Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$527,635

Total expenses

$609,433

Contributions and grants received

$511,137

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$16,433

Investment income

$65

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$378,110

Total liabilities, end of year

$57,183

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$320,927

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$427,809

Management and general expenses

$120,890

Fundraising expenses

$60,734

Program service expenses (Part III)

$427,809

Program services were 70.2% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• OUTREACH, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION:ADVOCACY EFFORTS - WALKBOSTON'S ADVOCACY LEADS TO SAFER STREETS, MORE WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS, COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, AND GREATER AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF WALKING. WALKBOSTON SPEAKS UP FOR PEOPLE WALKING IN BOSTON AND ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH ON MANY ISSUES INCLUDING TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING, NEIGHBORHOOD WALKING CONDITIONS, TRAFFIC CALMING STRATEGIES, VISION ZERO, COMPLETE STREETS POLICIES, AND NEIGHBORHOOD SLOW STREETS PROGRAMS. OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS INCLUDE LETTER WRITING, SPEAKING AT PUBLIC MEETINGS, AND BUILDING STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS TO ADVANCE THE WALKING AGENDA. THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, WALKS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH RESIDENTS, ENGINEERS, PLANNERS AND AGENCY STAFF, WE ALSO SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER PEOPLE TO SPEAK UP FOR WALKING IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS.OUTREACH STRATEGIES - WE WORK WITH FELLOW ADVOCATES TO ADVANCE A VISION OF ROAD DESIGN THAT SAFELY AND ATTRACTIVELY SERVES THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WALKING, BIKING, AND RIDING TRANSIT, INCLUDING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, WHILE ALSO HELPING TO CREATE A TRANSPORTATION FUTURE THAT REDUCES OUR DEPENDENCE ON SINGLE-OCCUPANCY VEHICLES. IN ADDITION, WE WORK EXTENSIVELY WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL ACTIVISTS IN MANY OF BOSTON'S NEIGHBORHOODS, IN THE STATE'S GATEWAY CITIES, AND IN SMALLER SUBURBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. WE ALSO HOST THE WALKMASSACHUSETTS NETWORK WHICH CONNECTS AND SUPPORTS NEW, EMERGING, AND EXISTING LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON WALKING. FINALLY, WALKBOSTON PROMOTES WALKABILITY ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, DIGITAL E-NEWS, WRITTEN PUBLICATIONS AND MAPS, AND ON-THE-GROUND WORKSHOPS.

  Expenses $141,706

• TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - WALKBOSTON PROVIDES MISSION-BASED WALKABILITY AND ADVOCACY CONSULTING BASED ON OUR OVER 30-YEAR HISTORY OF MAKING PLACES MORE WALKABLE ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. OUR TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND DEDICATION TO WALKABILITY THAT IS ROOTED IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE SERVE GALVANIZES SUPPORT AND EMPOWERS PEOPLE TO ADVOCATE FOR SAFER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE ENJOYABLE STREETS. THAT SAID, WE KNOW THAT PEDESTRIAN SAFETY MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE DEPENDING ON THEIR AGE, GENDER, RACE, ETHNICITY, ABILITY OR EXPERIENCE. OUR APPROACH DRAWS ON THE EXPERTISE AND DESIRES OF RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND MUNICIPAL STAFF. WE PROVIDE A WIDE VARIETY OF PRESENTATIONS AND TRAININGS, AND FACILITATE DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ENGAGE PEOPLE ABOUT WALKING, AND THE SIDEWALK AND ROAD DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT AFFECT THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF THE WALKING ENVIRONMENT.WE ALSO CONDUCT MULTI-SESSION TRAINING PROGRAMS WITH RESIDENT GROUPS AND YOUTH, WHERE PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFY AREAS WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES THAT NEED WALKABILITY IMPROVEMENTS, DEVELOP PROPOSALS FOR CHANGE, AND PRESENT THEIR IDEAS TO LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHER DECISION-MAKING BODIES. THESE PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MAKE CHANGE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.

  Expenses $282,879 · Revenue $16,433

• WALKING POLICY AND DESIGN:STATEWIDE PROJECT AND POLICY REVIEW - OUR PROJECT REVIEWS HELP ENSURE THAT TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS PROVIDE SAFE AND CONNECTED PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENTS. WE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO SIGNIFICANT MASSDOT ROADWAY PROJECTS AND LARGE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. IN BOSTON, WE HAVE BEEN AN ACTIVE I-90 INTERCHANGE PROJECT TASK FORCE MEMBER FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WORKING TO BROADEN THE SCOPE OF THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT TO EMBRACE THE IDEA OF IMPROVED, CONNECTED PARKLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF THE CHARLES RIVER. WE ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES AND GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE WALKING. OUR VOICE FOR WALKING IS STRENGTHENED BY WORKING WITH OTHER MOBILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT HOUSING, CLIMATE RESILIENCY AND PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES ALL CONTRIBUTE TO FOSTERING NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE PEOPLE CAN WALK AND FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING. THROUGH MEMBERSHIP IN MULTIPLE ISSUE-BASED COALITIONS, WE HAVE BROADENED OUR IMPACT BEYOND TRANSPORTATION-SPECIFIC POLICIES TO OTHERS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTHY, STABLE NEIGHBORHOODS AND SEEK MOBILITY JUSTICE.AGE-FRIENDLY WALKING - WALKBOSTON IS WORKING TO IMPLEMENT LOCAL POLICY AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT CHANGES THAT ADVANCE SAFE, COMFORTABLE AND ACCESSIBLE WALKING FOR SENIORS IN SEVERAL MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITIES, WITH A FOCUS ON HIGH-NEED GATEWAY CITIES AND RURAL AREAS. WE COLLABORATE WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS HEALTHY AGING COLLABORATIVE AND OTHER LEADERS ACROSS THE STATE TO PROMOTE WALKING AND WALKABILITY AS CORE ELEMENTS OF THE AGE- AND DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES MOVEMENT.

  Expenses $3,224

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

7 February 2024

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202410389349301021

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