Masschallenge

Analysis

Masschallenge is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 December 2023, Masschallenge reported income of $10.3m and spending of $11.2m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $14.3m to $10.3m (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Masschallenge sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Oregon Aspire Inc ($10.3m), The Project of the Quad Cities ($10.3m) and GW Business Solutions LLC ($10.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. It paid $35k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $8.7m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 64 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.