Public Charity

SHELTER MUSIC BOSTON INC

SHELTER MUSIC BOSTON INC is a Public Charity headquartered in BROOKLINE, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $322K revenue, $325K expenses, $228K total assets. 37 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $436K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 274269849 BROOKLINE, MA Music NTEE: A68 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$322K
Total Expenses$325K
Total Assets$228K
Grant Records37
Funding Total$436K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SHELTER MUSIC BOSTON PRESENTS CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS, OF THE HIGHEST ARTISTIC STANDARDS, IN HOMELESS SHELTERS AND OTHER SHELTERING ENVIRONMENTS. OUR GOAL IS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY, CREATIVE INTERACTION, RESPECT, AND THERAPEUTIC BENEFIT. WE BELIEVE ALL PEOPLE DESERVE ACCESS TO THE DIGNITY, CREATIVITY, AND PASSION OF CLASSICAL MUSIC WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A HOME.

Sample Grants Received

2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$17,000
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$10,580
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$8,000
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$11,985
2023
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,000

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Officers & Directors

MANAGING DIRECTOR Carrie E Eldridge-Dickson
DIRECTOR Chiquita Rice
VICE CHAIR Christina Simpson
DIRECTOR (JOINED 03/2025) Grant Ho
DIRECTOR Julie F Leven
CHAIR Laura Mctaggart

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$108,055 9 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$73,830 8 grants
Arts
$67,500 4 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$52,000 4 grants
PROGRAMS
$45,250 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $322K $325K $228K
2024 $230K $318K $231K
2023 $221K $323K $324K
2022 $213K $275K $422K
2021 $430K $235K $479K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $430K to $322K (-25%), with total assets most recently reported at $228K.

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