Pine Street Inn
Pine Street Inn reported $118.3 million in revenue and $99.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.45 went to program services, $14.57 to management and general costs and $5.98 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 82.1% of the total. Government grants made up 48.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $432,436 (PRES. & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 73 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 36% 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 $100MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $118MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 79.4% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 82.1% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 48.9% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 8.7% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $432,436 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.43% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 73 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 21.2 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 25 of 25 | 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 expenseEmergency service programspine Street Inn's emergency service programs provide 100% of boston's adult homeless street outreach and one of the largest single shares of emergency shelter beds in boston. In FY25, we provided shelter and street outreach services to over 5,000 individuals, including enhanced services in one shelter to respond to the needs of people with opioid use disorder. The program goal is first to preserve life safety for all who need it and, through assessment and strategic housing placement services, help and educate individuals on the processes and resources available to…
Permanent supportive housingpine street's supportive housing program provides the largest single share of permanent housing dedicated to homeless individuals in the city. The goal of the program is to ensure that individuals with a long history of homelessness have a permanent home and gain greater levels of self-sufficiency over time through individual service plans. The program encompasses more than 1,100 units of housing and the clinical support services needed to stabilize chronically homeless and disabled individuals in that housing. In FY25, Pine Street's housing program supported 1,188…
Housing placementpine Street Inn partners with both public and private funders in delivering housing placement and stabilization services. In FY25, 350 individuals from the street and shelter were housed through these services. Our services are based on evidence-based models, innovation and ongoing research, which leverages all possible resources to bring individuals out of homelessness as quickly as possible. Our housing placement services start at the front door with triage where we work with individuals immediately to resolve their housing crisis. For individuals with more complex housing…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRES. & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $399,526 | $0 | $32,910 | $432,436 |
| DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $281,316 | $0 | $30,741 | $312,057 |
| CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $279,402 | $0 | $32,648 | $312,050 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $298,370 | $0 | $2,459 | $300,829 |
| CHIEF OF OPS. & SOC. ENTER. Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $251,166 | $0 | $39,954 | $291,120 |
| CHIEF OF PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $247,534 | $0 | $30,809 | $278,343 |
| VP OF HOUSING DEV. Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $215,543 | $0 | $23,499 | $239,042 |
| VP, HUMAN CAPITAL Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $223,219 | $0 | $11,758 | $234,977 |
73 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Pine Street Inn (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.6M (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–1b25 · 25 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5951
- Volunteers Part I, line 64,375
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PAX CARE SERVICES INC Temporary staffing | $2,952,361 |
| TALON SOLUTIONS INC DBA SIGNAL OF NEW E Security | $1,840,842 |
| COMPLETE STAFFING SOLUTIONS INC Temporary staffing | $1,291,744 |
| SOCLEAN CLEANING CO INC Cleaning contractor | $1,120,949 |
| NORTH POINT SERVICES LLC General contractor | $589,938 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 12 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
207 private foundations reported grants to Pine Street Inn totaling $5.2M 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 Pine Street Inn's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Pine Street Inn, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Pine Street Inn's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Pine Street Inn reported that 79.4% of its $99.7 million in expenses went to program services, 14.6% to management and general and 6.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Pine Street Inn pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Pine Street Inn reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $432,436, for the role of PRES. & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Pine Street Inn get its money?
Of $118.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 82.1% came from contributions and grants (including 48.9% from government grants) and 8.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Pine Street Inn a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-2516093 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 202533499349300753 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202413489349300701 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202323409349300912 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202203369349300900 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202143409349301404 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140399349300624 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-2516093: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.