Civic Intelligence

Charles River Clean Up Boat

EIN 83-0394031 • 501(c)3 • Boston, MA

Profile

Remove floating trash from the Charles River

4 Copley Place 4155Boston, MA 02116

cleanupboat.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

34th percentile

-6.5%

Higher net margin than 34% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

46th percentile

-4.7%

Faster asset growth than 46% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

30th percentile

-25%

Faster revenue growth than 30% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$22,926

Down $1,119 (-4.7%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$22,926

Down $1,119 (-4.7%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin34th percentile

Revenue

Down

$17,288

Down $5,772 (-25%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$18,407

Up $546 (+3.1%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$1,119

Down $6,318 (-122%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth46th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2011: $35,734Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $20,514Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $17,386Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $13,407Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $15,239Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $22,896Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $16,426Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $22,904Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $26,809Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $26,8092019Assets 2020: $34,121Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $34,1212020Assets 2021: $28,632Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $28,6322021Assets 2022: $26,530Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $26,5302022Assets 2023: $18,846Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $18,8462023Assets 2024: $24,045Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $24,0452024Assets 2025: $22,926Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $22,9262025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$22,926
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$22,926
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth30th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $74,771Expenses 2011: $58,997Net Income 2011: $15,7742011Revenue 2012: $58,043Expenses 2012: $74,263Net Income 2012: -$16,2202012Revenue 2013: $64,593Expenses 2013: $66,721Net Income 2013: -$2,1282013Revenue 2014: $70,506Expenses 2014: $74,485Net Income 2014: -$3,9792014Revenue 2015: $52,922Expenses 2015: $51,090Net Income 2015: $1,8322015Revenue 2016: $60,876Expenses 2016: $53,219Net Income 2016: $7,6572016Revenue 2017: $55,467Expenses 2017: $61,937Net Income 2017: -$6,4702017Revenue 2018: $28,810Expenses 2018: $22,332Net Income 2018: $6,4782018Revenue 2019: $27,207Expenses 2019: $23,302Net Income 2019: $3,9052019Revenue 2020: $13,687Expenses 2020: $6,375Net Income 2020: $7,3122020Revenue 2021: $14,434Expenses 2021: $19,923Net Income 2021: -$5,4892021Revenue 2022: $19,401Expenses 2022: $21,503Net Income 2022: -$2,1022022Revenue 2023: $9,869Expenses 2023: $17,553Net Income 2023: -$7,6842023Revenue 2024: $23,060Expenses 2024: $17,861Net Income 2024: $5,1992024Revenue 2025: $17,288Expenses 2025: $18,407Net Income 2025: -$1,1192025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$17,288
Expenses$18,407
Net Income-$1,119
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$22,926
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$22,926
Revenue
$17,288
Expenses
$18,407
Net income
-$1,119
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$22.9$0.00$22.9$17.3$18.4$1.12
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$24.0$0.00$24.0$23.1$17.9$5.20
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$18.8$0.00$18.8$9.87$17.6$7.68
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$26.5$0.00$26.5$19.4$21.5$2.10
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$28.6$0.00$28.6$14.4$19.9$5.49
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$34.1$0.00$34.1$13.7$6.38$7.31
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$26.8$0.00$26.8$27.2$23.3$3.91
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$22.9$0.00$28.8$22.3$6.48
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$16.4$0.00$55.5$61.9$6.47
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$22.9$0.00$60.9$53.2$7.66
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$15.2$0.00$52.9$51.1$1.83
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$13.4$0.00$70.5$74.5$3.98
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$17.4$0.00$64.6$66.7$2.13
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$20.5$0.00$58.0$74.3$16.2
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$35.7$0.00$74.8$59.0$15.8
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Jan 27, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$17,288
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Remove floating trash from the Charles River

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
We keep 7 miles of the Charles River clear of trash from May to October. We removed 217 bags of trash and benefited over 2,000,000 people in the Boston area who enjoy the River.$0$18,407
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Cindy BrownPresident-$0--
Jonathan BurkeVice President-$0--
James HealyTreasurer-$0--
Amy GermaineSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Charles River Clean up Boat
EIN
83-0394031
Phone
6174500069
Address
4 Copley Place 4155, Boston, MA 02116

Signing Officer

Name
Cindy Brown
Title
President
Phone
6174500069
Signed
2026-01-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Pavento Ratcliffe Renzi & Co LLC
Address
391 East Central St Unit 8A, Franklin, MA 02038
Preparer
John A Ratcliffe
Phone
5085533091
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: Miscellaneous. Amount: 1,800.”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets

“Description: 20 foot aluminum boat with 115HP, 4 Stroke, outboard motor, equipped with. Beg. of Year Amount: 10,288. End of Year Amount: 10,288.”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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