Massachusetts · Nonprofit
BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC
BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 22 organizations whose IRS filings report $547,970 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($298,695). 17 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 67% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $346k
- Funders on record
- 22
- Grants received
- $548k
- Net assets
- $2.0M
What Beacon Hill Civic Association Inc does
Mission
To preserve and protect the character of the beacon hill section of boston and to promote community development among its residents.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Informational services - this program notifies members and seeks input on various issues affecting the character of the beacon hill section of boston. These issues are described in the descripion of the bhca committees under "community projects" above.
$30,412 spent13% of program spendingCommunity projects - in furtherance of beacon hill civic association (bhca)'s charitable mission, numerous committees have been created which are described as follows:the zoning and licensing committee committee's mission is to assist property owners who are making changes to their properties that require variances from the city's zoning code. By hosting property representatives to describe their projects and rationales for requesting variances, the committee provides community input and insight. Each of the committee's votes is presented to the bhca board for vote; the board's vote is incorporated into a letter to the zoning board of appeal. The committee reviews requests by local restaurants and merchants for liquor licenses in a similar manner to the review of zoning variances.the architecture committee's mission is to help maintain the architectural integrity of our national historical landmark district. The committee reviews properties that have submitted applications to the beacon hill architectural commission (bhac). The bhac holds monthly hearings on applications for certificates of appropriateness and reviews architectural violations in accordance with ch. 616 of the acts…
$86,197 spentof which $20,000 as grants37% of program spendingPublications - annual publication of the beacon hill neighborhood guide, which serves as a referral source for member businesses. These businesses support the association's tax exempt mission.
$28,006 spent12% of program spendingMembership - the membership committee seeks to identify and engage potential new members, as well as steward existing members, in the residential, business, and non-profit segments of our neighborhood. When neighbors join together we are all stronger. Membership dues are an important source for our day-to-day activities. We actively seek to expand our membership base, welcoming new members with two receptions each year. Additionally, we produce an annual neighborhood guide to provide residents with an information resource and to encourage residents to support the local businesses that advertise in the guide. Finally, we manage the merchant loyalty program as a way to further encourage members and merchant to support each other.
$91,268 spentof which $5,430 as grants39% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $235,883.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $1.4M to $1.7M (+20%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 9%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
79% of BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Joshua Leffler
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 10 funders, grant income rose $46k → $56k.
5 of 22 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 67% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 55% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
70% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 52% · 2018 39% · 2019 41% · 2020 54% · 2021 57% · 2022 41% · 2023 53% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 77% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
67% of BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $178k that is directly attributable, 93% of it comes from Massachusetts funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $370k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC's revenue fell 66% between 2018 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,175 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Government funding BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $4k on record.
- MA$3k
- DE$1k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
69% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
80%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Hill House Inc · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC?
- BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 22 organizations whose IRS filings report $547,970 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($298,695). 17 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 67% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 22 organizations giving $547,970 in grants to BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC, 17 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $298,695 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BEACON HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 22 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing