Boston Rescue Mission
Boston Rescue Mission reported $10.0 million in revenue and $3.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.97 went to program services, $11.15 to management and general costs and $6.88 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 60.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $383,481 (PRESIDENT). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 53% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $3.0MFor context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.0% | 87.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.2% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.10 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 11.1% | 66.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $383,481 | $300,863 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 12.75% | 1.57% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 324.5 | 10.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 6 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseOverflow shelter program:our emergency shelter provides beds and services to people experiencing homelessness who don't have a safe place to sleep. The Boston Rescue Mission conducts an intake with each person to access their immediate needs. We provide two nourishing and hearty meals, access to clean bathrooms and shower facilities, access to a case manager for help with immediate needs, esl classes to newly arrived migrants, assistance with getting work papers and jobs, and beginning the process of finding housing
Community builder incubator program:on december 21, 2004, Boston Rescue Mission created the kingston investment properties trust. This nominee trust was created as a title holding agency. The Boston Rescue Mission administers shared space for services in downtown boston for several massachusetts community-based organizations, including homelessness, disability advocates, youth and child services. Boston Rescue Mission's administrative offices are also located in the building. The proximity to each other facilitates programmatic collaboration among several of these organizations and with the…
Healthy meals programs:shelter meals- brm relies on the generosity of dozens of food donors to help US prepare and serve over 45,000 healthy and hearty meals each year. Staff and volunteers serve two meals a day; lunches and dinners to guests who stay in our overflow shelter program and our community residents. Food pantry - our pantry provides food basics such as bread, rice, beans, pasta, fish, meats, fruits & vegetables, cereals and other packaged food to our neighbors in need. Every monday & saturday afternoon, we distribute critical food supplies that help sustain and feed neighborhood…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $353,752 | $0 | $29,729 | $383,481 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $131,274 | $0 | $12,202 | $143,476 |
| EXECUTIVE VP OF PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,814 | $0 | $14,982 | $136,796 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Boston Rescue Mission (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $216K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 5 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 527
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,865
Private foundation grants it received
27 private foundations reported grants to Boston Rescue Mission totaling $114K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Boston Rescue Mission's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Boston Rescue Mission, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Boston Rescue Mission's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Boston Rescue Mission reported that 82.0% of its $3.0 million in expenses went to program services, 11.2% to management and general and 6.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Boston Rescue Mission pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Boston Rescue Mission reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $383,481, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Boston Rescue Mission get its money?
Of $10.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 20.0% came from contributions and grants and 11.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Boston Rescue Mission a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-2104726 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202503509349300005 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510529349300521 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420189349300127 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330269349301218 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210839349301411 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003299349300610 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-2104726: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.