BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOC

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

699 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02116-2848

In care of

% JOSEPH MACDONALD

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

JOHN FLEMING, 699 BOYLSTON ST SUITE 800, BOSTON, MA 02116

Signed the 990

JOHN FLEMING, PRESIDENT & CEO

Phone

(617) 236-1652

Website

www.baa.org

Return prepared by

PWC US TAX LLP

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Program accomplishments

• THE BOSTON MARATHON PRESENTED BY BANK OF AMERICA (THE "BOSTON MARATHON") AMONG THE LEADING ATHLETIC EVENTS IN THE WORLD. THOSE WHO COMPETE RANGE FROM THE FINEST LONG DISTANCE ATHLETES IN THE WORLD - WHO COMPETE FOR SUBSTANTIAL PRIZE MONEY - TO CITIZEN ATHLETES FOR WHOM COMPETING IN THE BOSTON MARATHON REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT PERSONAL AMBITION. THE BAA HAS MANAGED AND OPERATED THE BOSTON MARATHON CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1897. THE BAA, THROUGH THE BOSTON MARATHON, AND IN SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERALL MISSION OF PROMOTING HEALTH AND FITNESS AND AN OVERALL HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, PROVIDES PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: 1. ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC TO TRAIN FOR, QUALIFY FOR, AND RUN IN THE BOSTON MARATHON. 2. THE FACT THAT THE BOSTON MARATHON IS THE ONLY ANNUALLY CONTESTED MARATHON FOR WHICH MOST PARTICIPANTS QUALIFY BY MEETING RIGOROUS QUALIFICATION STANDARDS ENCOURAGES ATHLETES TO ASPIRE TO A HIGH LEVEL OF FITNESS, AND IN THE PROCESS, DISPLAY THE BENEFITS OF SO DOING TO THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. QUALIFICATION FOR THE BOSTON MARATHON REPRESENTS AN ASPIRATION FOR MANY ATHLETES, AND ACHIEVING THAT QUALIFICATION IS A SOURCE OF CONSIDERABLE GRATIFICATION AND SATISFACTION, ALL IN FURTHERANCE OF THEIR PURSUIT OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. 3. IN CONNECTION WITH THE BOSTON MARATHON, THE BAA ASSISTS MARATHON RUNNERS TO FUNDRAISE FOR A WIDE ARRAY OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, MANY OF WHICH (A) PROMOTE HEALTH AND FITNESS, (B) CONDUCT RESEARCH AIMED AT TREATING AND ERADICATING DISEASE, OR (C) PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TREATMENT TO PERSONS AFFLICTED WITH SERIOUS DISEASES. THE BANK OF AMERICA BOSTON MARATHON OFFICIAL CHARITY PROGRAM ("OCP") ENABLES ELECTED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO RAISE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR WORTHWHILE CAUSES. IN 2025, THE OCP REACHED A NEW RECORD FUNDRAISING LEVEL OF $50.4 MILLION ACROSS 176 ORGANIZATIONS. SINCE THE OCP'S INCEPTION IN 1989, MORE THAN $600 MILLION HAS BEEN RAISED SURROUNDING THE BOSTON MARATHON. 4. THE BOSTON MARATHON REPRESENTS A SOURCE OF CONSIDERABLE CIVIC PRIDE TO MANY RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER BOSTON AREA. THEIR SUPPORT AND THE RESILIENCE AND STRENGTH THAT THEY HAVE DISPLAYED, ESPECIALLY IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, SERVE TO ENHANCE CIVIC PRIDE IN THE RESILIENCE OF THOSE RESIDENTS.
  Expenses $25,808,581 · grants $1,774,050 · revenue $10,137,051
• DESCRIBED HERE ARE THE OTHER EVENTS AND PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY THE BAA, IN ADDITION TO THE BOSTON MARATHON, THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND FITNESS. THEY COMPRISE: (1) THE CONDUCT OF LONG DISTANCE, MASS PARTICIPATION RUNNING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, (2) THE PROVISION OF A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO BENEFIT GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA, AND (3) THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF RUNNING ATHLETES, AT BOTH THE ELITE AND SUB-ELITE LEVELS. EACH OF THESE IS DESCRIBED SEPARATELY BELOW: 1. LONG DISTANCE, MASS PARTICIPATION RUNNING EVENTS: THE BAA CONDUCTS A SERIES OF ADDITIONAL LONG DISTANCE RUNNING EVENTS--BEYOND THE BOSTON MARATHON--OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, IN THE BOSTON AREA. THESE INCLUDE THE EVENTS THAT COMPRISE WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE "BAA DISTANCE MEDLEY": A. THE BOSTON 5K, A 3.1 MILE ROAD RACE HELD IN BOSTON ANNUALLY ON THE SATURDAY OF BOSTON MARATHON WEEKEND INVOLVING 10,000 PARTICIPANTS. B. THE BAA 10K, A 6.2 MILE ROAD RACE CONDUCTED IN BOSTON ANNUALLY IN LATE JUNE INVOLVING 10,000 PARTICIPANTS; AND C. THE BAA HALF MARATHON, A 13.1 MILE ROAD RACE CONDUCTED IN BOSTON ANNUALLY IN NOVEMBER INVOLVING 9,000 PARTICIPANTS. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE A PRIZE MONEY STRUCTURE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES WHO COMPETE IN THEM (DESCRIBED BELOW), BUT ARE ALSO DESIGNED TO APPEAL TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO DESIRE TO IMPROVE THEIR FITNESS AND HEALTH. THE EVENTS COMPRISE A "FITNESS CALENDAR" FOR THE YEAR, SUCH THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN BEGIN THE SPRING WITH A MODEST DISTANCE 5K RACE, PROGRESS IN JUNE TO A LONGER RACE, AND THEN IN THE FALL BE PREPARED TO RUN A HALF MARATHON. THESE EVENTS ALSO ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COMPETE ALONGSIDE SOME OF THE FINEST RUNNERS IN THE WORLD. FOR PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES IN THE DISTANCE MEDLEY THE PRIZE MONEY AWARDED IN THE SERIES INCLUDES A PURSE FOR EACH RACE AND BONUS INCENTIVES FOR THE TOP FINISHERS IN THE INDIVIDUAL EVENTS AND FOR EVENT RECORD TIMES SET AT THESE EVENTS. 2. BAA COMMUNITY AND YOUTH PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: - TRAINING CLINICS AND SEMINARS THAT ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN TRAINING AND PREPARING FOR ATHLETIC COMPETITION AND IN PURSUING A HEALTH LIFESTYLE GENERALLY. - THE MIDDLE SCHOOL RELAY CHALLENGE, THAT ALLOWS MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN FROM THE CITIES AND TOWNS ALONG THE BOSTON MARATHON ROUTE AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN AND COMPETE AS RELAY TEAMS IN BOSTON ON MARATHON WEEKEND IN THE BAA RELAY CHALLENGE, THEREBY PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND FITNESS OF THOSE CHILDREN AND OTHERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ELSEWHERE. OVER 21,000 HAVE PARTICIPATED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM. - COORDINATION AND STAGING OF THE BOSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAM INVOLVING STUDENTS FROM 13 BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE MULTI-WEEK PROGRAM CULMINATES IN CHAMPIONSHIP RACES IN FRANKLIN PARK IN BOSTON, AND IS INTENDED AS AN INSPIRATIONAL INTRODUCTION TO THE SPORT AND A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. - THE BAA AND THE DIMOCK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER HAVE COLLABORATED TO ESTABLISH A 5K NEIGHBORHOOD RACE KNOWN AS THE "ROAD TO WELLNESS." AS ONE OF MASSACHUSETTS' LARGEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS THEIR AIM IS TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF ROXBURY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE REACH OF THE EVENT EXTENDS BEYOND THE DAY OF THE RACE ITSELF, THROUGH A MULTI-WEEK PERIOD OF TRAINING AND BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR THE 5K RACE IN FAMILIAR STREETS. - IN 2017 THE BAA ESTABLISHED THE BOSTON MARATHON YOUTH JAMBOREE WHICH IS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE CHILDREN IN GRADES PRE-K THROUGH 8TH GRADE TO BE ACTIVE BY ENGAGING THEM IN FUN AND AGE APPROPRIATE TRACK & FIELD-INSPIRED EVENTS. DESIGNED TO BE INCLUSIVE, THE EVENT WELCOMES PARTICIPATION BY CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITY LEVELS. THE BAA REBRANDED THIS EVENT IN 2023 AS ONE OF A SERIES OF NEIGHBORHOOD FITNESS EVENTS ACROSS BOSTON WHICH ENGAGE ATHLETES IN FUN RUNS IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS INCLUDING EAST BOSTON, DORCHESTER, MATTAPAN, AND ROXBURY AND BRIGHTON/ALLSTON. - THE BAA INITIATED A CHARITABLE GIVING PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, THROUGH WHICH A SELECT NUMBER OF BOSTON MARATHON PARTICIPANTS RAISED FUNDS FOR THE BAA TO INVEST IN MISSION CONGRUENT ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS THE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH RUNNING PROGRAMS DESCRIBED ABOVE. - THE B.A.A. GIVES BACK GRANTS PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVANCE THE B.A.A.'S MISSION OF PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES THROUGH RUNNING. EACH YEAR, THESE GRANTS SUPPORT LOCAL INITIATIVES THAT EXPAND ACCESS TO SPORT, WELLNESS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACROSS GREATER BOSTON. IN 2025, $250,000 IN GRANTS WERE PROVIDED THROUGH A BI-ANNUAL APPLICATION PROCESS AND AWARDED BY A COMMITTEE. - DEVELOPED AND LEAD BY THE B.A.A., THE BOSTON RUNNING COLLABORATIVE (BRC) CONVENES ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED TO BUILDING A DIVERSE BOSTON RUNNING COMMUNITY, IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO RUNNING AND WALKING IN BOSTON WITH A FOCUS ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. 3. THE TRAINING AND DEVELOPING OF ATHLETES. - THE BAA HAS FOR MANY YEARS OPERATED THE BAA RUNNING CLUB, WHICH PROVIDES COACHING, TRAINING AND COMPETITIVE OUTLETS FOR ITS 415 MEMBERS. THE CLUB IS A 52-WEEK PER YEAR EFFORT WHICH INCLUDES PRACTICES, WORKOUTS, RACING AND VOLUNTEER ACTIONS. THE RUNNING CLUB INCLUDES ATHLETES WHOSE ABILITY EXTENDS FROM SUB-OLYMPIC, NATIONAL CLASS COMPETITORS TO THOSE WHO TRAIN TO SEEK SOLID PERFORMANCES IN B.A.A. EVENTS AND USATF NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK, AND ROAD EVENTS. - IN 2013, THE BAA ADDED A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPONENT TO ITS ALREADY-EXISTING BAA RUNNING CLUB. THIS GROUP COMPRISES AN ELITE TEAM OF 10 AMERICAN RUNNERS SUPPORTED BY THE ORGANIZATION, WITH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF ADIDAS, AT THE LEVEL NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE HIGHEST ATHLETIC PURSUITS WITHIN THE SPORT OF RUNNING, SUCH AS MAKING USATF NATIONAL PODIUMS AND SELECTION FOR WORLD AND OLYMPIC TEAMS. THE PROVISION OF COACHING AND TRAINING SERVICES TO THIS SELECTED GROUP OF HIGHLY SKILLED ATHLETES IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL AND WORLD CLASS U.S. DISTANCE RUNNERS WHO CAN ASPIRE TO COMPETE INTERNATIONALLY, DISPLAYING THEREBY THE VISIBILITY AND BENEFITS OF ATHLETICS AND FITNESS, IS CONSISTENT WITH THE BAA'S MISSION OF PROMOTING FITNESS THROUGH RUNNING.
  Expenses $6,569,477 · grants $600,109 · revenue $2,337,587

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.

IRS record

EIN

04-6111707

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1983

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Assets (IRS master file)

$45,231,061

Income (IRS master file)

$37,991,554

Filing history

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 04-6111707).

Questions about BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOC

What is the EIN of BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOC is 04-6111707.

Is BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.

Are donations to BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOC 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 ATHLETIC ASSOC 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 BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOC 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 BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN FLEMING.

Who are the officers and directors of BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOC?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $336,068 (JOHN FLEMING, PRESIDENT & CEO).

How much revenue does BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOC have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $37,876,596, expenses of $36,359,970 and total assets of $45,231,061 at year end.

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