Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Celebrity Series of Boston Inc
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$9.3Mrevenue
FY2025 · −19% in 3 yrs63staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Where the money goes FY2025 · $10M spent
Programs$8.1M80%Management and general$887k9%Fundraising$1.2M11%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$3.0M in FY2023, −$741k in FY2024 and −$810k in FY2025. Cash covers 0.3 months.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
30 of 30 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 3% of revenue in FY2025. $365k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending65funders
$1.8Ma year, last 3 years
27%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Barr FoundationStopped after FY2022$275k$200k$520k–The Royal Little Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$93k$53k$222k$220k$123k$120k$120kStephanie L Brown FoundationStopped after FY2021$200k$250k–Susanne Marcus Collins Foundation IncSince FY2020$50k$50k$75k$75kLiberty Mutual Foundation IncSince FY2020$34k$24k$50k$55kJohn and Golda Cohen TrustEvery year since FY2017$17k$21k$21k$16k$17k$22k$32kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$909k$1.5M$1.2M$1.1M$901k$1.1M$919k37 other fundersUp to $90k a year each$23k$89k$39k$67k$132k$246k$348k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped