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← WRITEBOSTON INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WRITEBOSTON INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,144,094
Total expenses
$998,439
Contributions and grants received
$954,348
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$186,771
Investment income
$12,254
Other revenue
-$9,279
Total assets, end of year
$2,037,768
Total liabilities, end of year
$75,281
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,962,487
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$688,457
Management and general expenses
$156,614
Fundraising expenses
$153,368
Program service expenses (Part III)
$688,457

Program services were 69.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $129,351

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $824,997

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Education Services

    total $186,771 · related or exempt $186,771

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,254 · excluded $12,254

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $9,600

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $129,351

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $18,879

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$9,279 · excluded -$9,279

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $126,252 · program services $56,430 · management and general $25,126 · fundraising $44,696

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $506,867 · program services $451,715 · management and general $4,787 · fundraising $50,365

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $39,372 · program services $31,600 · management and general $1,860 · fundraising $5,912

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $53,620 · program services $43,036 · management and general $2,533 · fundraising $8,051

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $54,839 · management and general $54,839

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $136,376 · program services $36,675 · management and general $61,612 · fundraising $38,089

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,327 · program services $1,752 · management and general $5,011 · fundraising $3,564

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,883 · program services $3,117 · management and general $183 · fundraising $583

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,950 · program services $3,950

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,366 · program services $6,715 · management and general $395 · fundraising $1,256

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program supplies

    total $48,912 · program services $48,912

  • 24b · Other expenses: Professional development

    total $5,675 · program services $4,555 · management and general $268 · fundraising $852

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,557,108 · end of year $787,141

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $277,500 · end of year $177,910

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,000 · end of year $40,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,944 · end of year $13,040

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

    $11,849

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

    $4,279

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,520 · end of year $7,570

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $1,012,107

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $50,240 · end of year $75,281

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,262,832 · end of year $1,440,577

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $554,000 · end of year $521,910

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

See Statement O for description of programs and services.

  • 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 $270,716

  • 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 $238,582 · Revenue $186,771

  • 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 $179,159

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sarah Poulter

    Executive Director former

    Total calculated
    $121,500
    From this org
    $121,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Nick Martin

    Director Governance Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Claudius Zorokong

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Deborah Spencer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Caitlin Dodge

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jenny Leopold

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Celeste Lee

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Caren Arnstein

    Director Dev Commitee Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Corey Allen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Doug Banks

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Tierney

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Phillip Page

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Frannie Moyer

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Abdi Ali

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313179349310156

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