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Nonprofit · EIN 04-3036987

A BETTER CITY INC

Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02108

Financials

$2.5M$2.5M2023$2.4M$2.5M2024$2.6M$2.4M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of A BETTER CITY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$2,619,602$2,448,554$171,048$3,168,418$1,972,937$1,195,481
December 31, 2024990$2,448,850$2,465,893-$17,043$2,659,133$1,670,568$988,565
December 31, 2023990$2,489,114$2,491,269-$2,155$2,979,350$1,992,339$987,011
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$671,580
Program service revenue
$1,985,230
Investment income
$41,376
Net income from fundraising events
-$80,970
Other revenue
-$78,584

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$369,517
Other salaries and wages
$967,892
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,507,790
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$200,361
Occupancy
$213,799
Travel
$26,098
Depreciation
$21,033
Program services (functional)
$1,823,195
Management and general (functional)
$462,725
Fundraising (functional)
$162,634

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,659,133
Total assets, end of year
$3,168,418
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,972,937
Net assets, end of year
$1,195,481
Land, buildings and equipment
$50,537
Publicly traded securities
$1,090,377
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,172,878
Net assets with donor restrictions
$22,603
Gross receipts
$2,700,572
Employees
14
Volunteers
9
Year formed
1988
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KATHRYN DINEENPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$327,207$27,245
THOMAS RYANSR ADVSR POLICY, GOVERNMEN
Highest-paid employee
40$140,313$4,822
ELIZABETH SULLIVANADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$124,640$12,478
YVE TORRIECLIMATE, ENERGY & RESILENC
Highest-paid employee
40$119,057$12,406
SCOTT MULLENTRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$120,316$5,777
THOMAS NALLYSENIOR ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$116,755$1,613
JAMES TIERNEYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KIMBERLY SHERMAN STAMLERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KARA BUCKLEYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JEANNE PINADOTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ELIZABETH GROBCLERK
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ABE MENZINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
AJ GOGOLINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ALEXANDER LEVENTHALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ALLAN AMESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
108 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ALLAN JUWONOPUTROBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
ANDREW DANKWERTHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
ANGEL DOYLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
BASIL SEGGOSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
BEVIN LITTLEHALEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
BOB BIGGIOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
BOB LAWLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
BOB MALONEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
BRIAN BARRINGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
BRIAN DACEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
CAITLIN DODGEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
CAROLE CHARNOWBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
CECILIA NARDIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
CHARLES HOLLINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
CHARLES PAPPALARDOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
CHRIS COLLINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
CHRISTOPHER MAHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
CHRISTOPHER PEABODYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
DAN EGANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
DANA GRIFFINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
DANI SIMONSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
DANIELLE BLAKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
DAVID BOISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
DAVID FRIEDMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
DAVID HANITCHECKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
DAVID MANFREDIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
DAVID SILVERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
DAVID WILKINSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
DON CHIOFAROBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
DONALD SVOBODABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
DUSTY RHODESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
EUDAD GONZALEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
GAUTAM SUNDARAMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
GEOFF HOWELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
GERI DENTERLEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
GURKIRAT SINGHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JAMES CASSETTABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JAMES SULLIVANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JANE STEINMETZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JARROD DOREBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JAY MCQUAIDEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JAY SIEBENMORGENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JEFF DARLINGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JESSE SCHOMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JESSICA HUGHESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JIM KEEFEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JOE CARROLLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JOE HIGGINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JOHN B HYNES IIIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JOHN CAHILBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JOHN E DREWBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JOHN LINEHANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JOHN SLATERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JONATHAN GREELEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JONATHAN JEFFERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JOSE ESCOBARBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JOSEPH ALBANESEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JUSTIN HOLMESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JUSTIN MACEACHERNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
JUSTINE GRIFFINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
KATE GILBERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
KELLY SATOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
KIKI EDOZIEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
KIMBERLY FONTESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
KIRSTEN HOFFMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
KORD JABLONSKIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
LAWRENCE DICARABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
LISA HOGARTYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
MARC MARGULIESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
MARIE BREENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
MARIKA REULINGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
MARK JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
MARK MCGOWANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
MARK WALSH-COOKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
MARK WASKELEWICZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
MICHAEL A CANTALUPABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
MICHAEL ROBERTSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
MICHELLE LOWERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
MIKE MOONEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
MILTON BENJAMINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
NORA KENNEDYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
PAMELA MESSENGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
PATRICK HASWELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
PAUL BAUERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
PAUL GODFREYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
PETER CAMPOTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
PETER KOCHANSKYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
PETER SEEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
PHILIP CASEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
REBECCA LEEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
RICHARD KOCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
RON DRUKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
SANTOSH SARDESIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
STEVEN KENNEDYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
TAMARA ROYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
TARAN GRIGSBYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
TED LADDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
THOMAS HYNESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
TIM KELLYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
TIM RITCHIEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
TOM TILASBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
TOM WALSHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
WENDY GETTLEMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
WILLIAM KANEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
WILLIAM MCGEANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
YANNI TSIPISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
YOUNG PARKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
ZACHARY DENCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 132 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KATHRYN DINEENPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$309,102$25,387
RICHARD A DIMINOFORMER PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$134,857$6,683
ELIZABETH SULLIVANADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$122,057$11,773
YVE TORRIECLIMATE, ENERGY & RESILENC
Highest-paid employee
40$116,142$11,572
SCOTT MULLENTRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$117,802$5,676
THOMAS RYANSR ADVSR POLICY, GOVERNMEN
Highest-paid employee
40$112,981$4,610
THOMAS NALLYSENIOR ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$114,444$1,584
JAMES TIERNEYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
KIMBERLY SHERMAN STAMLERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
KARA BUCKLEYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
JEANNE PINADOTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
EDWARD LADDFORMER TREASURER/BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
ELIZABETH GROBCLERK
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
JOE ALBANESEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ALLAN AMESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MARK BARERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
BRIAN BARRINGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ANGELA BARSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
PAUL C BAUERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHRISTINA BECKER-BIRCKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MILTON BENJAMINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ROBERT BIGGIOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DANIELLE BLAKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DAVID BOISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MARIE BREENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JOHN D CAHILLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MICHAEL A CANTALUPABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JOSEPH C CARROLLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
PHILIP CASEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JAMES CASSETTABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CAROLE CHARNOWBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DONALD CHIOFAROBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHRIS COLLINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
BRIAN DACEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DANIEL DAINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ANDREW J DANKWERTHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JEFF DARLINGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
GERI DENTERLEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
LAWRENCE S DICARABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CAITLIN DODGEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JARROD DOREBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JOHN E DREWBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
RONALD M DRUKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
RITA EDOZIEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DAN EGANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JOSE ESCOBARBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
GRETCHEN Z FISHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KIM FONTESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DAVID FRIEDMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
RICHARD GALVINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
WENDY GETTLEMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KATE GILBERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
PAUL GODFREYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
AL GOGOLINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
EUDAD GONZALEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ROSALIND GORINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JONATHAN GREELEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DANA GRIFFINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JUSTINE GRIFFINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
TARAN GRIGSBYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
PETER CAMPOTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
PATRICK HASWELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JOE HIGGINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KIRSTEN HOFFMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
LISA HOGARTYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JUSTIN HOLMESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
GEOFF HOWELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JESSICA HUGHESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JOHN B HYNES IIIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
THOMAS J HYNES JRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KORD JABLONSKIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JONATHAN JEFFERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MARK R JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ALLAN JUWONOPUTROBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
WILLIAM FX KANEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JAMES G KEEFEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
STEVEN KENNEDYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
NORA KENNEDYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
PETER KOCHANSKYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
RICHARD N KOCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JOHN WILMOTHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CLAUDE LANCOMEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
BOB LAWLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ELIZABETH LEARYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
REBECCA A LEEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ALEXANDER LEVENTHALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JOHN LINEHANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
BEVIN LITTLEHALEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MICHELLE LOWERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER W MAHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ROBERT E MALONEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DAVID MANFREDIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MARC MARGULIESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
RICK MATTILABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
WILLIAM A MCGEANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MARK MCGOWANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JAY MCQUAIDEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ABE MENZINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
PAMELA MESSENGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DAVID HANITCHECKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JAMES MINERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MICHAEL E MOONEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
GEORGE NEEDSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
THOMAS N O'BRIENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHARLES PAPPALARDOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
YOUNG K PARKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER PEABODYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
BRIAN POWERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DUSTY S RHODESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MARIKA REULINGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
TIM RITCHIEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MICHAEL J ROBERTSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
TAMARA ROYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KELLY SAITOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
SANTOSH SARDESAIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
HEATHER SCRANTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
PETER SEEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
BASIL SEGGOSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JAY SIEBENMORGENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DAVID SILVERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DANI SIMMONSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JOHN SLATERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ALAN SMITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHARLES HOLLINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
GAUTAM SUNDARAMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DONALD SVOBODABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MARK WALSH-COOKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
TOM TILASBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
YANNI TSIPISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
TOM WALSHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MARK WASZKELEWICZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DAVID WILKINSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 138 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RICHARD DIMINOFORMER PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$423,072$24,056
KATHRYN DINEENPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$257,506$24,263
ELIZABETH SULLIVANADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$115,659$11,294
YVE TORRIECLIMATE, ENERGY & RESILENC
Highest-paid employee
40$110,060$11,169
SCOTT MULLENTRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$112,020$5,474
THOMAS RYANSR ADVSR POLICY, GOVERNMEN
Highest-paid employee
40$107,797$3,917
THOMAS NALLYSENIOR ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$108,594$1,571
KIMBERLY SHERMAN STAMLERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
EDWARD LADDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
JEANNE PINADOASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
ELIZABETH GROBCLERK
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
JAMES TIERNEYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
KARA BUCKLEYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
DANIELLE BLAKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JAMES MINERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DAVID BOISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
BRIAN SWETTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MICHAEL ROBERTSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JOHN WILMOTHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ALLAN AMESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KIRSTEN HOFFMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
YOUNG PARKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
BOB MALONEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
WILLIAM KANEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JAY MCQUAIDEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
LISA HOGARTYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CAROLE CHARNOWBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JOHN HYNES IIIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
BOB LAWLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
BOB BIGGIOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
EMILY RUSHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
PETER SEEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DAVID FRIEDMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
MICHAEL DONOVANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
PAUL BAUERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHRISTINA BECKER-BIRCKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DAVID WILKINSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
HEATHER SCRANTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
PHILIP CASEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0$0$0
BRIAN DACEYBOARD MEMBER
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Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
14 BEACON ST STE 402, BOSTON, MA 02108-3742
In care of
% ELIZABETH SULLIVAN
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
KATHRYN DINEEN, 14 BEACON STREET 402, BOSTON, MA 02108
Signed the 990
KATHRYN DINEEN, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(617) 502-6240
Return prepared by
SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC

Mission

TO ENGAGE THE GREATER BOSTON BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND CIVIC INSTITUTIONS IN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS AND INFLUENCING POLICY THROUGH RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION ON TRANSPORTATION, CLIMATE, AND LAND ISSUES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE:A BETTER CITY EXECUTED A MULTIFACETED CAMPAIGN INCLUDING PRODUCING AN EDUCATIONAL VIDEO TO HELP SECURE A $335 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO ADVANCE THE ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION I-90 ALLSTON MULTIMODAL PROJECT. A BETTER CITY ALSO DEVELOPED INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION FINANCE STRATEGIES, TOOK A LEADERSHIP ROLE ON THE GOVERNOR'S TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TASK FORCE, AND PROVIDED CRITICAL FEEDBACK TO MBTA LEADERSHIP TO SUPPORT THE COMPLETION OF THE TRACK IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO REMOVE ALL SLOW ZONES FROM THE SUBWAY SYSTEM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS. ADDITIONALLY, A BETTER CITY CONTINUED TO EFFICIENTLY MANAGE TWO TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONS COMMITTED TO PROMISING MORE SUSTAINABLE COMMUTING.
    Expenses $1,138,078 · revenue $688,505
  • LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT:A BETTER CITY CONTINUED TO OVERSEE GREENWAY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OPERATIONS, ROLLING OUT NEW EFFORTS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC ART, ACTIVATION, AND TOURISM ON THE GREENWAY. ADDITIONALLY, A BETTER CITY INTENSIFIED EFFORTS TO SHAPE CITY OF BOSTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND STATE REGULATIONS TO SUPPORT HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
    Expenses $103,734
  • ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY:THROUGH RESEARCH, POLICY, PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION, A BETTER CITY WORKS WITH MEMBERS TO GIVE VOICE TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. A BETTER CITY CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND BUILDS COALITIONS ON TOPICS RELEVANT TO ADVANCING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING BUILDINGS POLICY, EXTREME HEAT, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
    Expenses $523,783 · revenue $90,155
  • MEMBERSHIP-SUPPORTED PROGRAM SERVICES:THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP-BASED ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ITS PRIMARY SOURCE OF PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE IS MEMBERSHIP DUES, WHICH SUPPORT ALL PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES ON AN INTEGRATED BASIS. MEMBERS RECEIVE ACCESS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FULL PLATFORM OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ACROSS TRANSPORTATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND LAND USE INITIATIVES, RATHER THAN TO SEPARATELY PRICED PROGRAM SERVICES. BECAUSE THESE ACTIVITIES ARE DELIVERED COLLECTIVELY, MEMBERSHIP DUES CANNOT BE MEANINGFULLY ATTRIBUTED TO INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM SERVICE CATEGORIES. ACCORDINGLY, SUCH REVENUE IS REPORTED WITHIN MEMBERSHIP-SUPPORTED PROGRAM SERVICES IN PART III, WHICH REPRESENTS PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP DUES ACROSS ALL PROGRAM AREAS. THIS CATEGORY ALSO INCLUDES CERTAIN PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PERSONNEL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER COSTS RELATED TO MEMBER ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT, WHICH ARE SIMILARLY NOT ALLOCATED TO SPECIFIC PROGRAM SERVICE CATEGORIES.
    Expenses $57,600 · revenue $1,206,570

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
04-3036987
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1989
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,168,418
Income (IRS master file)
$2,700,572

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$2,619,602$2,448,554$3,168,418XML
990December 2024$2,448,850$2,465,893$2,659,133XML
990December 2023$2,489,114$2,491,269$2,979,350XML
990December 2022$2,517,598$2,614,333$3,521,469IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 04-3036987).

Questions about A BETTER CITY INC

What is the EIN of A BETTER CITY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of A BETTER CITY INC is 04-3036987.
Is A BETTER CITY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1989.
Are donations to A BETTER CITY INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does A BETTER CITY 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 A BETTER CITY 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 A BETTER CITY 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 A BETTER CITY INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KATHRYN DINEEN.
Who are the officers and directors of A BETTER CITY INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 123 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $327,207 (KATHRYN DINEEN, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does A BETTER CITY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,619,602, expenses of $2,448,554 and total assets of $3,168,418 at year end.

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