Nonprofit · EIN 20-3510157
BOSTON MAIN STREETS FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02215
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,144,990 | $2,001,603 | $143,387 | $918,399 | $196,600 | $721,799 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $602,868 | $500,553 | $102,315 | $598,577 | $20,165 | $578,412 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $491,594 | $544,486 | -$52,892 | $538,847 | $62,750 | $476,097 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,134,593
- of which government grants
- $1,543,457
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $10,397
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,448,419
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $215,679
- Other salaries and wages
- $145,323
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $395,774
- Professional fundraising fees
- $87,868
- Accounting fees
- $20,881
- Program services (functional)
- $1,659,778
- Management and general (functional)
- $85,330
- Fundraising (functional)
- $256,495
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $598,577
- Total assets, end of year
- $918,399
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $196,600
- Net assets, end of year
- $721,799
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $656,598
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $65,201
- Gross receipts
- $2,144,990
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 2005
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC ESTEVES | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $180,000 | $6,300 |
| JOEL SKLAR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL E ROTTENBERG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BURTON GESSERMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GEDRICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KARL SEIDMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HUNTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN STARR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN HANDLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GUSTAVO QUIROGA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRYL FESS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK KORN | TRUSTEE (EFF. 01/30/2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK ROBERTS | TRUSTEE (EFF. 03/11/2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLE MARRONE | TRUSTEE (EFF. 01/30/2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRA CHAVES | TRUSTEE (EFF. 01/30/2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRACE LEE | TRUSTEE (THRU. 01/30/2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAULO AMADO DE BARROS | TRUSTEE (THRU. 12/31/2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GERI DENTERLEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Esteves | Executive Director Officer | 0.5 | $55,685 | $1,555 |
| Joel Sklar | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Burton R Gesserman | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel E Rottenberg | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Geri Denterlein | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Gedrich | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Karl Seidman | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ellen Handly | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN STARR | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GUSTAVO QUIROGA | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Hunter | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULO AMADO DE BARROS | ED FOR BOWDOIN GENEVA Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRYL FESS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ken Morris | Trustee (Thru Jan 2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jayda Leder-Luis | Trustee (Thru April 2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanne Dasaro | Trustee (Thru Dec 2023) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOEL SKLAR | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BURTON R GESSERMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANIEL E ROTTENBERG | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| GERI DENTERLEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS GEDRICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KARL SEIDMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEN MORRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAYDA LEDER-LUIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELLEN HANDLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BEN STARR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GUSTAVO QUIROGA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HUNTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEANNE DESARO | ED FOR GREATER ASHMONT Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GRACE LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAULO AMADO DE BARROS | ED FOR BOWDOIN GENEVA Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DARRYL FESS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 136 BROOKLINE AVE, BOSTON, MA 02215-3907
- In care of
- % BURTON GESSERMAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Burton Gesserman, 136 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
- Signed the 990
- Burton Gesserman, Treasurer
- Phone
- (617) 247-3434
- Return prepared by
- WITHUMSMITHBROWNPC
Mission
TO REVITALIZE CITY OF BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD MAIN STREETS.
Program accomplishments
- BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY GRANTS, IMPACT AND INNOVATION GRANTS, AND OTHER BUSINESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS USED TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE LOCAL INDEPENDENT CITY OF BOSTON MAIN STREET NEIGHBORHOOD 501(C)(3) CORPORATIONS AND THE BUSINESSES THAT RESIDE THEREIN.Expenses $1,659,778 · grants $1,448,419
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.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-3510157
- 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
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $918,399
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,144,990
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,144,990 | $2,001,603 | $918,399 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $602,868 | $500,553 | $598,577 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $491,594 | $544,486 | $538,847 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $405,557 | $181,813 | $571,351 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 20-3510157).
Questions about BOSTON MAIN STREETS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of BOSTON MAIN STREETS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BOSTON MAIN STREETS FOUNDATION is 20-3510157.
- Is BOSTON MAIN STREETS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to BOSTON MAIN STREETS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BOSTON MAIN STREETS FOUNDATION 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 MAIN STREETS FOUNDATION 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 MAIN STREETS FOUNDATION 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 MAIN STREETS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Burton Gesserman.
- Who are the officers and directors of BOSTON MAIN STREETS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $180,000 (ERIC ESTEVES, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does BOSTON MAIN STREETS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,144,990, expenses of $2,001,603 and total assets of $918,399 at year end.
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