Nonprofit · EIN 04-3311403
BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02115
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,099,191 | $3,748,878 | -$1,649,687 | $657,117 | $5,473,781 | -$4,816,664 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,415,968 | $3,074,615 | -$658,647 | $1,165,692 | $4,332,669 | -$3,166,977 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,390,441 | $3,248,438 | -$857,997 | $489,144 | $2,997,474 | -$2,508,330 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,972,421
- of which government grants
- $310,000
- Program service revenue
- $126,770
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $43,506
- Accounting fees
- $6,825
- Program services (functional)
- $3,584,362
- Management and general (functional)
- $164,516
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,165,692
- Total assets, end of year
- $657,117
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,473,781
- Net assets, end of year
- -$4,816,664
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$5,279,961
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $463,297
- Gross receipts
- $2,099,191
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 23
- Year formed
- 1995
- 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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAD SMITH | PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $1,318,099 | $7,711 |
| PAUL ERIC KRAUSS | VICE-PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 | $314,556 | $48,252 |
| KATHERINE DECELLES | TREASURER, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $218,872 | $19,318 |
| JOSEPH KAMAY | CLERK, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $89,995 | $10,165 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAIL SAMUEL | FORMER PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE Former | 0 | $0 | $1,706,083 | $11,112 |
| JEFFREY DUNN | FORMER PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE Former | 0 | $0 | $561,490 | $39,497 |
| CHAD SMITH | PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $368,807 | $5,843 |
| KATHERINE DECELLES | TREASURER, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $213,174 | $19,130 |
| PAUL ERIC KRAUSS | VICE-PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 | $71,103 | $11,126 |
| JOSEPH KAMAY | CLERK, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAIL SAMUEL | PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE (UNTIL JAN. 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $941,104 | $74,801 |
| KATHERINE DECELLES | TREASURER & CLERK, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $191,830 | $30,170 |
| EVELYN BARNES | FORMER TREASURER, TRUSTEE Former | 0 | $0 | $168,952 | $11,695 |
| EMILY FRITZ-ENDRES | CLERK, TRUSTEE (UNTIL SEPT. 2022) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $74,739 | $9,420 |
| JEFFREY DUNN | PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 301 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, BOSTON, MA 02115-4557
- In care of
- % BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHAD SMITH, 301 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, BOSTON, MA 02115
- Signed the 990
- KATHERINE DECELLES, TREASURER
- Phone
- (617) 638-9215
- Website
- WWW.BOSTONPOPSJULY4TH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC
Mission
TO PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC CELEBRATION, CONCERT, AND FIREWORKS ON JULY 4THIN BOSTON, VIEWED BY THOUSANDS IN PERSON AND THROUGH THE MEDIA.
Program accomplishments
- THE BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS RETURNED TO THE CHARLES RIVER ESPLANADE ON JULY 4, 2025. KEITH LOCKHART LED THE BOSTON POPS ESPLANADE ORCHESTRA IN THE ORGANIZATION'S JOYOUS CELEBRATION OF THE COUNTRY'S INDEPENDENCE AT THE HATCH SHELL. THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON, THE CROWD AT THE ESPLANADE SWELLED. AN ESTIMATED 400,000 PEOPLE ENJOYED THE CONCERT. IN 2025, KEITH LOCKHART MARKED HIS 30TH YEAR AS THE BOSTON POPS CONDUCTOR. THE BOSTON POPS ESPLANADE ORCHESTRA WAS JOINED BY HEADLINERS LEEANN RIMES AND LESLIE ODOM JR, BOSTON'S OWN BELL BIV DEVOE, THE BOSTON CHILDREN'S CHORUS, AND THE U.S. ARMY FIELD BAND AND CHORUS. THE U.S. ARMY CHORUS SANG THE "STAR SPANGLED BANNER" AS WELL AS A "SALUTE TO OUR ARMED FORCES." (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)THE CONCERT CAME TO A CONCLUSION WITH A PERFORMANCE OF TCHAIKOVSKY'S 1812 OVERTURE WITH LIVE CANNONS FOLLOWED BY A HALF HOUR FIREWORKS DISPLAY THAT REQUIRED A TEAM OF 20 PEOPLE TO DESIGN, ENGINEER, LOAD IN 4,000 FIREWORKS SHELLS THAT LIT UP THE SKY.Expenses $3,584,362 · revenue $126,770
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3311403
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A840)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $657,117
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,099,191
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $2,099,191 | $3,748,878 | $657,117 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $2,415,968 | $3,074,615 | $1,165,692 | XML |
| 990-T | August 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2023 | $2,390,441 | $3,248,438 | $489,144 | XML |
| 990-T | August 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,701,527 | $2,976,483 | $755,693 | IRS |
| 990-T | August 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 04-3311403).
Questions about BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION INC is 04-3311403.
- Is BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION 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 BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names CHAD SMITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,099,191, expenses of $3,748,878 and total assets of $657,117 at year end.
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