: $620,6342013Revenue 2014: $882,120Expenses 2014: $759,259Net Income 2014: $122,8612014Revenue 2015: $860,833Expenses 2015: $843,370Net Income 2015: $17,4632015Revenue 2016: $1,060,180Expenses 2016: $1,014,789Net Income 2016: $45,3912016Revenue 2017: $1,250,355Expenses 2017: $1,132,470Net Income 2017: $117,8852017Revenue 2018: $1,674,572Expenses 2018: $1,230,189Net Income 2018: $444,3832018Revenue 2019: $1,747,332Expenses 2019: $1,667,085Net Income 2019: $80,2472019Revenue 2020: $1,829,434Expenses 2020: $2,074,515Net Income 2020: -$245,0812020Revenue 2021: $2,963,604Expenses 2021: $2,081,768Net Income 2021: $881,8362021Revenue 2022: $3,309,858Expenses 2022: $2,685,839Net Income 2022: $624,0192022Revenue 2023: $2,000,456Expenses 2023: $2,769,089Net Income 2023: -$768,6332023Revenue 2024: $2,575,212Expenses 2024: $3,112,772Net Income 2024: -$537,5602024Revenue 2025: $7,186,429Expenses 2025: $3,364,826Net Income 2025: $3,821,6032025

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$1,060,180
Expenses$1,014,789
Net Income$45,391
Open 2016 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016
Signed
Feb 13, 2017
Return Version
2015v3.0
Gross Receipts
$1,064,763
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Headquartered in Roxburys Egleston Square, 826 Boston is dedicated to teaching creative and expository writing to underserved students, ages 6 to 18, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Since 826 Boston opened in 2007, the organizations innovative youth writing programs have provided one-on-one writing support to more than 16,000 underserved students.826 Bostons core programs, offered free of charge, are guided by the belief that great leaps in learning can occur with one-on-one attention, and that writing skills are fundamental to future success. These programs include after-school tutoring, in-school publishing projects, writing workshops, storytelling field trips, and a summer theater camp run in collaboration with the American Repertory Theater. Locally founded and funded, 826 Boston is one of seven chapters in a national network of youth writing centers founded by the writer Dave Eggers and educator Ninive Calegari. In September 2013, the 826 network received

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$294,757$258,041▼ $36,716
Pledges and Grants Receivable$23,942$122,234▲ $98,292
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$22,711$17,950▼ $4,761
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$14,182$0▼ $14,182
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$3,033$13,453▲ $10,420
Inventories for Sale or Use$7,624$7,802▲ $178
Accounts Receivable-$0-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Total Assets$374,579$427,810▲ $53,231
Other Assets Total$8,330$8,330→ $0
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$35,021$42,861▲ $7,840
Total Liabilities$35,021$42,861▲ $7,840
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$274,558$309,949▲ $35,391
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$65,000$75,000▲ $10,000
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$339,558$384,949▲ $45,391
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$374,579$427,810▲ $53,231

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Leasehold Improvements$16,159$30,162$46,321
Equipment$1,334$18,931$20,265
Other Land Buildings$457$8,903$9,360
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay60th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Daniel JohnsonExecutive DirectorFT$82,816$82,816

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Donna CowanVice President
Ande ZellmanDirector
Carol GreenwaldDirector
Charisse HowseDirector
EMILY D'AMOUR PARDODirector
Gillian KohliDirector
Jon FullertonDirector
Linda ButtonDirector
Marc FosterDirector
Tim HouseDirector
Mimi CurranDirector, Treas
Kevin WhalenCEO
Jeffrey MayersohnSecretary
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$564,096
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$3
Other Revenue
$496,081
All Other Contributions
$564,096
Change in Net Assets
$45,391
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$556,573
Other Expenses$453,616
Total Fundraising Expense$229,684
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$4,600
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$297,377$5,804$81,255$384,436
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$70,393$8,282$4,141$82,816
Fees for Services Other$35,225$7,000$30,345$72,570
Occupancy$60,792$3,200-$63,992
All Other Expenses$33,680$1,836$22,275$57,791
Other Employee Benefits$37,121$2,474$9,899$49,494
Payroll Taxes$29,870$1,992$7,965$39,827
Payments to Affiliates$31,784--$31,784
Fees for Services Accounting-$31,355-$31,355
Other Expenses$12,254$2,419$14,314$26,568
Insurance$12,600$663-$13,263
Travel$12,208-$276$12,484
Depreciation Depletion$4,761--$4,761
Grants to Domestic Individuals$4,600--$4,600
Total Functional Expenses$716,864$68,241$229,684$1,014,789
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Gross Income$483,664
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Story Telling$311,344$311,344-$311,344
Books$146,902$146,902-$146,902
Total Events$483,664$483,664-$483,664
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
No
Audit committee
No
Backup withholding compliance
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
No
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“No review was or will be conducted.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“No documents available to the public.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
826 Boston Inc
EIN
20-8065915
Phone
6174425400
Address
3035 WASHINGTON STREET, ROXBURY, MA 02119

Signing Officer

Name
Jessica Dench
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2017-02-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Formed
2006
Legal Domicile
Ma
Voting Board Members
15
Independent Board Members
14
Employees
10
Volunteers
2,500

Preparer

Firm
Andrew M Zuroff CPA PC
Address
1247 Beacon Street Ste 1, Brookline, MA 02446
Preparer
Prafulla Gandbhir
Phone
6175246565
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2016 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$427,810
Liabilities
$42,861
Net assets
$384,949
Revenue
$1,060,180
Expenses
$1,014,789
Net income
$45,391
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.34$0.44$4.90$7.19$3.36$3.82
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.54$0.45$1.08$2.58$3.11$0.54
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.15$0.53$1.62$2.00$2.77$0.77
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.54$0.16$2.39$3.31$2.69$0.62
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.20$0.43$1.76$2.96$2.08$0.88
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.30$0.42$0.88$1.83$2.07$0.25
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.28$0.16$1.13$1.75$1.67$0.08
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.99$0.04$0.95$1.67$1.23$0.44
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.56$0.05$0.50$1.25$1.13$0.12
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.43$0.04$0.38$1.06$1.01$0.05
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.37$0.04$0.34$0.86$0.84$0.02
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.35$0.03$0.32$0.88$0.76$0.12
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.23$0.03$0.20$0.62
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.20$0.01$0.19$0.50
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.22$0.01$0.20$0.43
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.23$0.03$0.21$0.38