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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by EAST BOSTON COMMUNITY COUNCIL INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 7 May 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$777,288 changed to $736,299
Total expenses
$709,169 changed to $702,746
Contributions and grants received
$530,134 changed to $393,561
Program service revenue
$242,095 changed to $336,574
Investment income
$5,059 changed to $6,164
Total assets, end of year
$1,718,542 changed to $1,818,042
Total liabilities, end of year
$197,081 changed to $296,103
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,521,461 changed to $1,521,939
Program services expenses
$521,078 changed to $443,143
Management and general expenses
$121,586 changed to $173,044
Fundraising expenses
$66,505 changed to $86,559
Program service expenses (Part III)
$521,078 changed to $443,143

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Margarita Arenas

Listed only on the later return

  • Frank Ramirez
  • Rosa Dominguez

Totals

Total revenue
$736,299
Total expenses
$702,746
Contributions and grants received
$393,561
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$336,574
Investment income
$6,164
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,818,042
Total liabilities, end of year
$296,103
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,521,939
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$443,143
Management and general expenses
$173,044
Fundraising expenses
$86,559
Program service expenses (Part III)
$443,143

Program services were 63.1% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $48,650

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $344,911

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $335,409 · related or exempt $335,409

  • 2b · Program service revenue: BOOK SALES

    total $1,165 · related or exempt $1,165

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,164 · excluded $6,164

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $113,722 · program services $45,488 · management and general $34,117 · fundraising $34,117

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $232,284 · program services $202,549 · management and general $20,347 · fundraising $9,388

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $11,880 · program services $8,553 · management and general $1,901 · fundraising $1,426

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $21,619 · program services $15,566 · management and general $3,459 · fundraising $2,594

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $27,590 · program services $19,865 · management and general $4,414 · fundraising $3,311

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,686 · management and general $10,686

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $50,965 · program services $13,532 · management and general $24,238 · fundraising $13,195

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $625 · management and general $375 · fundraising $250

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,905 · program services $410 · management and general $2,495

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $13,774 · program services $9,917 · management and general $2,204 · fundraising $1,653

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $114,871 · program services $82,707 · management and general $18,379 · fundraising $13,785

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,849 · management and general $3,365 · fundraising $484

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,301 · management and general $2,301

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,731 · program services $3,406 · management and general $757 · fundraising $568

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,358 · program services $872 · management and general $2,341 · fundraising $145

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $25,292 · program services $11,523 · management and general $10,859 · fundraising $2,910

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $20,706 · program services $9,659 · management and general $11,047

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $11,119 · program services $8,005 · management and general $1,780 · fundraising $1,334

  • 24d · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT

    total $8,756 · program services $1,774 · management and general $6,982

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $21,713 · program services $9,317 · management and general $10,997 · fundraising $1,399

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $315,157 · end of year $260,813

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $72,694 · end of year $77,583

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $27,684 · end of year $36,534

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $1,090,000 · end of year $1,090,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,309 · end of year $2,470

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,548 · end of year $5,683

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

    $157,729

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

    $145,901

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $16,559 · end of year $11,828

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $96,849 · end of year $142,024

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $285,108 · end of year $191,107

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $53,870 · end of year $71,491

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $50,293 · end of year $27,634

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $289,536 · end of year $196,978

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,472,348 · end of year $1,457,439

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $43,861 · end of year $64,500

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

NEIGHBORHOOD BASED ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES THE ADVANCEMENT OF IMMIGRANTS OF ALL AGES THROUGH EDUCATION, SERVICES, ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

  • THE YOUTH PROGRAM CONTINUES IN A RECOVERY PATH AS WE NEEDED TO RESCALE THIS SERVICE FROM APPROXIMATELY 112 STUDENTS TO 50, NOT ONLY ATTENDING EAST BOSTON HIGH BUT FROM THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THOSE PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE SCHOOL ESL INSTRUCTION, STUDY SKILLS ESL, HOMEWORK HELP TIME, OPEN ACCESS COMPUTER LAB SESSION, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES WORKSHOPS, MOVIE NIGHT AND OTHER FIELD TRIPS, AND THE ASPRING PROGRAMS. ALL PROGRAMS ARE GEARED TO KEEP STUDENTS ENROLLED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADUATE ON TIME. THE PROGRAM HAS SHOWN SUCCESS IN MEETING THOSE PROGRAMMATIC GOALS IN 2024.

    Expenses $41,931

  • THE COMMUNITY LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CLEAP) PROVIDES GENERAL SERVICES SUCH AS CONSULTING, ADVANCED PAROLE, TRANSLATION, PREPARATION OF LETTER TO USCIS AND NOTARY SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION SET A FISCAL YEAR GOAL OF PROVIDING ACCESS FOR SERVICES TO 2,300 INDIVIDUALS. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO MORE THAN 2,198 BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THOSE SERVICES INCLUDED INDIVIDUALS OBTAINING TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS), IMMIGRATION STATUS (OTHER THAN TPS), ALLOWING THE RENEWAL OF THEIR WORK PERMITS, ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETION OF I-130 FAMILY PETITIONS WHICH ENABLED THE REUNIFY OF FAMILIES BY BRINGING MEMBERS STILL IN THEIR HOMELANDS TO THE U.S., AND ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING THE N-400 AND N-600 APPLICATIONS TO INITIATE THE NATURALIZATION PROCESS.

    Expenses $176,378 · Revenue $309,548

  • THE ADULT EDUCATION AND LATINA ESL PROGRAM PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. BASED ON ORGANIZATION CENSUS, 296 ADULTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN BOTH THE LATINA ESL AND ADULT ESL PROGRAMS. WITHIN THE LATINA ESL PROGRAM AN ADVANCED LEVEL III WAS CREATED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO SERVE AND SUPPORT PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN WITH NOT ONLY THE ENGLISH CLASSES BUT ALSO BY PROVIDING FREE CHILDCARE TO THESE WOMEN WHILE THEY PARTICIPATE IN ESL INSTRUCTION. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP THE LATINA MOTHERS NAVIGATE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE US EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AS THEY INTEGRATE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY.

    Expenses $202,632 · Revenue $27,026

  • OUR VOICE COUNTS (OVC) PROVIDES AND ENCOURAGES THE RESIDENTS OF EAST BOSTON TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTING PROCESS. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF RESTRICTIONS IN DISTANCING, NO CONGREGATING, AND OTHER SAFETY MEASURES FOR STAFF, THESE SERVICES CONTINUED TO BE LIMITED IN 2024. WE HAVE CONTINUED BUILDING A GREATER CAPACITY FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORK FOR THE FUTURE. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND DEVELOP NEW ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS AND EDUCATE PEOPLE THAT HAVE RECENTLY BECOME AMERICAN CITIZENS.

    Expenses $22,202

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Frank Ramirez

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $110,810
    From this org
    $106,159
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,651
    Hours/week
    40
  • Luisa Bravo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rosa Dominguez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • William Horne Esq

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Thomas Kelleher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anuschka Miranda

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Francisco Navarro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Nicastro

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jorge Capetillo Ponce

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Doris Rubio

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jean Staropoli

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    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
8 July 2026
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202622369349300632

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