Junior League of Boston Incorporated

Analysis

Junior League of Boston Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1938, 88 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Junior League of Boston Incorporated reported income of $439k and spending of $504k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $317k to $439k (+38%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Junior League of Boston Incorporated sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Route 66 Association of Missouri Inc ($439k), Girls Incorporated of Huntsville ($439k) and Church Avenue District Management Assoc ($439k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $154k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $171k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.