Boston Street Railway Association

Analysis

Boston Street Railway Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 September 2023, Boston Street Railway Association reported income of $89k and spending of $75k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2023, income grew from $70k to $89k (+28%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Boston Street Railway Association sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bright Bridge Foundation ($89k), Bethany Lutheran Church ($89k) and Seattle Synchronized Swim Team ($89k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% of the total. At year end it held assets of $107k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $107k.