Nonprofit · EIN 04-2736718
TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02116
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,480,937 | $2,364,398 | $116,539 | $3,863,079 | $65,250 | $3,797,829 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,179,571 | $3,294,540 | -$1,114,969 | $3,432,103 | $159,417 | $3,272,686 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,528,674
- of which government grants
- $74,760
- Program service revenue
- $16,024
- Investment income
- $14,875
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$78,636
- Other revenue
- -$78,636
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $251,160
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,015,722
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,952,516
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $45,364
- Occupancy
- $135,001
- Depreciation
- $2,562
- Program services (functional)
- $1,134,790
- Management and general (functional)
- $858,804
- Fundraising (functional)
- $370,804
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,432,103
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,863,079
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $65,250
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,797,829
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,740
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,177,803
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$84,751
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,882,580
- Gross receipts
- $2,583,159
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 120
- Year formed
- 1981
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARMANE HIGGINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $167,783 | $31,526 |
| NATHANIEL DENJONGPA | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER (AS OF 9/2024) Officer | 40 | $34,521 | $17,330 |
| CHRISTOPHER SMART | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE JOHNSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGRET COOKE | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| OLAF THORP | TREASURER (UNTIL 5/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER RENNER | TREASURER (AS OF 5/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DIVER | ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN ALLEN | RECTOR, TRINITY CHURCH Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA WATERMAN | VESTRY LIAISON (UNTIL 5/24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANUAH BEAMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIAN WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES GEORGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC ARCESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHELBY CABRAL-SMITHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JILL NORTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAN ROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DENNIS TYRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVE DONELAN | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PIPIER SMITH-MUMFORD | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID ALDIRCH | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| YULLY CHA | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CELIA MERCER | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEANNETTE FIALA | DIRECTOR (AS OF 5/24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARIAN GREEN-ROBINSON | DIRECTOR (AS OF 5/24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PETER LAWRENCE | DIRECTOR (AS OF 5/24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE PARKER | DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARMANE HIGGINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $165,463 | $30,634 |
| SHEILA PETERSON | CHIEF DEV. AND COMM. OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,890 | $52,697 |
| CHRISTOPHER SMART | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE JOHNSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANUAH BEAMON | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| OLAF THORP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DIVER | ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN ALLEN | RECTOR, TRINITY CHURCH Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA WATERMAN | VESTRY LIAISON Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIAN WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES GEORGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE DONELAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE VEALE | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/23) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PIPIER SMITH-MUMFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER PARRIS | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/23) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ALDIRCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC ARCESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELBY CABRAL-SMITHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| YULLY CHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGRET COOKE | DIRECTOR (AS OF 5/23) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CELIA MERCER | DIRECTOR (AS OF 5/23) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL NORTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN ROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS TYRELL | DIRECTOR (AS OF 9/23) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- CO TRINITY CHURCH 206 CLARENDON S, BOSTON, MA 02116-0000
- In care of
- % TRINITY CHURCH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHARMANE HIGGINS, C/O TRINITY CHURCH 206 CLARENDON ST, BOSTON, MA 02116
- Signed the 990
- PETER RENNER, CURRENT TREASURER
- Phone
- (617) 800-0759
- Website
- WWW.TRINITYCONNECTS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- AAFCPAS INC
Mission
OUTREACH PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON, INCLUDING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO EMPOWER YOUTH AND FAMILIES, AND BUILD PUBLIC INTEREST AND COMMITMENT TO CREATE POSITIVE, LONG-LASTING SOCIAL CHANGE.
Program accomplishments
- OEP CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO RACIAL EQUITY TO DYNAMIC, HOLISTIC, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2016 AS THE RACIAL EQUITY LEARNING COMMUNITY (RELC), A QUARTERLY LEARNING EVENT THAT FOSTERS CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING, COLLABORATION, DIALOGUE AND GRASSROOTS CHANGE WORK WITHIN COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY. RELC QUICKLY GREW TO ENCOMPASS A VARIETY OF OTHER TRAININGS, WHICH EVENTUALLY GAVE RISE TO OUR CONSULTING WORK.Expenses $359,658
- TRINITY BOSTON COUNSELING CENTER (TBCC) PROVIDES CLINICAL SERVICES AND OTHER TRAININGS, WHICH EVENTUALLY GAVE RISE TO OUR CONSULTING WORK. THERAPEUTIC MENTORING TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND TRAINING AND CONSULTATION TO STAFF AT SCHOOLS, YOUTH-SERVING AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. PARTNERS INCLUDE: THE MCCORMACK MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES, AND CITY YEAR BOSTON.Expenses $333,686 · revenue $16,024
- SOLE TRAIN: BOSTON RUNS TOGETHER, FOUNDED IN 2009 AS PART OF TRINITY BOSTON FOUNDATION, IS A FREE RUNNING AND MENTORING PROGRAM FOR BOSTON YOUTH. WE AIM TO INSPIRE THE CITY'S YOUTH TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND ACCOMPLISH GOALS THEY NEVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE AS THEY TRAIN FOR AND COMPLETE A 5 MILE RACE OR A HALF-MARATHON. BUILDING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WHERE ALL YOUTH ARE WELCOME; ENCOURAGING AND FOSTERING SELF-CONFIDENCE, PERSEVERANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY BY ACHIEVING PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE GOALS AND EXPANDING ONE'S SENSE OF POSSIBILITY, COMMUNITY AND CAPACITY TO GROW AND CHANGE THE WORLD.Expenses $228,530
- TRINITY EDUCATION FOR EXCELLENCE PROGRAM (TEEP) WORKS TO BUILD A CONSISTENT, SAFE COMMUNITY THROUGH WHICH YOUTH COME TO RECOGNIZE THEIR OWN POTENTIAL AND TO EXPERIENCE MODELS OF SUCCESS IN THEIR OLDER PEERS. MANY TEEP GRADUATES RETURN TO WORK IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLPROGRAM AS PAID COUNSELORS, OFTEN THROUGHOUT COLLEGE AND EVEN AFTER GRADUATION. 100% OF TEEP STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THE FULL PROGRAM GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND ARE ACCEPTED TO COLLEGE. 100% OF TEEP HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES COMPLETE COLLEGE OR MILITARY SERVICE WITHIN5 YEARS.Expenses $1,416
- TRINITY@MCCORMACK CONNECTS STUDENTS AND STAFF AT THE MCCORMACK MIDDLE SCHOOL IN DORCHESTER TO SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THAT ASSIST THE SCHOOL IN BECOMING A HEALING AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY. THE TRINITY@MCCORMACK BEGAN IN 2013 AS AN EMBEDDED PROGRAM WITH A FOCUS ON SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM. IN THE SIX YEARS SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN INTO A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MCCORMACK SCHOOL IN CREATING AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT UNDERSTANDS, EMBRACES, AND SUPPORTS THE HOLISTIC NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS DEALING WITH TRAUMA AND TOXIC STRESS.Expenses $211,500
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 | Not 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
- 04-2736718
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1981
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,863,079
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,583,159
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,480,937 | $2,364,398 | $3,863,079 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,179,571 | $3,294,540 | $3,432,103 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,952,526 | $3,053,250 | $4,047,902 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 04-2736718).
Questions about TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS
- What is the EIN of TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS is 04-2736718.
- Is TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
- Are donations to TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS 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 TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHARMANE HIGGINS.
- Who are the officers and directors of TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 28 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $167,783 (CHARMANE HIGGINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,480,937, expenses of $2,364,398 and total assets of $3,863,079 at year end.
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