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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BOSTON EDUCATION SKILLS & TRAINING CORP.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,424,576
Total expenses
$2,211,165
Contributions and grants received
$247,200
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,126,256
Investment income
$48,706
Other revenue
$2,414
Total assets, end of year
$2,826,860
Total liabilities, end of year
$379,736
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,447,124
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,417,958
Management and general expenses
$678,290
Fundraising expenses
$114,917
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,417,958

Program services were 64.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $247,200

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $2,126,256 · related or exempt $2,126,256

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $48,706 · excluded $48,706

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $2,414 · related or exempt $2,414

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,414

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $144,595 · program services $38,623 · management and general $67,555 · fundraising $38,417

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $799,389 · program services $656,883 · management and general $106,300 · fundraising $36,206

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $40,537 · program services $30,314 · management and general $7,192 · fundraising $3,031

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $182,097 · program services $146,577 · management and general $25,937 · fundraising $9,583

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $92,489 · program services $69,163 · management and general $16,410 · fundraising $6,916

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,491 · management and general $1,491

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $245,716 · management and general $245,716

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $283,467 · program services $206,943 · management and general $70,280 · fundraising $6,244

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $70,005 · program services $8,829 · management and general $61,176

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $165,879 · program services $120,571 · management and general $34,256 · fundraising $11,052

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,223 · program services $5,391 · management and general $3,832

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $25,136 · program services $18,796 · management and general $4,460 · fundraising $1,880

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,237 · program services $15,881 · management and general $3,768 · fundraising $1,588

  • 24a · Other expenses: CLASSROOM SUPPLIES

    total $117,310 · program services $95,153 · management and general $22,157

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $8,565 · program services $4,819 · management and general $3,746

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES/FEES/SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $4,029 · program services $15 · management and general $4,014

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $693,232 · end of year $554,992

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,413,403 · end of year $1,762,108

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $50,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $235,237 · end of year $328,364

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,814 · end of year $16,995

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $367,529

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $324,094

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $45,070 · end of year $43,435

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $249,155 · end of year $120,966

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $140,472 · end of year $246,066

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $50,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $268,726 · end of year $133,670

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,079,848 · end of year $2,310,139

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $153,865 · end of year $136,985

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE EDUCATION, SKILLS, AND TRAINING TO EXCEL IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AND IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGE (ESOL) CLASSES, SKILL TRAINING CLASSES IN HOSPITALITY RELATED AREAS, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, AND INDIVIDUAL CAREER COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS TO EXCEL IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.

  • EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING IN FY24, THE ORGANIZATION HAD 1,144 ENROLLMENTS ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS. SERVICE DELIVERY WAS DONE IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS AND PREFERENCES OF OUR CLIENTS.SKILLS TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS CLASSES WERE TAUGHT PRIMARILY IN PERSON. ENROLLMENTS WERE AS FOLLOWS: 53 IN THE BANQUET SERVER TRAINING PROGRAM, 92 IN CPR/AED CERTIFICATION, 65 IN MA ALLERGENS, 133 IN SERVSAFE CERTIFICATIONS, 116 IN ERGONOMICS, AND 176 IN TIPS CERTIFICATION (THE SAFE SERVING OF ALCOHOL).ENGLISH, U.S. CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION, AND TECHNOLOGY CLASSES WERE TAUGHT REMOTELY, IN-PERSON, AND HYBRID. ENROLLMENTS WERE AS FOLLOWS: 43 IN U.S. CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION, 226 IN ENGLISH CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, 17 IN INDIVIDUALIZED TUTORING SERVICES, AND 142 IN TECHNOLOGY CLASSES. OF THESE 119 STUDENTS RECEIVED A CHROMEBOOK, THANKS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PARTNERSHIP WITH TECH GOES HOME.JOB SEEKERIN FY24, THE ORGANIZATION HAD 84 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN JOB SEEKER PROGRAM: 68 IN OUR INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY, HOUSEKEEPING PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, 8 IN OUR CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM, AND 8 IN DIRECT CAREER COACHING AND PLACEMENT SERVICES. JOB SEEKER CLASSES WERE OFFERED IN-PERSON WITH CERTAIN COMPONENTS TAUGHT AT EACH SITE (MEDFORD TRAINING CENTER AND SEAPORT TRAINING CENTER).VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENTTHE ORGANIZATION HOSTED COLLEGE INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDED VARIOUS SERVICES INCLUDING TUTORING, CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, PRACTICE INTERVIEWS, RESUME DEVELOPMENT, AND MORE. NEW TRAINING SITEIN FY24, BEST LAUNCHED ITS CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM. THE PILOT PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EXECUTIVE CHEFS FROM EMPLOYER PARTNERS. TRAINING WAS OFFERED IN OUR SEAPORT TRAINING CENTER. SOFT SKILLS WERE TAUGHT IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND HARD SKILLS WERE TAUGHT IN AN OMNI BOSTON HOTEL BY THE SEAPORT KITCHEN ADJACENT TO OUR CLASSROOM.

    Expenses $1,417,958 · Revenue $2,128,670

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Abrigal Forrester

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Suzanne Lee

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Rebekah Lashman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jaimie McNeil

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Tanisha Meranda

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Aisha Necoechea

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $144,407
    From this org
    $123,079
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,328
    Hours/week
    37.5

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
2023
Filed
23 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501149349300115

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