Father Bill's & Mainspring
Father Bill's & Mainspring reported $53.3 million in revenue and $44.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.64 went to program services, $11.75 to management and general costs and $2.61 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 93.2% of the total. Government grants made up 71.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $342,640 (CEO & PRESIDENT). Revenue rose 107% 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 $44MFor context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 management, $0.00 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 $53MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.6% | 87.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.7% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 93.2% | 17.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 71.3% | 1.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.4% | 66.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $342,640 | $300,863 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.77% | 1.57% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.8 | 10.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 18 | 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 triage/shelter programs provide emergency shelter relief, daily nutritional meals, case management and extensive social services to homeless families, individuals and teens. The short-term housing programs provide short-term rental assistance and stabilization services to individuals and families moving into permanent housing
The permanent supportive housing program provides affordable housing to formerly homeless individuals and families. The agency owns, rents and manages the units in this program
The workforce development program provides individuals and heads of households with skills, training and career services to prepare them to join or rejoin the workforce and achieve self-sufficiency
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 & PRESIDENT Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $342,640 | $0 | $342,640 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $201,461 | $0 | $201,461 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $173,894 | $0 | $173,894 |
| CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $173,788 | $0 | $173,788 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $172,394 | $0 | $172,394 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Father Bill's & Mainspring (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $562K (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–1b18 · 18 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 11aNo
- 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 5421
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,042
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CURTIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Construction services | $9,940,761 |
| DELTA T GROUP MASSACHUSETTS INC Temporary staffing | $572,269 |
| WEST WORK LLC Architect | $501,621 |
| BEACON HILL STAFFING GROUP LLC Temporary staffing | $395,645 |
| STEPHCO CLEANING SYSTEMS INC Cleaning company | $387,194 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
44 private foundations reported grants to Father Bill's & Mainspring totaling $2.2M 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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Of every $100 Father Bill's & Mainspring spent in FY2025, $85.64 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Father Bill's & Mainspring's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Father Bill's & Mainspring reported that 85.6% of its $44.5 million in expenses went to program services, 11.7% to management and general and 2.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Father Bill's & Mainspring pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Father Bill's & Mainspring reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $342,640, for the role of CEO & PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Father Bill's & Mainspring get its money?
Of $53.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 93.2% came from contributions and grants (including 71.3% from government grants) and 3.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Father Bill's & Mainspring a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-2538039 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 202621319349302152 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531289349301623 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431169349301868 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310659349301521 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241309349301784 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111319349304751 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-2538039: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.