Boston Casa Inc

Analysis

Boston Casa Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Boston Casa Inc reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.3m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $764k to $1.1m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Boston Casa Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unleash the Brilliance ($1.1m), Justice League ($1.1m) and Available to All Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $811k. At year end it held assets of $484k against liabilities of $198k, net assets of $286k. It reported 23 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.