Nonprofit · EIN 04-2911053
PRIMARY SOURCE INC
Tax-exempt · WATERTOWN, MA 02472
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $879,016 | $832,664 | $46,352 | $726,776 | $227,147 | $499,629 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $973,055 | $1,022,384 | -$49,329 | $758,243 | $304,966 | $453,277 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,106,353 | $1,130,622 | -$24,269 | $774,536 | $271,930 | $502,606 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $224,543
- Program service revenue
- $650,264
- Investment income
- $4,209
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $174,133
- Other salaries and wages
- $307,876
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $563,341
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $18,300
- Occupancy
- $50,187
- Travel
- $3,817
- Depreciation
- $18,334
- Program services (functional)
- $618,513
- Management and general (functional)
- $132,504
- Fundraising (functional)
- $81,647
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $758,243
- Total assets, end of year
- $726,776
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $227,147
- Net assets, end of year
- $499,629
- Publicly traded securities
- $35,526
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $464,103
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $35,526
- Gross receipts
- $879,016
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 1989
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER NIGRO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $139,393 | $34,740 |
| JILL STEVENS | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,340 | $0 |
| ROSEMARY HOEY-PISANO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE WATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MACEWAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FLEMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CADDIE NATH-FOLSOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DAN GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER NIGRO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $147,384 | $39,811 |
| DEBORAH CUNNINGHAM | SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,851 | $4,083 |
| ROSEMARY HOEY-PISANO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE WATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MACEWEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FLEMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WHITNEY MCKNIGHT THRU 092024 | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOIA KIRBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CADDIE NATH-FOLSOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DAN GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER NIGRO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $138,480 | $33,990 |
| DEBORAH CUNNINGHAM | SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,523 | $7,838 |
| ROSEMARY HOEY-PISANO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSALIE KERR THRU 918 | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD E CAMPBELL THRU 918 | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE WATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MACEWEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM FLEMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| EMMANUEL SABIITI THRU 918 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WHITNEY M MCKNIGHT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOIA KIRBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CADDIE NATH-FOLSOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 63 PLEASANT ST STE 220, WATERTOWN, MA 02472-2387
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JENNIFER NIGRO, 59 CHURCH ST SUITE 3 OFFICE 302, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER NIGRO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (617) 923-9933
- Website
- WWW.PRIMARYSOURCE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- POZERSKI HATCH & COMPANY
Mission
PRIMARY SOURCE EDUCATES GLOBAL CITIZENS BY WORKING WITH TEACHERS TO FOSTER STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND DISPOSITIONS FOR THOUGHTFUL AND ENGAGED CITIZENSHIP. WITH OUR GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES, TEACHERS CULTIVATE STUDENTS' CIVIC-MINDEDNESS, CULTURAL AWARENESS, AND GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE SUMMER INSTITUTES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. PROGRAMS ARE BUILT AROUND PARTICIPATION BY SCHOLARS AND EXPERT TEACHERS, FOSTERING AN INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE PIVOTAL ROLE TEACHERS PLAY IN THE CREATION OF AN AWARE AND KNOWLEDGEABLE PUBLIC. TEACHERS CAN OBTAIN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT POINTS FOR ALL OUR PROGRAMS AND SOME ALSO OFFER GRADUATE CREDIT. DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS: PRIMARY SOURCE PUBLISHES CURRICULUM RESOURCES THAT EXPAND TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HISTORY & CULTURE OF DIVERSE PEOPLES & REGIONS OF THE WORLD. THE PRIMARY SOURCE WEBSITE & E-NEWSLETTER PROVIDE A WEB-BASED FORUM TO DISTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND UPDATE TEACHERS ABOUT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.Expenses $618,513 · revenue $650,264
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
- 04-2911053
- 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
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $726,776
- Income (IRS master file)
- $879,016
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $879,016 | $832,664 | $726,776 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $973,055 | $1,022,384 | $758,243 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,106,353 | $1,130,622 | $774,536 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,269,755 | $1,105,934 | $856,607 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 04-2911053).
Questions about PRIMARY SOURCE INC
- What is the EIN of PRIMARY SOURCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PRIMARY SOURCE INC is 04-2911053.
- Is PRIMARY SOURCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to PRIMARY SOURCE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PRIMARY SOURCE 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 PRIMARY SOURCE 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 PRIMARY SOURCE 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 PRIMARY SOURCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JENNIFER NIGRO.
- Who are the officers and directors of PRIMARY SOURCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $139,393 (JENNIFER NIGRO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PRIMARY SOURCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $879,016, expenses of $832,664 and total assets of $726,776 at year end.
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