Boston Plastic and Oral Surgery Foundation
Boston Plastic and Oral Surgery Foundation reported $32.2 million in revenue and $29.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.60 went to program services, $18.40 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 90.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,767,341 (VICE PRESIDENT). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 60% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $29MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $32MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.6% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 18.4% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 3.0% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 90.3% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,767,341 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 6.04% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 12 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.1 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 0 of 4 | 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 foundation provides Plastic and Oral Surgery services primarily to patients at boston children's hospital and at satellite locations. The foundation may charge for patient care and other medical services provided that any net income be used exclusively for the charitable, scientific, and educational purposes for which the foundation was created. The foundation also provides care for patients in need of plastic or Oral Surgery services regardless of their ability to pay, as well as providing hospital and community based services that are limited in the community. During the year ended…
The foundation receives income from boston children's hospital for providing administration services. The foundation carries on and promotes basic and applied medical research and education in the field of Plastic and Oral Surgery by teaching students and other medical and scientific personnel; by providing or supplementing income to research personnel through fellowships, research grants, and stipends; and by giving lectures and publishing information concerning conditions and research results in the fields of Plastic and Oral Surgery in order to educate the general public and the medical…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VICE PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $1,675,116 | $0 | $92,225 | $1,767,341 |
| SECRETARY/CLERK Director/trustee, officer, 60.00 hrs/week | $1,558,755 | $0 | $109,399 | $1,668,154 |
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 55.00 hrs/week | $1,335,363 | $0 | $131,732 | $1,467,095 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week | $1,152,319 | $0 | $124,094 | $1,276,413 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week | $1,025,928 | $0 | $154,187 | $1,180,115 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week | $1,017,437 | $0 | $90,897 | $1,108,334 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week | $906,061 | $0 | $143,890 | $1,049,951 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 60.00 hrs/week | $839,172 | $0 | $131,637 | $970,809 |
12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Boston Plastic and Oral Surgery Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $6.2M (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–1b4 · 0 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 26Yes
- 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 512
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Boston Plastic and Oral Surgery Foundation totaling $110K 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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Of every $100 Boston Plastic and Oral Surgery Foundation spent in FY2025, $81.60 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Boston Plastic and Oral Surgery Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Boston Plastic and Oral Surgery Foundation reported that 81.6% of its $29.2 million in expenses went to program services, 18.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Boston Plastic and Oral Surgery Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Boston Plastic and Oral Surgery Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $1,767,341, for the role of VICE PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Boston Plastic and Oral Surgery Foundation get its money?
Of $32.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 3.0% came from contributions and grants and 90.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Boston Plastic and Oral Surgery Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-3286718 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. 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 September 30, 2025, object 202632189349300843 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202511819349300306 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422219349300837 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202332229349300428 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202222169349301557 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202112289349301606 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-3286718: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.