Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,179,019
- Total expenses
- $1,472,151
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,799,419
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $161,412
- Investment income
- $142,730
- Other revenue
- $75,458
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,685,248
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $120,028
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,565,220
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $954,307
- Management and general expenses
- $347,971
- Fundraising expenses
- $169,873
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $954,307
Program services were 64.8% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$128,366
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,671,053
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2a · Program service revenue: Education Services
total $161,412 · related or exempt $161,412
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3 · Investment income
total $142,730 · excluded $142,730
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$10,500
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$128,366
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$24,970
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$14,470 · excluded -$14,470
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11a · Other revenue: Proceeds from insurance
total $89,928 · related or exempt $89,928
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11e · Other revenue, total
$89,928
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $132,000 · program services $52,800 · management and general $26,400 · fundraising $52,800
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $604,368 · program services $494,803 · management and general $50,281 · fundraising $59,284
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $9,000 · program services $6,723 · management and general $907 · fundraising $1,370
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $82,641 · program services $61,738 · management and general $8,324 · fundraising $12,579
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $60,913 · program services $45,505 · management and general $6,136 · fundraising $9,272
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11b · Fees: legal
total $4,757 · management and general $4,757
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $87,818 · program services $7,782 · management and general $80,036
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11g · Fees: other
total $116,491 · program services $50,325 · management and general $50,850 · fundraising $15,316
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13 · Office expenses
total $10,977 · program services $5,961 · management and general $2,369 · fundraising $2,647
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14 · Information technology
total $16,999 · program services $12,019 · management and general $1,983 · fundraising $2,997
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16 · Occupancy
total $44,400 · program services $34,105 · management and general $4,100 · fundraising $6,195
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $10,997 · program services $8,215 · management and general $1,108 · fundraising $1,674
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23 · Insurance
total $7,180 · program services $5,364 · management and general $723 · fundraising $1,093
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24a · Other expenses: Program supplies and stipend
total $171,330 · program services $158,126 · management and general $8,558 · fundraising $4,646
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24b · Other expenses: Professional development
total $12,006 · program services $10,841 · management and general $1,165
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24c · Other expenses: Bad debt
total $10,000 · management and general $10,000
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24d · Other expenses: Legal settlement
total $90,274 · management and general $90,274
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $481,575 · end of year $309,811
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $240,541 · end of year $25,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $81,000 · end of year $43,000
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $13,812 · end of year $11,894
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$47,821
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$22,642
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $30,794 · end of year $25,179
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,066,909 · end of year $3,209,233
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $102,093 · end of year $61,131
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $56,279 · end of year $58,897
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $102,093 · end of year $61,131
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,544,127 · end of year $3,381,703
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $314,225 · end of year $183,517
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
See Statement O for description of programs and services.
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Professional Development Services - WriteBoston provides high-quality professional development services to schools, districts, and education organizations that support low-income and linguistically and ethnically diverse youth. Schools and districts engage WriteBoston to respond to their specific literacy needs. WriteBoston offerings range from workshops, to follow-up coaching, and thought partnering with leadership.
Expenses $392,523 · Revenue $158,000
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Teens in print - Teens in Print (TiP) is a writing program created to amplify the marginalized voices of eighth to twelfth-grade Boston students. Students connect with peers from across Boston, learn about writing and media, and publish writing on the website teensinprint.com.
Expenses $337,113
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Summer Journalism - The Summer Journalism Institute is a six-week program that engages 25-35 students in writing skill-building, career and cultural exploration, and community building.
Expenses $224,671
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Abdi Ali
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $130,671
- From this org
- $125,546
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,125
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Caren Arnstein
Director Dev Commitee Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Celeste Lee
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Corey Allen
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Claudius Zorokong
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Nick Martin
Director Governance Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Deborah Spencer
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Caitlin Dodge
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
James Tierney
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Doug Banks
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Phillip Page
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Jenny Leopold
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513519349300036
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