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BEACON HILL NURSERY SCHOOL

EIN 04-2255588 BOSTON, MA

Largest nonprofits in Massachusetts

Revenue 2024
$4,577,244
Expenses 2024
$4,140,250

Program services were 79.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B210
Classification
1000
Street
74 JOY STREET

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BEACON HILL NURSERY SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A NURTURING COMMUNITY THAT INSTILLS A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING IN ITS STUDENTS. GUIDED BY EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATORS, WE VALUE PLAY AS PURPOSEFUL AND CHERISH CHILDREN'S INNATE CURIOSITY.

  • THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL MOMENTS IN A CHILD'S EARLY DEVELOPMENT AND TO BEGIN THE CORNERSTONE OF A CHILD'S EDUCATIONAL LIFE AT THIS MOMENT ENRICHES OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE. BEACON HILL NURSERY SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED IN 1955. OUR PRIMARY MISSION: TO NURTURE OUR STUDENTS' INNATE CURIOSITY AND LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING. WE BELIEVE THAT CHILDREN WHO DEVELOP STRONG SELFCONCEPTS AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS ARE MOST SUCCESSFUL BOTH IN SCHOOL AND LATER IN LIFE.OUR TODDLER PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TODDLERS TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AS PRESCHOOLERS BUT ADDRESSING THE VERY SPECIFIC NEEDS, CHALLENGES, AND DELIGHTS OF THIS PARTICULAR AGE GROUP. CHILDREN MUST HAVE TURNED TWO YEARS OLD BY THE OPENING OF SCHOOL AND WILL ATTEND EITHER 2 OR 3 MORNING OR AFTERNOON SESSIONS EACH WEEK. OUR TODDLER TEACHERS HAVE DESIGNED A CLASSROOM, CURRICULUM, AND OUTDOOR SPACE THAT ADDRESS THE VERY SPECIFIC AND IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A TWO-YEAR-OLD; THEY HAVE SPECIFIC TRAINING IN "TODDLERHOOD AND ATTEND NATIONAL TRAININGS AND CONFERENCES ON THE SUBJECT OF "TODDLING TWOS" THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OUR YOUNGER NURSERY STUDENTS, AGES 2.9 TO 3.11, ENJOY HAVING A SPACE OF THEIR OWN WHERE THEY CAN EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF CREATING ART WORKS AND PLAYING WITH TACTILE AND SENSORY MATERIALS. THE CHILDREN'S SOCIAL SKILLS ALSO BLOOM AS THEY LEARN ABOUT SHARING, TAKING TURNS, AND THE VALUE OF COOPERATIVE PLAY. THEY DISCOVER THAT THEY ARE PART OF A LARGER WORLD, AND THAT THE REWARDS OF FRIENDSHIP ARE PLENTIFUL. OLDER NURSERY FOUR- AND FIVE-YEAR-OLDS ARE BECOMING SKILLED ORGANIZERS AND UNTIRING NEGOTIATORS WHO APPRECIATE FAIRNESS, REASON AND LOGIC. MUCH TIME IS SPENT EXPLORING THEIR WONDERFUL IDEAS AND MAKING SENSE OF THE WORLD AROUND THEM. THE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW CHILDREN TO EXPRESS THEIR INCREASING CONFIDENCE AND INDEPENDENCE, WHILE MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF THEIR NOISY CURIOSITY, ENERGY, AND ENDLESS ENTHUSIASM. THE JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO KEEP PACE WITH CHILDREN'S COGNITIVE, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL SKILLS WHICH ARE DEVELOPING AT A TREMENDOUS RATE. THROUGH DAILY DISCUSSIONS AND INDEPTH STUDY, WE NURTURE AND STIMULATE THAT GROWTH, WHILE ENCOURAGING SELF-CONFIDENCE, ENTHUSIASM FOR LEARNING, AND A RESPECT FOR OTHERS. TOPICS OF INTEREST ARISE FROM CHILDREN'S INTERESTS AND INQUIRY, AND PROJECTS MAY LAST A WEEK, A MONTH, OR A SEASON. EACH WEEK JUNIOR KINDERGARTNERS WRITE THEIR OWN BOOKS, DEVELOPING A TANGIBLE APPRECIATION FOR THE POWER OF THE WRITTEN WORD. JUNIOR KINDERGARTNERS EXPLORE MATH MANIPULATIVES THROUGH INDEPENDENT AND GUIDED ACTIVITIES, AND IN SCIENCE THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE GUESSES, TEST HYPOTHESES, EXPERIMENT, AND EXPLORE THEIR DETAILED PROJECT WORK.THEY ARE MENTORS TO THE YOUNGER CHILDREN, EVEN READING TO THEM. THIS DISTINCTIVE POSITION IS A SOURCE OF TREMENDOUS PRIDE AND A FOUNDATION FOR SELF-ASSURANCE THAT WILL ACCOMPANY THEM TO THEIR NEXT SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.

    Expenses $3,302,004 · Grants $347,126 · Revenue $3,613,696

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Andy O'Brien

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Aaron Norris

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ben Albert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ben Clapp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Chris Lin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Chris Wholey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Christina Dolce

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Eileen Devor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Elizabeth Winters Ronaldson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Eric Seitz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Geoff Homer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Heather Sigel

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Heidi Dooley

    DIRECTOR (THRU JUNE 2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jane Vance

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Josh Plavner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kate Lakin

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Maria Casella

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Matt Kidd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mimi Eger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Nick Ordway

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ranga Papanna

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Samantha McCourt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Debra Sullivan

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $300,585
    From this org
    $271,880
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,705
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,980
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $4,900
    Deferred
    $10,840
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,865
    Filer's total
    $300,585
  • Christine Miller

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $121,159
    From this org
    $99,025
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,134
    Hours/week
    26
  • Melissa Kent

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $109,943
    From this org
    $104,234
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,709
    Hours/week
    40

The first 25 listed. 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $4,577,244
    Expenses
    $4,140,250
    Contributions
    $676,767
    Grants paid
    $347,126
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $4,073,598
    Expenses
    $3,624,337
    Contributions
    $601,903
    Grants paid
    $202,736
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $4,101,765
    Expenses
    $3,444,497
    Contributions
    $623,853
    Grants paid
    $249,248

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,450,215
    Expenses
    $2,900,706
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,198,092
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,848,229
    Expenses
    $2,676,528
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,268,126
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,009,389
    Expenses
    $2,895,684
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,193,041
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,182,714
    Expenses
    $2,685,148
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,029,227
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,816,090
    Expenses
    $2,611,935
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,187,145
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,097,163
    Expenses
    $3,305,238
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,841,990
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,228,090
    Expenses
    $2,967,994
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,659,721
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,299,226
    Expenses
    $2,821,532
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,361,476
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,888,128
    Expenses
    $2,791,669
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,841,743
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $2,512,002
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,424,556

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.