Nonprofit · EIN 04-3124370
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS INC
Tax-exempt · JAMAICA PLAIN, MA 02130
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,527,313 | $1,540,520 | -$13,207 | $526,754 | $51,775 | $474,979 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,461,723 | $1,407,152 | $54,571 | $532,422 | $44,536 | $487,886 |
| May 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,396,535 | $1,447,375 | -$50,840 | $461,502 | $34,386 | $427,116 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $189,905
- Program service revenue
- $1,321,075
- Investment income
- $16,333
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,010
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $250,975
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $321,869
- Other salaries and wages
- $493,357
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,011,834
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,659
- Occupancy
- $110,296
- Depreciation
- $7,600
- Program services (functional)
- $1,201,348
- Management and general (functional)
- $311,082
- Fundraising (functional)
- $28,090
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $532,422
- Total assets, end of year
- $526,754
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $51,775
- Net assets, end of year
- $474,979
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $30,400
- Publicly traded securities
- $81,905
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $474,979
- Gross receipts
- $1,555,321
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 1999
- 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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRACY PIMENTEL | CO-SCHOOL DIRECTOR/BOARD MEMBER Officer | 40 | $75,875 | $22,550 |
| SCOTT MORROW | FINANCE MANAGER/TEACHER Officer | 40 | $75,620 | $5,515 |
| PATRICIA MORROW | CO-SCHOOL DIRECTOR/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $60,629 | $15,875 |
| JOHNNY BLAZES | CLERK/TEACHER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $31,380 | $19,550 |
| JOYCE MALLORY | EMERITUS/FORMER BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $26,367 | $0 |
| JOCELYN HEYWOOD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABA TAYLOR | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DINAH SHEPHERD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA HALE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE FEIBEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICIA MORROW | SCHOOL DIRECTOR/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $66,013 | $21,445 |
| SCOTT MORROW | FINANCE MANAGER/TEACHER Officer | 40 | $71,295 | $6,170 |
| JOHNNY BLAZES | CLERK/TEACHER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $28,536 | $0 |
| ABA TAYLOR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOCELYN HEYWOOD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE FEIBEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICIA MORROW | SCHOOL DIRECTOR/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $60,013 | $23,661 |
| SCOTT MORROW | FINANCE MANAGER/TEACHER Officer | 40 | $67,546 | $2,355 |
| ABA TAYLOR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNNY BLAZES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOCELYN HEYWOOD | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE FEIBEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 34 PETER PARLEY RD, JAMAICA PLAIN, MA 02130-2914
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ABA TAYLOR, 34 PETER PARLEY ROAD, JAMAICA PLAIN, MA 02130
- Signed the 990
- ABA TAYLOR, CHAIR
- Phone
- (617) 522-0880
- Website
- WWW.NEIGHBORHOODSCHOOLJP.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC
Mission
TO PROVIDE PERSONALIZED LEARNING WITHIN A COMMUNITY TO CHILDREN REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DIVERSITY OF BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS.
Program accomplishments
- NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, INC. IS AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LOCATED IN JAMAICA PLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS. STARTED BY PARENTS AND TEACHERS WITH JUST SEVEN CHILDREN IN 1986, IT HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 50 STUDENTS AT TWO SITES IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 6TH GRADE, GROUPED IN FOUR MIXED-AGE LEVELS. MIXED AGES ENSURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN A LEVEL'S AGE CONTINUUM FROM YEAR TO YEAR, AND HELP CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF NORMALCY FOR MANY LAYERS OF LEARNING TO HAPPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY.AT NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, CHILDREN LEARN TO DISCOVER AND VALUE EACH OTHER'S DIFFERENCES AS PEOPLE AND AS LEARNERS. TIME IS SPENT IN LEARNING ABOUT SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES AND IN DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF CHILDREN IS REPRESENTED AND VALUED. WITHIN A COOPERATIVE LEARNING SITUATION, POSITIVE INTERDEPENDENCE DEVELOPS AMONG STUDENTS. STUDENTS SEE THAT THEY CAN REACH THEIR OWN LEARNING GOALS WHILE THEY WORK TO ENSURE THAT OTHERS ALSO REACH THEIR GOALS. PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND EFFECTIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING ARE ALSO STRESSED. STUDENTS DISCUSS MATERIAL WITH EACH OTHER, HELP EACH OTHER UNDERSTAND, AND ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER TO WORK HARD.Expenses $1,201,348 · grants $250,975 · revenue $1,321,075
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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3124370
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B24)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $526,754
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,555,321
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $1,527,313 | $1,540,520 | $526,754 | XML |
| 990 | May 2024 | $1,461,723 | $1,407,152 | $532,422 | XML |
| 990 | May 2023 | $1,396,535 | $1,447,375 | $461,502 | XML |
| 990 | May 2022 | $1,459,262 | $1,447,382 | $539,133 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2019 | – | – | – | 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 04-3124370).
Questions about NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS INC
- What is the EIN of NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS INC is 04-3124370.
- Is NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS 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 NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names ABA TAYLOR.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $75,875 (TRACY PIMENTEL, CO-SCHOOL DIRECTOR/BOARD MEMBER).
- How much revenue does NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,527,313, expenses of $1,540,520 and total assets of $526,754 at year end.
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