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Boys Town New England

Portsmouth, RI · EIN 20-0655240 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Boys Town New England reported $10.4 million in revenue and $10.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $84.27 went to program services, $13.74 to management and general costs and $1.99 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 65.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $194,654 (President/Executive Director). Revenue rose 19% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

For 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

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

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

2024 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
84.3%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
13.7%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
2.0%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
34.0%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
65.9%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$194,654$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.81%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
Not reported6
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.56.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
9 of 10100.0%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$3.3M expenses · 36.5% of program spending · grants $260K · revenue $2.7M

Family Home Services consists of family homes for adolescents, family homes for siblings, and treatment foster care. Treatment family homes for adolescents is a family style, residential program, which can serve six males or females, usually ages 12 to 17. Family Teachers are the primary treatment agents, along with a full-time Assistant Family Teacher, Overnight Staff, and a Senior Assistant Family Teacher. Family Teachers are responsible for structured supervision of youth in daily living and treatment activities. The couple and their assistant work on both treatment and skill building in…

$3.0M expenses · 33.1% of program spending · grants $87,071 · revenue $2.4M

Foster Family Services is a community based program operated by specially trained supervised Treatment Foster Parents to serve foster children with treatment needs. In this program, Treatment Foster Parents care for youth ages birth to 18 who need more attention and treatment than is provided in a traditional foster care placement. Boys Town New England, Inc. recruits, trains, and supervises Treatment Foster Parents, enabling them to care for youth with special needs in their private homes. Specially trained foster parents teach everyday skills that can help youth achieve success in school…

$2.8M expenses · 30.5% of program spending · grants $4,224 · revenue $1.7M

In-Home Family Services provides life-changing care to families that are struggling to stay together or are in danger of having a child removed from the home. The main goal of the program is to keep the family whole, whenever possible. IHFS can also help with reunification of a youth back to his or her home from out-of-home placement. Family consultants work right in the parents home helping them to improve their parenting skills and create a safe, nurturing environment. Family Consultants are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The main goals of this program are to build family strengths…

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
President/Executive Director
Director/trustee, officer, 040.00 hrs/week
$0$183,606$11,048$194,654
Assistant Secretary - FFBH Affiliates
Officer, 001.00 hrs/week
$0$148,337$22,338$170,675
Site Financial Officer - Treasurer
Officer, 040.00 hrs/week
$0$57,733$26,843$84,576

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M201920202021202220232024$10M$11M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$10M$11M84.3%$4.0M$194,654
2023 ⓘ$9.8M$9.9M86.5%$4.4M$237,284
2022 ⓘ$10M$9.4M87.3%$4.5M$250,962
2021 ⓘ$8.1M$8.1M86.7%$3.5M$230,672
2020 ⓘ$8.3M$8.4M87.8%$3.6M$175,164
2019 ⓘ$8.8M$8.7M86.7%$3.7M$216,506

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b10 · 9 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 15aNo
  • 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 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 660

Private foundation grants it received

4 private foundations reported grants to Boys Town New England totaling $33,775 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Boys Town New England's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Boys Town New England reported that 84.3% of its $10.8 million in expenses went to program services, 13.7% to management and general and 2.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Boys Town New England pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Boys Town New England reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $194,654, for the role of President/Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Boys Town New England get its money?

Of $10.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 34.0% came from contributions and grants and 65.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Boys Town New England a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 20-0655240 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523109349301442 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403169349303145 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323109349301962 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242799349301314 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143019349300334 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022659349301302 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 20-0655240: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.