Nonprofit · EIN 04-2900822
ASSOCIATES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02116
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,733,770 | $1,816,698 | -$82,928 | $11,921,335 | $140,331 | $11,781,004 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,280,419 | $1,562,378 | $1,718,041 | $11,619,960 | $6,745 | $11,613,215 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,818,063 | $1,606,622 | $211,441 | $9,298,732 | $1,978 | $9,296,754 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $640,277
- Membership dues
- $19,700
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $918,480
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $587,538
- Net income from fundraising events
- $175,013
- Other revenue
- $175,013
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,144,809
- Other salaries and wages
- $305,032
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $347,437
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $295
- Accounting fees
- $54,448
- Travel
- $2,494
- Program services (functional)
- $1,216,521
- Management and general (functional)
- $600,177
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,619,960
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,921,335
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $140,331
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,781,004
- Publicly traded securities
- $9,165,123
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,503,873
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $9,277,131
- Gross receipts
- $3,585,690
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 72
- Year formed
- 1972
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALYCE J LEE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CF STONE III | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SHARON C LINCOLN | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH S BERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TOM CAHILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTY CASHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORIE CONWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI HENDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER DRUMMEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANA J COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH FINDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EMILY D GRISET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATALIE LEMLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANITA C LINCOLN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| USHA PASI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA PIERPONT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLE SIMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA R WELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID LEONARD | EX-OFFICI0 Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALYCE J LEE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MARTIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CF STONE III | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN ANDRES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CATHERINE S AUSTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH S BERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM CAHILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTY CASHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORIE CONWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA FAGIN DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER DRUMMEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A DUCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH FINDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY D GRISET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATALIE LEMLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGO LEVINE NEWMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| USHA PASI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA PIERPONT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA CABINESS SHIVERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLE SIMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA R WELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID LEONARD | EX-OFFICI0 Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Fagin Davis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Margo M Levine Newman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Drummey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Christy Cashman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Emily D E Griset | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph S Berman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Cahill | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lorie J Conway | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa M Pierpont | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julia Cabiness Shivers | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine S Austin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Natalie G Lemle | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Weld | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael A Duca | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carole Simpson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Finder | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Usha Pasi | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| C F Stone III | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| William Martin | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Andres | Clerk Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Alyce J Lee | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| David Leonard | Ex- Officio Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 700 BOYLSTON ST, BOSTON, MA 02116-2813
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WENDY BALLINGER, 700 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02116
- Signed the 990
- WENDY BALLINGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (617) 536-3886
- Website
- ASSOCIATESBPL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MURPHY GAUDREAU HOSKINSON INC
Mission
THE ASSOCIATES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND PROMOTING THE HISTORIC, LITERARY, AND ARTISTIC TREASURES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY THROUGH TARGETED GRANTMAKING AND CULTURAL EVENTS. BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO THESE COLLECTIONS, THE ASSOCIATES ENSURES THAT PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, IN BOSTON AND BEYOND, CONTINUE TO BE INFORMED AND INSPIRED.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING, PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY'S SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OF RARE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS AND DRAWINGS, MUSICAL SCORES, AND ITEMS OF HISTORIC, LITERARY, AND CULTURAL IMPORTANCE. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING CONTINUED PUBLIC ACCESS TO THESE IRREPLACEABLE TREASURES BY UNDERWRITING THEIR CONSERVATION, CATALOGING, DIGITIZATION, CURATION, AND EXHIBITION.Expenses $1,099,312 · grants $1,099,312
- THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS THE ASSOCIATES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EMERGING AUTHORS WITH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND OFFICE SPACE NEEDED TO COMPLETE ONE LITERARY WORK FOR CHILDERN OR YOUNG ADULTS. THIS PROGRAM DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF WRITERS AND WRITING IN OUR CULTURE, AS WELL AS THE MANY EDUCATIONAL OPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.Expenses $45,497 · grants $45,497
- THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS LITERARY AND CURATORIAL PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ITS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS. THIS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES THE HUNDRED YEAR RETROACTIVE BOOK AWARD, WHICH WEIGHS THE ENDURING LITERARY MERITS OF BEST SELLERS PUBLISHED A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, AND THE PIERCE PERFORMANCE SERIES WHICH SEEKS TO RAISE THE VISIBILITY OF TREASURES IN THE BPL'S SPECIAL COLLECTIONS THROUGH FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.Expenses $71,712
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
- 04-2900822
- 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
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B117)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,921,335
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,585,690
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,733,770 | $1,816,698 | $11,921,335 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,280,419 | $1,562,378 | $11,619,960 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,818,063 | $1,606,622 | $9,298,732 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,868,065 | $1,415,212 | $8,840,348 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 04-2900822).
Questions about ASSOCIATES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY INC
- What is the EIN of ASSOCIATES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASSOCIATES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY INC is 04-2900822.
- Is ASSOCIATES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to ASSOCIATES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ASSOCIATES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 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 ASSOCIATES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 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 ASSOCIATES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 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 ASSOCIATES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names WENDY BALLINGER.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASSOCIATES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ASSOCIATES OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,733,770, expenses of $1,816,698 and total assets of $11,921,335 at year end.
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