826 BOSTON INC

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2006

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

DAVID BAGNANI

Phone

6174425400

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

826 BOSTON INC, founded in 2006, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $7.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 179% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $3.8M, a strong 53% operating margin.

Mission

826 BOSTON IS A NONPROFIT WRITING, TUTORING, AND PUBLISHING ORGANIZATION WHERE STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 AND BEYOND CAN SHARE THEIR STORIES, AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES, AND DEVELOP AS LEADERS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. 826 BOSTON IS PART OF A NETWORK OF NINE 826 CHAPTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY CO-FOUNDED BY AUTHOR DAVE EGGERS AND EDUCATOR NINIVE CALEGARI. SINCE 2007, 826 BOSTON HAS WORKED WITH MORE THAN 30,000 STUDENTS AND HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS, AND HAS PUBLISHED DOZENS OF HIGH-QUALITY, PROFESSIONALLY DESIGNED COLLECTIONS OF STUDENT WRITING. 826 BOSTON'S PROGRAMS, OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE, ARE ROOTED IN THE UNDERSTANDING THAT GREAT LEAPS IN LEARNING CAN OCCUR WITH INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION, AND THAT WRITING SKILLS ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO FUTURE SUCCESS. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF BOSTON AND INCLUDE PUBLISHING PROJECTS, AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING, WRITING WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS, CLASSROOM-BASED COLLABORATIONS, STEM-BASED WRITING INITIATIVES, WRITERS' ROOMS, AND COLLEGE ESSAY SUPPORT.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $2,771,220

FOR DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAMS AND PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $7,152,649

Program Service Revenue $517

Investment Income $103,879

Other Revenue $-70,616

TOTAL REVENUE $7,186,429

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $39,000

Salaries & Benefits $2,835,232

Fundraising Expenses $335,235

Program Expenses $2,771,220

Other Expenses $490,594

TOTAL EXPENSES $3,364,826

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$7,186,429	$2,575,212	+1.8%
Expenses	$3,364,826	$3,112,772	+0.1%
Net Income	$3,821,603	$-537,560	-8.1%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

345

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$160,243

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
JANET TIAMPO	PRESIDENT	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MIMI CURRAN	TREASURER	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVE BAGNANI	CLERK	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW COHN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DONNA COWAN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JILL HARRISON-BERG	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JAVIER JUAREZ	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GILLIAN KOHLI	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
BENIELLE SIMS	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KATE TAYLOR	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROSANN TUNG	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
APRIL BO WANG	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
HARVEY COTTON	LEGAL COUNSEL	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
AL CAMPBELL	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SHANNON FAIRLEY-PITTMAN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
COREY YARBROUGH	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$152,842	$7,401	$160,243

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$7,186,429	$3,364,826	$5,339,065	$3,821,603
2025	$7,186,429	$3,364,826	$5,339,065	$3,821,603
2024	$2,575,212	$3,112,772	$1,535,221	$-537,560
2023	$2,000,456	$2,769,089	$2,148,011	$-768,633
2022	$3,309,858	$2,685,839	$2,543,583	$624,019
2021	$2,963,604	$2,081,768	$2,197,300	$881,836
2020	$1,829,434	$2,074,515	$1,297,961	$-245,081
2019	$1,747,332	$1,667,085	$1,282,276	$80,247
2018	$1,674,572	$1,230,189	$987,456	$444,383