Public Charity

THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE FOR A NEW COMMONWEALTH INC

THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE FOR A NEW COMMONWEALTH INC, of BOSTON, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $3.2M in revenue, $2.7M in expenses, $3.3M in total assets. 60 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 043271457 BOSTON, MA Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis NTEE: I05 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.2M
Total Expenses$2.7M
Total Assets$3.3M
Grant Records60
Funding Total$3.0M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

MASSINC'S MISSION IS TO MAKE MASSACHUSETTS A PLACE OF CIVIC VITALITY AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY BY PROVIDING RESIDENTS WITH THE NONPARTISAN RESEARCH, REPORTING, ANALYSIS, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND POLICY CHOICES, INFORM DECISION MAKING, AND HOLD THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE.

Where $100 goes at The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth Inc

How The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$45
Commonwealth beacon provides its readers with non-partisan journalism covering politics, policy and civic life in massachusetts
55% of program spending
$36
The massinc policy center advances massinc's mission through research, convening and collaboration
45% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$17,160
$100,189
$100,189
2024
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$95,500
2024
21ST CENTURY SCHOOL BUILDING STRATEGIES TO FURTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH AND INCREASE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
$66,867

Showing up to 5 of 60 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

RESEARCH DIRECTOR Benjamin Forman
DIRECTOR Beth Lindstrom
EDITOR Bruce Mohl
DIRECTOR Chrissy Lynch
CHAIR Eileen O'connor
DIRECTOR Elizabeth Mahoney

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,789,909 38 grants
Research & Policy
$512,258 5 grants
Education
$329,000 6 grants
Human & Social Services
$209,600 4 grants
Health & Medicine
$67,867 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.2M $2.7M $3.3M
2023 $3.2M $2.4M $2.9M
2022 $2.4M $2.6M $2.5M
2020 $2.5M $2.8M $393K
2019 $2.0M $2.5M $406K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.0M to $3.2M (+57%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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