Nonprofit · EIN 04-2240610
BEACON HILL FRIENDS HOUSE INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02108
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $897,126 | $576,272 | $320,854 | $2,415,562 | $104,372 | $2,311,190 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $477,491 | $544,083 | -$66,592 | $2,058,124 | $84,552 | $1,973,572 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $693,434 | $484,037 | $209,397 | $2,040,090 | $40,234 | $1,999,856 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $470,583
- of which government grants
- $359,400
- Program service revenue
- $383,163
- Investment income
- $43,380
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $54,348
- Other salaries and wages
- $136,512
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $241,343
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,926
- Accounting fees
- $27,781
- Occupancy
- $118,528
- Travel
- $8,428
- Depreciation
- $41,623
- Program services (functional)
- $432,946
- Management and general (functional)
- $119,060
- Fundraising (functional)
- $24,266
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,058,124
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,415,562
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $104,372
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,311,190
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,337,498
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,125,406
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $185,784
- Gross receipts
- $897,126
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 1957
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER NEWMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $40,000 | $13,376 |
| BLAINE SAITO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIFF PUTNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY DALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS REDFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDIE MORREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FAITH SILLARS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES RIDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET HOUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF EDENBERG | PRESIDENT/ CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HOGUE | SEC./ RECORDING CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHIE URIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL CAREY-HARPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REGINA MCCARTHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SIMON GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YUKI YAMADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER NEWMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $37,559 | $12,059 |
| BLAINE SAITO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HOGUE | SEC./ RECORDING CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINA MCCARTHY | PRESIDENT/CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN WARNKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBY TRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY DALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS REDFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDIE MOREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY SMITH | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 9/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FAITH SILLARS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES RIDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET HOUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHIE URIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL CAREY-HARPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNA SCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YUKI YAMADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NILS KLINKENBERG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 4/23) Officer | 40 | $66,505 | $6,401 |
| JENNIFER NEWMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 4/23) Officer | 40 | $31,989 | $10,858 |
| REGINA MCCARTHY | PRESIDENT/CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAINE SAITO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HOGUE | SEC./RECORDING CLERK (AS OF 4/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MINGA CLAGGET-BORNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY CUMMINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY DALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE ECKENFELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LAPORTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRAN LIGHTSOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA MCKENNA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FAITH SILLARS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBY TRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY URIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YUKI YAMADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6 CHESTNUT ST, BOSTON, MA 02108-3602
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SUZANNA SCHELL, 6-8 CHESTNUT STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108
- Signed the 990
- SUZANNA SCHELL, PRESIDENT/CLERK
- Phone
- (617) 227-9118
- Website
- BHFH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO EMBODY THE QUAKER PRINCIPLES OF FAITH, SIMPLICITY, INTEGRITY, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN ORDER TO NURTURE AND CALL FORTH THE LIGHT IN ALL OF US. BEACON HILL FRIENDS HOUSE FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY: PROVIDING A CENTER WHERE FRIENDS AND OTHERS MEET, WORSHIP, AND LEARN; ADVANCING AND FOSTERING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS; OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, PERSONAL DEEPENING, AND COLLECTIVE ACTION; AND MAINTAINING A DIVERSE, INTENTIONAL, RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY GUIDED BY FRIENDS PRINCIPLES.
Program accomplishments
- THE AGENCY IS A CENTER FOR QUAKER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, THE HOME OF BEACON HILL FRIENDS MEETING, AND A RESIDENTIAL INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY INSPIRED BY QUAKER PRINCIPLES. THE AGENCY SERVES ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING RESIDENCIES, WORSHIP IN THE QUAKER TRADITION, HOSPITALITY, AND QUAKER EDUCATION TO CULTIVATE COMMUNITY, NURTURE SPIRITUAL DEEPENING, AND EMPOWER QUAKER SOCIAL ACTION. THE AGENCY CONSIDERS THESE ACTIVITIES TO BE ITS SOLE PROGRAM. RESIDENCIES - THE AGENCY PROVIDES RESIDENCIES FOR UP TO 20 ADULTS WITH AN EDUCATION IN QUAKER VALUES AND COOPERATIVE LIVING. MEALS AND HOUSEHOLD CHORES ARE SHARED, AND BI-MONTHLY (TWICE PER MONTH) HOUSE MEETINGS OPERATE VIA QUAKER DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES. THE AGENCY STRIVES TO CREATE A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE SPACE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, GENDER IDENTITIES, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, RACES, AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES. SOME RESIDENTS ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BEACON HILL FRIENDS MEETING - THE AGENCY HOSTS BEACON HILL FRIENDS MEETING, AN INCLUSIVE QUAKER CONGREGATION. HOSPITALITY - THE AGENCY PROVIDES SPACE FOR MISSION-ALIGNED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET, WORSHIP, CULTIVATE COMMUNITY, AND LEARN. THE AGENCY ALSO PROVIDES 1 - 2 SHORT-TERM GUEST ROOMS WHICH ALLOW GUESTS SIMPLE ACCOMMODATIONS IN OUR INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY. QUAKER EDUCATION - THE AGENCY PROVIDES LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, DISCUSSIONS, CONCERTS AND OTHER EVENTS THAT EMBODY THE QUAKER PRINCIPLES OF FAITH, SIMPLICITY, INTEGRITY, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.Expenses $432,946 · revenue $383,163
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-2240610
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1959
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X20Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,415,562
- Income (IRS master file)
- $897,126
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $897,126 | $576,272 | $2,415,562 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $477,491 | $544,083 | $2,058,124 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $693,434 | $484,037 | $2,040,090 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $394,996 | $498,856 | $1,782,291 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2240610).
Questions about BEACON HILL FRIENDS HOUSE INC
- What is the EIN of BEACON HILL FRIENDS HOUSE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BEACON HILL FRIENDS HOUSE INC is 04-2240610.
- Is BEACON HILL FRIENDS HOUSE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1959.
- Are donations to BEACON HILL FRIENDS HOUSE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BEACON HILL FRIENDS HOUSE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BEACON HILL FRIENDS HOUSE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BEACON HILL FRIENDS HOUSE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BEACON HILL FRIENDS HOUSE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SUZANNA SCHELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of BEACON HILL FRIENDS HOUSE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $40,000 (JENNIFER NEWMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BEACON HILL FRIENDS HOUSE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $897,126, expenses of $576,272 and total assets of $2,415,562 at year end.
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