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Metro North Regional Employment Board

MassHire Metro North Workforce Board's mission is to develop partnerships, generate resources, and advocate for workforce solutions that result in a skilled workforce, prospering businesses, and equitable access to meaningful career pathways and quality employment for residents.

$12M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
54
Grants FY2025
47
Organizations funded FY2024
19%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$57,627
Largest grant, FY2025
$6,191,905
Organizations funded a year
30 to 47
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$6.0M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 19% of the organizations Metro North Regional Employment Board funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $453k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEmploymentEducationCommunity ImprovementPhilanthropyPublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving49$12M27%
FY202447$10M19%
FY202343$8.3M35%
FY202231$5.9M19%
FY202131$5.1M16%
FY202030$5.2M10%
FY201939$5.6Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Employment$52MCommunity Improvement$12k

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
ABCD Company$22,005,5545n/a
The Workplace Inc$6,529,311210%
La Colaborativa Inc$3,752,358713%
City of Malden$2,946,1827n/a
Revere Public Schools$1,949,5247n/a
City of Everett$1,062,9267n/a
American Training Inc$777,55251%
City of Chelsea$748,6854n/a
International Institute of New England Inc$738,10774%
Just-A-Start Corporation$692,79572%
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All grantees of Metro North Regional Employment Board by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
ABCD Company$22,005,5545n/a
The Workplace Inc$6,529,311210%
La Colaborativa Inc$3,752,358713%
City of Malden$2,946,1827n/a
Revere Public Schools$1,949,5247n/a
City of Everett$1,062,9267n/a
American Training Inc$777,55251%
City of Chelsea$748,6854n/a
International Institute of New England Inc$738,10774%
Just-A-Start Corporation$692,79572%
Center for Manufacturing Technology LLC$633,3707n/a
Community Workshops Inc$537,12672%
Cambridge Public Schools$529,6906n/a
The Somerville Community Corporation Inc$488,62372%
Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical School District$452,9596n/a
Merrimack Valley Workforce Investment Board Inc$425,525795%
Boston Education Skills & Training Corp$411,93055%
Computers for People Inc$395,456234%
Breaktime United Inc$383,42032%
City of Somerville$375,2967n/a
New England Center for Arts & Technology Inc$366,22657%
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation$358,225339%
Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational School District$341,1096n/a
City of Salem$319,3386n/a
Young Women's Christian Association of Malden$306,92474%
The Neighborhood Developers Inc$299,13371%
GREATER LOWELL WORKFORCE DEV BOARD INC dba MASSHIRE GREATER LOWELL WORKFORCE$254,3827n/a
Somerville Center for Adult Learning$229,4681n/a
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Boston Inc$220,00030%
Essex North Shore Agircultural & Technical School$198,0555n/a
La Comunidad Inc$181,82667%
Cambridge Public Access Corporation Inc$179,97021%
Macir$177,2121n/a
Building Mass Careers Inc$149,194213%
Reading Public Schools$142,4032n/a
Town of Burlington$130,7253n/a
New England Expert Tech$127,0662n/a
Action for Equity Inc$125,10345%
Jewish Vocational Service Inc$117,02920%
Digital Ready Inc$113,77714%
Cape Cod Community College$110,0623n/a
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Inc$109,99730%
Cambridge Housing Authority$94,1195n/a
Worcester Public Library$92,4274n/a
Woburn Public Schools$86,5532n/a
Boston Private Industry Council Inc The$86,47440%
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School District$82,3102n/a
Mack Tech$80,0002n/a
Associated Builders & Contractors Inc Massachusetts Chapter$79,33423%
National Digital Inclusion Alliance$73,69531%
The Welcome Project Inc$62,10626%
Greentownorg Inc$62,008211%
YMCA Shared Services Inc$61,700115%
Wellspring House Inc$60,78111%
Essex County Community Organization$60,000116%
Technical Manufacturing Corp$60,0001n/a
Women Encouraging Empowerment Inc$59,204116%
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition Inc$58,08811%
Middlesex Community College$56,4862n/a
Pathways Adult Education & Training Inc$50,81113%
Metro Southwest Workforce Board Inc$50,17330%
Boston Centerless$36,7481n/a
Berkshire Manufactured$36,5902n/a
north shore community college$26,6571n/a
Table Talk Pies Inc$26,0822n/a
Nps Minuteman Tech$21,7961n/a
Glouster Highschool$20,0001n/a
Society of Manufacturing Engineers$18,75010%
BIO Techne$18,0001n/a
Chelsea Education Foundation Inc$17,585147%
Berk County Regional Employment Board$16,50011%
Malden Public Schools$15,0771n/a
Epic Enterprise Inc$14,4001n/a
Partnerships for a Skilled Workforce Inc$13,95221%
City of Fall River$13,2001n/a
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship$12,50010%
Union Square Main Streets Inc$12,22911%
Bristol Community College$10,6301n/a
Northern Essex Community College Foundation Inc$10,00011%
University of Massachusetts$9,9501n/a
Quabbin Wire & Cable$9,6761n/a
Lambert Leadership Coaching$9,0001n/a
Sperling Interactive$7,4991n/a
East Somerville Main Street Inc$7,41712%
City of Greenfield Ma$7,0001n/a
Viant Medical$7,0001n/a
Rolls Royce Naval Marine Inc$7,0001n/a
Massachusetts Competitive Partnership Inc$5,60010%
Operation Able of Greater Boston Inc$5,50010%

Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($57k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Metro North Regional Employment Board supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 45 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Workplace Inc: $6,529,311 over 2y, 9.5% of budgetLa Colaborativa Inc: $3,752,358 over 7y, 13% of budgetAmerican Training Inc: $777,552 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetInternational Institute of New England Inc: $738,107 over 7y, 3.5% of budgetJust-A-Start Corporation: $692,795 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetCommunity Workshops Inc: $537,126 over 7y, 2.4% of budgetThe Somerville Community Corporation Inc: $488,623 over 7y, 1.7% of budgetMerrimack Valley Workforce Investment Board Inc: $425,525 over 7y, 95% of budgetBoston Education Skills & Training Corp: $411,930 over 5y, 5.2% of budgetComputers for People Inc: $395,456 over 2y, 34% of budgetBreaktime United Inc: $383,420 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetNew England Center for Arts & Technology Inc: $366,226 over 5y, 6.7% of budgetThe Hideo Sasaki Foundation: $358,225 over 3y, 39% of budgetYoung Women's Christian Association of Malden: $306,924 over 7y, 4.0% of budgetThe Neighborhood Developers Inc: $299,133 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Greater Boston Inc: $220,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLa Comunidad Inc: $181,826 over 6y, 7.3% of budgetCambridge Public Access Corporation Inc: $179,970 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetBuilding Mass Careers Inc: $149,194 over 2y, 13% of budgetAction for Equity Inc: $125,103 over 4y, 4.7% of budgetJewish Vocational Service Inc: $117,029 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDigital Ready Inc: $113,777 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetBoston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Inc: $109,997 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetBoston Private Industry Council Inc The: $86,474 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAssociated Builders & Contractors Inc Massachusetts Chapter: $79,334 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetNational Digital Inclusion Alliance: $73,695 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetThe Welcome Project Inc: $62,106 over 2y, 6.1% of budgetGreentownorg Inc: $62,008 over 2y, 11% of budgetYMCA Shared Services Inc: $61,700 over 1y, 15% of budgetWellspring House Inc: $60,781 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetEssex County Community Organization: $60,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetWomen Encouraging Empowerment Inc: $59,204 over 1y, 16% of budgetMassachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition Inc: $58,088 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetPathways Adult Education & Training Inc: $50,811 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetMetro Southwest Workforce Board Inc: $50,173 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSociety of Manufacturing Engineers: $18,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChelsea Education Foundation Inc: $17,585 over 1y, 47% of budgetBerk County Regional Employment Board: $16,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetPartnerships for a Skilled Workforce Inc: $13,952 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetNetwork for Teaching Entrepreneurship: $12,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnion Square Main Streets Inc: $12,229 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetNorthern Essex Community College Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetEast Somerville Main Street Inc: $7,417 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetMassachusetts Competitive Partnership Inc: $5,600 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOperation Able of Greater Boston Inc: $5,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 45.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

United Way Of Massachusetts Bay IncMA38.5× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Boston Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · Project Bread-The Walk for Hunger Inc · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc · Health Resources in Action Inc · Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation · Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc · People's United Community Foundation of Eastern Massachusetts Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Metro North Regional Employment Board

How much does Metro North Regional Employment Board give?
Metro North Regional Employment Board reported 54 grants totaling $11,612,675 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 30 and 47 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does Metro North Regional Employment Board fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Employment (100%), Community Improvement (0%).
Who are Metro North Regional Employment Board's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: ABCD Company ($22M), The Workplace Inc ($6.5M), La Colaborativa Inc ($3.8M).
Does Metro North Regional Employment Board fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Metro North Regional Employment Board?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc, Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc), Boston Foundation Inc.
Where is Metro North Regional Employment Board based?
Metro North Regional Employment Board is based in MA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 90 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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