Massachusetts Service Alliance
Massachusetts Service Alliance reported $19.3 million in revenue and $19.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.73 went to program services, $4.27 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.2% of the total. Government grants made up 99.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $175,994 (CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 20% 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 $19MFor context, the median across 371 covered environment charities: $85.82 programs, $10.80 management, $3.38 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 $19MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.7% | 83.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.3% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.2% | 87.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 99.0% | 4.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.6% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $175,994 | $293,532 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.91% | 1.74% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.5 | 18.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 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 expenseThe americorps program provides funding for nonprofits and public agencies to develop and support americorps members. Full and part-time members spend up to one year performing intensive service to meet critical needs in community and economic development, education, disaster recovery and relief, environment, public safety, health and nutrition, human needs, and housing. In the 2024-25 program year, msa supported 31 americorps programs and 2 americorps planning grants. More than 1,234 americorps members served, investing over 1,203,655 hours of service, supporting nearly 57,115 direct…
In 2024-25, msa had 24 commonwealth corps members serving at 12 host site partners across the state, providing more than 33,000 hours of service to strengthen communities, build organizational capacity, increase volunteerism, and positively impact massachusetts residents. Through their capacity building efforts, commonwealth corps members recruited or managed over 1,300 community volunteers to contribute more than 9,500 hours of service, leveraged approximately $611,000 of cash or in-kind support, and supported more than 8,900 new beneficiaries in receiving services
With the support of the volunteer generation fund grant, msa increased the ability of nonprofit organizations in massachusetts to utilize volunteers effectively, thus increasing their capacity to serve clients. Msa assisted nonprofits in building their infrastructure through (1) deep and intensive capacity building with 13 organizations through the delivery of the service enterprise initiative; (2) focused skills-based training on best practices in volunteer management; (3) mini-grants to 14 organizations to support volunteer engagement activities and capacity-building grants to organizations…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $167,390 | $0 | $8,604 | $175,994 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $117,810 | $0 | $14,088 | $131,898 |
| DIR. OF OPERATIONS & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $102,802 | $0 | $6,740 | $109,542 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Massachusetts Service Alliance (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $166K (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–1b16 · 16 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 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 568
- Volunteers Part I, line 649
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Questions people ask
How much of Massachusetts Service Alliance's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Massachusetts Service Alliance reported that 95.7% of its $19.3 million in expenses went to program services, 4.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Massachusetts Service Alliance pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Massachusetts Service Alliance reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $175,994, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Massachusetts Service Alliance get its money?
Of $19.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.2% came from contributions and grants (including 99.0% from government grants) and 0.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Massachusetts Service Alliance a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-3088234 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 202631259349303053 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541269349300814 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430929349300608 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301239349301945 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200889349300780 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110839349300121 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-3088234: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.