Tufts Shared Services
Tufts Shared Services reported $34.3 million in revenue and $32.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.70 went to program services, $5.30 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: 97.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,224,871 (FORMER BOARD MEMBER). 16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 16% 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 $32MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 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 $34MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.7% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.3% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 97.8% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,224,871 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.83% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 16 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.1 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 2 of 6 | 88.9% |
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 expenseUtility supply center - the usc provides utility related service to most of tufts medical center and tufts university buildings between harrison avenue and tremont street. Each institution is responsible for their share of the utilities. Its principal location is in the dental building basement. It also operates the tufts human nutrition research center's utility supply center and supplies nights, weekends, and holiday coverage for tufts medical center. The usc also manages central electricity, steam, water and sewer, and natural gas
Rental and parking - weekday parking is restricted to the medical center and university use. On evenings and weekends the tremont street garage is open to commercial parking. The parking department funds the t-pass subsidy.- tremont street garage-mortgage paid 6/2008.- traveler street garage-owned by tss, inc.- herald street garage-leased- hudson/tyler street lot-leased- motor mart garage-leased- verizon lot-leased
Copy center - the copy center competitively provides printing services to tufts medical center, and to tufts university at its boston, medford and grafton campuses. It does some commercial work for outside customers. It also provides office copiers and paper
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORMER BOARD MEMBER Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $1,100,883 | $123,988 | $1,224,871 |
| BOARD MEMBER Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $520,958 | $53,930 | $574,888 |
| BOARD MEMBER Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $378,090 | $77,535 | $455,625 |
| FORMER BOARD MEMBER Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $327,648 | $33,862 | $361,510 |
| BOARD MEMBER Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $300,618 | $37,103 | $337,721 |
| FORMER BOARD MEMBER Former, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $233,414 | $68,981 | $302,395 |
| BOARD MEMBER Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $267,015 | $20,464 | $287,479 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $248,080 | $0 | $33,354 | $281,434 |
16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Tufts Shared Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $489K (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–1b6 · 2 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 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 577
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Of every $100 Tufts Shared Services spent in FY2025, $94.70 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Tufts Shared Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Tufts Shared Services reported that 94.7% of its $32.0 million in expenses went to program services, 5.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Tufts Shared Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Tufts Shared Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $1,224,871, for the role of FORMER BOARD MEMBER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Tufts Shared Services get its money?
Of $34.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 97.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Tufts Shared Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7000827 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), 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 202602179349301105 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202502249349300825 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202432279349303218 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322279349301877 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212249349301556 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202102229349300615 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7000827: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.