Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by ARTS & BUSINESS COUNCIL OF GREATER BOSTON INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,375,957
- Total expenses
- $1,068,373
- Contributions and grants received
- $6,272,337
- Grants paid
- $311,030
- Program service revenue
- $99,781
- Investment income
- $3,839
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,549,206
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $140,491
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $7,408,715
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $765,006
- Management and general expenses
- $232,856
- Fundraising expenses
- $70,511
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $765,006
Program services were 71.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$101,200
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$6,171,137
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$5,410,846
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
total $87,222 · related or exempt $87,222
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2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL/WORKSHOP F
total $12,559 · related or exempt $12,559
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3 · Investment income
total $3,839 · excluded $3,839
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $311,030 · program services $311,030
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $179,142 · program services $109,276 · management and general $32,246 · fundraising $37,620
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $212,251 · program services $167,971 · management and general $28,844 · fundraising $15,436
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $15,534 · program services $11,673 · management and general $2,262 · fundraising $1,599
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $259 · program services $185 · management and general $40 · fundraising $34
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $55,186 · program services $39,169 · management and general $8,595 · fundraising $7,422
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $73,417 · management and general $73,417
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11g · Fees: other
total $140,407 · program services $92,267 · management and general $42,000 · fundraising $6,140
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,762 · program services $6,762
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13 · Office expenses
total $32,272 · program services $18,874 · management and general $11,138 · fundraising $2,260
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17 · Travel
total $21,123 · program services $847 · management and general $20,276
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23 · Insurance
total $20,990 · program services $6,952 · management and general $14,038
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $290,433 · end of year $378,029
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,616,548 · end of year $1,362,923
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $209,886 · end of year $164,642
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $13,051 · end of year $15,941
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,059 · end of year $207,883
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $14,000 · end of year $5,419,788
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $125,512 · end of year $140,491
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,583,786 · end of year $6,757,171
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $437,679 · end of year $651,544
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO PROVIDE DIRECT LEGAL/BUSINESS SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND AFFORDABLE ARTS SPACES FOR ARTISTS AND ARTS/CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS.
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VARIETY OF LEGAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES FOR ARTISTS AND ARTS/CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, OFTEN PROVIDED PRO BONO. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE PROVIDING SAFE, AFFORDABLE, PERMANENT ARTIST WORK SPACES WHERE WORK IS MADE, REHEARSED AND SHARED. IN FY 2025 MORE THAN 500 ARTISTS BENEFITTED FROM THESE PROGRAMS.
Expenses $765,006 · Grants $311,030 · Revenue $99,781
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Bithyah IsraelBITHYAH ISRAEL
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jim BuzaJIM BUZA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5 + 1 related
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Awilda IrizarryAWILDA IRIZARRY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Joanne KaliontzisJOANNE KALIONTZIS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Ruxandra TentisRUXANDRA TENTIS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Minerva PintoMINERVA PINTO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marisa Murtagh EsqMARISA MURTAGH ESQ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Lisa NickersonLISA NICKERSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Kathleen Gondek PhDKATHLEEN GONDEK PHD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Stacy ReedSTACY REED
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sean NewthSEAN NEWTH
FORMER BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dayla Arabella SanturriDAYLA ARABELLA SANTURRI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David GuerraDAVID GUERRA
CLERK
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Cheryl TougiasCHERYL TOUGIAS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Ayana MackAYANA MACK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Anastasia DaouANASTASIA DAOU
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amanda EckhoffAMANDA ECKHOFF
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Glenn G PudelkaGLENN G PUDELKA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alex GavisALEX GAVIS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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James Grace EsqJAMES GRACE ESQ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $199,767
- From this org
- $149,207
- From related orgs
- $45,000
- Other
- $5,560
- Hours/week
- 37 + 3 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $134,207 + $45,000 related
- Bonus
- $15,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,560
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $154,767 + $45,000 related
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Lucas BlackadarLUCAS BLACKADAR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $106,600
- From this org
- $102,404
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,196
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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STIGGITY STACKZ WORLDWIDE INC
$109,850
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
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MASARY STUDIOS
$60,008
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
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ROXBURY DISTRICT INCREMENT FINANCING PROJECT
$21,850
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
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GUY MENDILOW ENSEMBLE
$17,759
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
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REFUGE LOWELL
$16,846
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
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HUMPHREY STREET STUDIOS
$14,036
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
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ART IN THE PARK
$13,066
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
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ARTEVERYWHERE
$10,989
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
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GRANT TO RELATED ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
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#ARTSTAYSHERE COALITION
$8,593
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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WESTERN AVENUE COMMUNITY FOR THE ARTS INC
501(C)(3) · AFFORDABLE LIVE/WORK SPACE FOR ARTISTS · MA
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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CREATIVE CAMPUS ABC WORCESTER INC
C · REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT · MA · 100% owned
Directly controlled by ARTS & BUSINESS COUNCIL OF GREATER BOSTON INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 16 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543509349301304
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