Massachusetts · Nonprofit
EMBRACE BOSTON INC
EMBRACE BOSTON INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,148,121 to it, the largest being Boston Foundation Inc ($8,504,678). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 88% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.9M
- Funders on record
- 16
- Grants received
- $11M
- Net assets
- $6.0M
What Embrace Boston Inc does
Mission
To strengthen communities and create lasting change through the arts, culture, civic partnerships, and innovative policy solutions.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Arts and culturewe believe art has the power to shape how people see the world and themselves. Our projects celebrate untold stories and amplify voices that deserve to be heard. Highlights include:- the embrace monument and 1965 freedom plaza: honoring dr. Martin luther king jr., coretta scott king, and boston's civil rights leaders.- stories of the embrace app: an interactive experience available in four languages.- the w.e.b. Du bois sculpture: a gathering space that brings du bois's story to life.- the embrace fence art commission: murals created by artists from boston's neighborhoods.signature seriesevery year, we bring people together with events that inspire and challenge. These include:- embrace mass con salsa! 5,000 attendees- everyone250 culture summit 200 attendees- embrace honors mlk 1,200 attendees- embrace honors juneteenth 400 attendees- embrace ideas festival 500 attendees- embrace ideas festival block party 2,000 attendeesour impact: - engaged over 10,000 community members annually.- ensured 75% of attendees could participate thanks to underwriting.transforming stories- 35 episodes of our "good trouble" podcast.- 8 films aired on nbc10, including award-winning…
$3,515,324 spentof which $7,760 as grants81% of program spendingResearch and policywe're diving deep into data and research to propose meaningful solutions for persistent societal challenges.recent highlights include:- harm report: exploring boston's past and present areas for improvement.- shared history report: a collaboration with the boston green ribbon commission.- great migration report: telling the story of boston's demographic evolution.program service accomplishmentsour impact-engaged over 10,000 community members annually.-ensured 75% of attendees could participate thanks to underwriting.
$722,537 spent17% of program spendingNarrativewe know the power of storytelling it can change hearts, shift perspectives, and spark action. Some ways we tell those stories include:- good trouble podcast: inspired by former u.s. Congressman john lewis, this podcast connects listeners with changemakers.- films: sharing untold stories of resilience and progress.- media outreach: building awareness through press, social media, and partnerships.our impact: narrative reach- connected with 13,000+ followers across social media.- earned 172 media mentions, reaching an estimated 5.72m people.- celebrated an emmy win for the live broadcast of the embrace unveiling.transforming stories-35 episodes of our "good trouble" podcast.-8 films aired on nbc10, including award-winning documentaries.
$77,085 spent2% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,314,946.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2024, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2024, 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 2024 to 2025, from $5.9M to $6.4M (+8%).
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: 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
95% of EMBRACE BOSTON INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 2 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.
Chief executive
Imari Kenya Paris Jeffries
President & CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
5 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 88% 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 EMBRACE BOSTON 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
EMBRACE BOSTON INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 76% of grant income and the top three 89%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
90% 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 EMBRACE BOSTON INC.
“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.
Where its funders are
88% of EMBRACE BOSTON 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 $1.4M that is directly attributable, 68% of it comes from Massachusetts funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $9.8M arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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
EMBRACE BOSTON INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding EMBRACE BOSTON INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $150k on record.
- (PP) STATE AID/POL SUB$150k
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 EMBRACE BOSTON 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
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for EMBRACE BOSTON INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds EMBRACE BOSTON INC?
- EMBRACE BOSTON INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,148,121 to it, the largest being Boston Foundation Inc ($8,504,678). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 88% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does EMBRACE BOSTON INC have?
- IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $11,148,121 in grants to EMBRACE BOSTON INC, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of EMBRACE BOSTON INC?
- Boston Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $8,504,678 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like EMBRACE BOSTON 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2024–2025), and the filings of 16 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