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Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association

Boston, MA · EIN 04-2555987 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association reported $20.4 million in revenue and $10.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $74.86 went to program services, $25.14 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 63.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $317,899 (EXECUTIVE DI). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 101% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10M

For context, the median across 3,633 covered human services charities: $88.24 programs, $11.54 management, $0.22 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 3,633 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
74.9%87.1%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
25.1%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
63.4%21.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.2%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
22.9%69.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$317,899$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.04%1.19%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
66
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
159.26.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
14 of 14100.0%

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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$5.0M expenses · 64.1% of program spending · grants $209K · revenue $2.6M

Community services - rth provides a wide variety of programs and services to its residents and hosts community events throughout the year. It operates a swimming pool, a library, a computer learning center,a health and wellness center, an afterschool and summer camp center. It provides assistance to senior citizens, job training, education, health and wellness programming,family programming, recreation and general support to residents

$2.8M expenses · 35.9% of program spending · revenue $2.0M

Affordable housing - the organization owns or operates 1,114 units of rental housing primarily affordable to residents of low and moderate income

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DI
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$281,817$0$36,082$317,899
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$255,515$0$17,909$273,424
SR. DIR OF P
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$158,562$0$49,009$207,571
CONTROLLER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$154,543$0$25,827$180,370
HR DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$138,000$0$22,771$160,771
OFFICE MANAG
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$101,582$0$34,064$135,646
PRESIDENT
Director/trustee, officer, 4.00 hrs/week
$19,300$0$0$19,300
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week
$12,900$0$0$12,900

6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2019202020212022202320242025$20M$10M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$20M$10M74.9%$139M$317,899
2024 ⓘ$20M$9.3M73.2%$119M$317,516
2023 ⓘ$9.8M$8.8M75.7%$107M$192,940
2022 ⓘ$11M$8.3M78.1%$97M$189,396
2021 ⓘ$10M$15M87.0%$106M$212,988
2020 ⓘ$12M$7.8M77.2%$105M$222,426
2019 ⓘ$10M$7.3M72.1%$96M$191,310

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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–1b14 · 14 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • 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 575

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
FIRST CITIZENS BANK
Invest mngmnt
$150,210
BNY MELLON
Invest mngmt
$126,185
CIBC PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS
Investment mgmt
$112,977
TPP GLOBAL SERVICES LTD
It consultant
$101,250

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association reported that 74.9% of its $10.5 million in expenses went to program services, 25.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $317,899, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association get its money?

Of $20.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 63.4% came from contributions and grants (including 0.2% from government grants) and 22.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 04-2555987 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202642329349300304 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202542449349300409 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402899349301755 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343169349300309 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223079349303212 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103159349303760 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013149349303696 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 04-2555987: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.