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Blue Circle Charitable Foundation

Also known as Blue Circle Foundation

Boston, MA · EIN 99-3225683 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization, Type I
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Blue Circle Charitable Foundation reported $42.9 million in revenue and $494,649 in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $59.06 went to program services, $20.13 to management and general costs and $20.81 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $478,314 (DIRECTOR, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $495K

For 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 $43M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
59.1%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
20.1%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
20.8%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
100.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$478,314$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
96.70%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1,038.36.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
3 of 488.9%

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 expense
$292K expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Blue Circle Foundation raises funds and provides a prescription assistance program to provide both direct and indirect financial support to patients of the supported organization who are living at or below approximately three hundred percent of the federal poverty level. Financial support provided by the prescription assistance program can be used by qualifying patients to pay for type 1 diabetes-related prescriptions and medical supplies (e.g., continuous glucose monitors, insulin, glucagon, ketone test strips, and glucose meter lancets).by raising charitable funding and providing direct and…

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
DIRECTOR, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Director/trustee, officer, 3.00 hrs/week
$0$431,225$47,089$478,314
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer, 4.00 hrs/week
$0$308,639$35,969$344,608
CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$38,880$0$38,880
CHIEF COMPLIANCE AND PRIVACY OFFICER
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$3,900$0$3,900

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Blue Circle Charitable Foundation (Part VII, line 2).

2 filings since FY2024 (5 mo.)

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$43M$495K59.1%$43M$478,314
FY2024 (5 mo.) ⓘ$500K$84,76289.2%$415K—

Governance 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 · 3 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 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 65

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Blue Circle Charitable Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Blue Circle Charitable Foundation reported that 59.1% of its $494,649 in expenses went to program services, 20.1% to management and general and 20.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Blue Circle Charitable Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Blue Circle Charitable Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $478,314, for the role of DIRECTOR, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Blue Circle Charitable Foundation get its money?

Of $42.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 100.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Blue Circle Charitable Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 99-3225683 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type i), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 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 202641489349300014 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024 (5 mo.): Form 990 for the 5-month short period ending September 30, 2024, object 202521829349300247 · read the filing

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