Nonprofit · EIN 04-2647383
HARVARD SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $623,258 | $641,110 | -$17,852 | $239,896 | $0 | $239,896 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $609,960 | $607,073 | $2,887 | $257,748 | $0 | $257,748 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $589,421 | $592,505 | -$3,084 | $254,861 | $0 | $254,861 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $679,648
- Membership dues
- $126,574
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,730
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$75,730
- Other revenue
- -$60,120
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $179,208
- Other salaries and wages
- $164,093
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $403,022
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,070
- Occupancy
- $79,012
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $257,748
- Total assets, end of year
- $239,896
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $239,896
- Gross receipts
- $712,188
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 34
- Year formed
- 1936
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENISE A JILLSON | EXEC. DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $214,976 |
| JESSICA SCULLEY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ASHWIN ACHARYA | V.PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL ANDREW BODT | V.PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICK WOLF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARIA MONTGOMERY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD TOD BEATY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| OLIVIA FARRAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM LUCEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN SIMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE RAFFERTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YVETTE WILKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN DUNHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TONY CONSENTINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN HOPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY TETREAULT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOMINIC AMENTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIO CABRERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE CARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERTII JEAN-CHRONBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUZANNA KRMZIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MANNY RAMIREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENISE A JILLSON | EXEC. DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $179,208 |
| JESSICA SCULLEY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ASHWIN ACHARYA | V.PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL ANDREW BODT | V.PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICK WOLF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARIA MONTGOMERY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOD BEATY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOMINIC AMENTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE CARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERTIL JEAN-CHRONBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON DOO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREER GOODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUZANNA KRMZIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MANNY RAMIREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN ROUGHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE WELCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIO CABRERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN CARON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YAMEN CHAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY CONSENTINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN HOPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY TETREAULT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENISE A JILLSON | EXEC. DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $154,238 |
| MARY-CATHERINE DEIBEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMIAH MURPHY | V.PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ASHWIN ACHARYA | V.PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN KELLEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JASON SCHWEIGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD BEATY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH AGUILO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOMINIC AMENTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL ANDREW BODT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE CARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERTIL JEAN-CHRONBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON DOO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN HOGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREER GOODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUZANNA KRMZIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG LEONARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE RAFFERTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MANNY RAMIREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN ROUGHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA SCULLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEREDITH WEENICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE WELCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 18 BRATTLE ST STE 352, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138-3755
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARY-CATHERINE DEIBEL, 18 BRATTLE STREET 352, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
- Signed the 990
- MARY-CATHERINE DEIBEL, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (617) 491-3434
- Website
- WWW.HARVARDSQUARE.COM
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSON O'CONNOR FERON & CARUCCI LLP
Mission
TO ADVANCE THE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND PUBLIC INTERESTS OF HARVARD SQUARE, TO PROMOTE A COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE, TO ACCUMULATE AND GIVE TO ITS MEMBERS BUSINESS INFORMATION, TO ADJUST CONTROVERSIES AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS, TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN UNIFORMITY IN COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND TO PROMOTE JUST AND EQUITABLE PRINCIPLES OF TRADE.
Program accomplishments
- THE HARVARD SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1910 FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING COMMERCE IN HARVARD SQUARE, WHILE BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THE SQUARE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVE ADDED THE TAGLINE, "WHILE BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THE OUTSIDE SPACE". THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO ACCOMPLISH OUR STATED GOALS. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING WAS A METHOD THAT SEEMED TO WORK BEST FOR HARVARD SQUARE. SUBSEQUENTLY, A SERIES OF ANNUAL EVENTS WERE CREATED TO ATTRACT PEOPLE THAT SPANNED THE ENTIRE DEMOGRAPHIC SPECTRUM. ON OCTOBER 12TH, 2025, WE CELEBRATED OUR 46TH ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST CELEBRATION AND GENERATED $ 73,010 IN INCOME AND HAD EXPENSES OF $35,921. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT WE HAD ABOUT 25,000 VISITORS DURING THE 6-HOUR PERIOD. ATTENDANCE WAS MUCH LOWER DUE TO RAINY CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, AS ALWAYS, OUR HOPE IS THAT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES HAVE A GREAT TIME, VISIT OUR STORES, EAT IN OUR RESTAURANTS AND REMEMBER THE SQUARE FONDLY SO THAT THEY COME BACK AS A FREQUENT VISITOR. WE ALSO HOPE THAT THEY TELL ALL THEIR FRIENDS TO DO THE SAME. THE SQUARE IS STILL ENJOYING A HIGH OCCUPANCY RATE AND OUR MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES TO GROW; WE ARE CURRENTLY ENJOYING A MEMBERSHIP OF STILL OVER 400, OF WHICH, 75% ARE LOCALLY-OWNED INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES. OUR MAJOR EXPENSE FOR 2025 WAS MARKETING EXPENSE OF $50,161 FOR VARIOUS HARVARD SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION EVENTS IN THE PUBLIC SPACE. OUR EVENTS ARE ALWAYS FREE, OPEN-TO-THE-PUBLIC, FAMILY-FRIENDLY AND WELCOMING TO ALL. OKTOBERFEST WAS OUR THIRD LARGEST EXPENSE AT $25,128. THE MAJOR EXPENSE CATEGORIES ARE TRULY AN INVESTMENT THAT REINFORCES OUR COMMITMENT TO BEING A WELCOMING, CLEAN AND SAFE SPACE FOR ALL OUR VISITORS, NEIGHBORS, STUDENTS AND BUSINESSES AND TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE PUBLIC SPACE. WE ORGANIZED 65 EVENTS IN 2025 THAT WERE FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE OUTSIDE PUBLIC SPACE. IN 2025, WE CONTINUED OUR ADVOCACY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS BY THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE. THE HARVARD SQUARE KIOSK RESTORATION PROJECT IS NOW COMPLETE AND FULLY OCCUPIED. THE PLAZA RESTORATION PROJECT IS UNDERWAY. THERE ARE TEN PHASES OF WHICH SEVERAL ARE NOW COMPLETE. THE ENTIRE PLAZA AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETE IN THE SPRING OF 2026. WE CONTINUE TO SEE NEW BUSINESSES OPEN, MAJOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS ARE IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS AND THE FUTURE REMAINS BRIGHT.
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-2647383
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $239,896
- Income (IRS master file)
- $712,188
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $623,258 | $641,110 | $239,896 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $609,960 | $607,073 | $257,748 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $589,421 | $592,505 | $254,861 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $587,039 | $563,928 | $257,941 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 04-2647383).
Questions about HARVARD SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of HARVARD SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HARVARD SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC is 04-2647383.
- Is HARVARD SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1985.
- Are donations to HARVARD SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does HARVARD SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 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 HARVARD SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HARVARD SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HARVARD SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARY-CATHERINE DEIBEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of HARVARD SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $214,976 (DENISE A JILLSON, EXEC. DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does HARVARD SQUARE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $623,258, expenses of $641,110 and total assets of $239,896 at year end.
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